SEARCH:

Water Bowl Doubles as Cat's Play Pool

Discussion Policy

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

Sunday, February 24, 2008; Page LZ18

Dear Dr. Fox:

Two of our three house cats bring us their small stuffed animals several times a day. We give them great praise for their efforts, and they love the attention.

However, our third cat, a 5-year-old neutered male tabby, Alexander the Great, has an endearing, yet quite curious, method of bringing us his "prey."

Alex routinely dunks his stuffed baby tiger into the water dish, usually facedown. He then drags it around the house, meowing loudly, and finally he deposits it near us. If we are not home, he usually leaves the tiger, soaking wet or not, on our bed or somewhere in the master bedroom.

Is he trying to clean the prey before offering it to us? Also, do you have any clues as to why he doesn't drown his other animal toys, which are all very similar in size and weight?

-- K.G.

Houston