How much truth is there to the statement Cats Rule & Dogs Drool? While dogs are notorious for drool and sloppy drinking habits, cats are far from being drooler's and sloppy drinkers. Most of the time that is. I have been doing lots of pet sitting and over night stays with dogs. This has been a reminder of just how different they are from the cats with eating and drinking.
I house-sit for quite a few dogs, and honestly, none of them are really big on drooling. They are just really messy with the water bowl - either slurping and then walking away with their mouths open but still full of water, so it's dripping everywhere. Just last week, Blu, a little Frenchie, was blowing bubbles in her water dish. We took her for a walk and had a dish of water that she would stick her whole nose into (practically up to her eyeballs!) and blow bubbles. She would walk away and then come back for her official drink of water. I'm not quite sure what that's about, but honestly, it is the most adorable thing ever!
I sit for Scout - a German Shepherd that I love. She is protective, adorable, and big. She is a very messy drinker. Starting with - she prefers the toilet bowl water over her fresh, clean bowl of water. I guess the toilet water is always nice and cool! But that being said, there is absolutely a line of water drops from the toilet to wherever she lands in the house - on the couch, sprawled on the floor, or upstairs in bed. Thank God it's clean water!
As for the cats in my life - they are absolutely more finicky about drinking. Cats are notorious for running more on the dehydrated side of life. Just my cats alone, have 8 water bowls available at all times to them. All of them different sizes and shapes - three of them are "moving" water, the rest flat water in different sizes/shapes of containers. By far they prefer the moving water. We created a bubbling water fountain for them that most of them prefer. The bubble piece is a smooth piece of ceramic so it keeps the water cooler than just a dish of water and it keeps the water flowing. They are most drawn to the very top where the water literally bubbles and then falls as a thin layer down the rounded ball. Double win in their book for water drinking. Sometimes for a little added entertainment they will dip their paws in the water, make little waves and then have a drink. Occasionally if a toilet seat gets left up, they inspect - getting toilet water on their noses and paws and tracking it everywhere while looking for some nose bumps.
Back to the finicky water drinking - put a cat and dog side by side while they drink, hands down a dog will ingest more water in the same amount of time than a cat will. Not so
shocking, especially because cats are very particular about not getting overly wet when drinking, taking little sips all the time. On occasion, my cats like to "water" their toys and I'll find them floating in the water bowls. They haven't done that since I added a moving whale to one of the bowls. It has the ability to move around, but I just leave it floating in the bowl. No more picking out soggy cloth toys from the drinking bowl. I have yet to see a dog water his toy in such a manner.
Cats may rule the world, but some do drool - take Roughy for instance. The right amount of attention in the right setting and he drools enough to leave a wet spot under his chin. None of my others have picked up drooling yet. But the potential is out there.
Dogs absolutely drool - given all the right circumstances, but in no way can you say Dogs Rule and Drool! Dogs just don't rule like cats do; they certainly lack the attitude that is natural to cats. Dogs rule in a more cute & innocent way. I'm more likely to sneak treats to a dog than a cat because dogs will eat just about anything. Meanwhile, the cats will turn their nose up if the treat isn't the right flavor, shape, brand, or the timing for a treat is wrong.
Leading me to - yep, cats are finicky about food. It takes twice as long to feed a cat and give them medicine if it must be taken with food or mixed in. While dogs, you can put their pills in cheese, a pill pocket, covered in peanut butter, and they have no idea you just medicated them. Cats absolutely know if you added meds to their food or a treat. Mix meds into a dog's food, they still eat their meal in 2.5 seconds. Mix meds into a cat's food 30 minutes later, and you're still walking behind them coaxing them to eat the last of the medication/food mix. This became blatantly obvious this week while doing cat drop-in visits. In the time it took me to scoop litter and handwash cat plates, the medicated food was still being eaten, very slowly.
Cats Rule, sometimes Drool.
Dogs Drool, sometimes Rule.
Till our tails cross again,
Mel
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