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Why does my cat prefer to drink water from places other than her bowl?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 10 years and 6 months old | 6 lbs

She prefers to drink water from anywhere else but her own bowl even after cleaning and replacing it. Any advice? Thanks

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 10th, 2020

Cats actually prefer to drink from running water. I suggest you get her a water/drinking fountain: ( https://www.petco.com/shop/SearchDisplay?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=48&fromPageValue=search&searchKeyword=&searchTerm=water+fountain )

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