Kitten Likes Wet Things

[sophie_1003]

Our 4 month old kitten loves wet things; it started when he fetched a sponge from the kitchen and ripped it to shreds so we started keeping the sponge in the cupboard, then he managed to get a used teabag which hadn't been put in the bin and pull that to bits.

He just bought a wet j-cloth in through the living room so I took that off him and put it in the cupboard then I heard him on the kitchen side again and went to find him dragging a rinsed out paint roller (which was draining on the drainging board) across the worktop.

He has water in a bowl all the time which we change regularly as he seems to prefer fresh water (know some cats don't) and has wet food twice a day and dry food to have as and when he wants it.

Is there any reason for this obsession?

[bednobs]

he is a kitten - they don't need a reason!

[nannybooby]

You just have to accept they are weird where water is conserned , my cats used to drink puddle and pool water in preference to fresh. And one of them was constantly head down in the ground floor loo when it had a new loo bloo block in it.

[sophie_1003]

He is definitely a weird one; loves water in ways mentioned but hates being sprayed! As long as it's not an indication of something health wise I don't mind too much!

[boxtops]

He's a kitten, he's experimenting. Give him his own wet thing he can play with but keep safe - a damp flannel ought to do the trick.

[boxtops]

My cat likes to snap at water running from the tap - and they never drink from bowls in the kitchen, they drink out of buckets and shovels in the garden.

[wolf63]

bednobs's answer will answer many of your questions for the first year or so. Then it will change to 'he is a cat - cat's do what they want'.

It's the law of the jungle/livingroom.

[sophie_1003]

I've grown up with having cats as pets so always knew they do as they please but this was a new one! Tried the wet flannel and being a typical cat he didn't take the slight bit of notice and went off to get the paint roller again!