drinking

Oh, cats... they have some of the strangest habits we have ever seen in an animal. From cats' strange fascination with fresh laundry, having to put their booties on our warm clothes right after they come out of the dryer, to cats' eternally weird obsession with human food, having to put their paws in it even when they know it's food that they won't like. And now, we're gonna talk about cats and their ridiculously pompous water drinking habits.

Some cats will be normal about it, and then there are the ones that will have a whole ritualistic dance around their water bowl before drinking. It's hard to get cats to be interested in their water sometimes, and there are creative ways that you can get your cats do drink, but to be honest, we think some of them are just being jerks on purpose and enjoying having us run around and serve them. 

Outsmarting a cat is an achievement like no other. They are little hooligans, and they think that they are so dang smart. Even when they get ridiculously stuck in our curtain and scream until we get them out, they are still doing it on purpose obviously, they are still the smartest creature in the room. But sometimes, just sometimes, we can properly outsmart them. 

These weirdly informative yet hilarious tumblr posts tell the story of such cases. I mean, you have to get your silly cat to drink sOmeHOw, and if it means having to convince your cat that it's really just being sneaky and clever and drinking from your cup, well, that's just par for the course. 

Let's not lie to ourselves, we are aware that if we leave a glass of water on the table, our cat might just drink from it. It's a true moment of contemplation, standing over that glass with our eyes squinted and thinking "is there cat spit in that?" and "do I care?" The real question is: how far are cats willing to go to get to that drink they're not supposed to touch? 

They do have a tendency to go where they shouldn't. And apparently, even a lid can't stop them. Because if that lid has a hole in it in which there is a straw... they'll get to it. Some of these kitties seem a little confused by the mechanism of the straw, but that doesn't stop them. Eventually, our smart little felines figure it out.

Apparently, even a simple daily routine like drinking water could be too complicated for some cats, as you can see from the photos and gifs below.  

@MaddieJoel's cat doesn't make slurping from a faucet look easy. People on twitter laughed and shared their own insights.  

Yesterday, Josie Brechner went into a bar in Seatle and saw this adorable dog with a hat sitting at the bar and eating while people around don't seem to be too excited by this unusual scene. She posted the photo on twitter and then the real excitment began... 

According to scientists, smaller animals drink the tears of larger animals to acquire nutrients that are not present in running water. 

Our two favorite things- cute animals and Starbucks. 

Cats, dogs, birds and other types of animals beating the summer heat by staying hydrated. 

Cat's cannot drink alcohol. 

Even a small sip might put them in a coma, so forget about it.

But sometimes, after a long day at work, when you come home and crack open a cold one, it might be nice to share that moment with your cat. 

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