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Stimulate your cat’s senses and encourage water consumption with this easy advice!
Last update: July 7, 2025
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Ice Cubes are a fun, free and easy way to provide enrichment to their cat, one that cat lovers often overlook. Most cats are fascinated by ice. They love playing with him, and has a very important benefit: hydration, although not the way you think.
Ice cubes provide environmental enrichment and encourage their cat to drink water!
Cats are known for low water impulse. One reason for this is genetics: cats evolved from desert inhabitants and can survive in little water. The low impulse of thirst is in its genes, so it is important to promote adequate water intake to prevent things like urinary stones.
The low impulse of thirst is in its genes, so it is important to promote adequate water intake to prevent things like urinary stones.
Despite being important for their health, many cats do not like to drink water, which can cause dehydration. Ice cubes are an entertaining way to promote the increase in water consumption while providing enrichment. By adding ice cubes to your cat’s water, you can attract cats reluctant to drink their water bowl: most cats will want to play with ice.
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Foster game and movement
Place a cube on a hard floor surface and show your cat how it slides on the floor. They will pass it in fashion, and your legs will cool on a hot day! (Cats absorb and lose heat through their legs).
The case for your cat to be a water source
Cats are particular about the presentation and taste of water. Most cats do not like still or stagnant water, but they will gravitate towards fresh and moving water. (Who can blame them?)
Now this is the hydration of the cat in its prettiest form! He Catit pixi drink fountain It has everything: a hygienic surface of stainless steel, triple water filtration, a wide and shallow design to avoid mustache fatigue, three different ergonomic drink options and even a nose that lights up when it is time to add more water. Ah, and it is also an ultra-queso and dishwasher. ($ 60, Catit.com)
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When your cat interacts with you, things will become strange from time to time. Whether they are taking their time closely to smell it or if they are invading their space by packing and rolling throughout their body, they are not much for personal space.
So, if you have noticed that every time you approach your cat, they stick to your little mitter in your mouth, you may ask what it gives. Why do these creatures constantly behave of the strangest forms and why my cat puts my leg in my mouth? We may have an answer for you.
The 6 possible reasons why your cat puts your leg in your mouth
1. Affection
One of the most obvious reasons why your cat could be putting your leg in your face is to show you affection. Our cats do not know much about personal space, and some of them will invade it and will approach their body as humanly possible.
When they do, they can place their legs on the face, mouth, chest or anywhere else where they want to approach you. You use your mouth to talk to them too, so it could even be a small leg of recognition.
2. Attention
If you are not paying enough attention to your cat, they could put their leg where your mouth is! After all, maybe you must be quiet and listen to your application. Or maybe they worked inadvertently in the past, and have learned that putting their leg in the mouth is a safe way to get their attention.
Whether they have an empty food bowl or just want to curl up and take a nap, it could be a way that they really pay full attention to themselves. After all, I wasn’t listening to the opposite!
3. Communication
Our cats try to communicate with us in several ways. Although body language is the number one form in which a cat communicates, they also use a series of vocalizations and actions to deliver messages.
If a cat is putting a leg in your mouth, I could be trying to tell you something. Be sure to pay attention to other bodily signals and see if you can discover the underlying message. Haven’t you always wanted to decode cat language?
4. Play
Your cat could feel a little playful. They can drag on you and put their leg in your mouth as a way to attract you to play. If so, you can notice another body language, such as tail, dilated eyes or tensioned body.
It may be time to grab the feathers teaser to give them a puzzle around the house so that they can burn some energy.
5. Trust
If your cat puts the leg in the mouth, it is obviously a very intimate action. Some people claim that your cat does so show how much they trust you.
After all, they would not go up on top of a stranger and got up in the face unless he has a particularly social and needy cat. Therefore, you can conclude that you simply worship and trust you with your whole being. You are not lucky?
6. Comfort
Your cat can be curled up on your chest, committing it in your mouth. This could be a general sign of comfort, especially if it is accompanied by other actions such as purr.
Why didn’t you let the legs in your mouth?
Although a cat that puts its leg in the mouth is a super adorable action, it probably should not really be doing that.
Realistically, Your mouth is an entrance to your digestive system and is also linked to your respiratory system, Therefore, it can transmit all kinds of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other undesirable things to your body.
Our cats are quite clean most of the time. But in reality They track all kinds of “nasties” (bacteria, parasites and other pathogens) Through their sandboxes, they often come into contact with their own urine and feces. This can be very problematic and not the most healthy in the face.
After all, you would not want your cat to walk on your food plate, so you probably don’t want their small beans to put in the face.
Germ transmission
Being realistic, despite the fact that most viruses and diseases that a cat can obtain can only be transmitted from the same species, there are zoonotic diseases. So, if your cat is putting the leg in your mouth and they contacted their urine or feces, they can transmit several things, which include:
Salmonellosis
Salmonella it’s a bacterial gender, and many strains of these bacteria can cause extreme and human gastrointestinal anguish. You can vary from soft to severe, you often collect it on the surfaces or ingest it through the food you eat. If the waste of your cat or anything in which you have walked has a Salmonella Bacteria, they can easily transmit it by placing their leg in the mouth.
E.Coli
E.Coli, as SalmonellaIt is a bacterium that can alter the gastrointestinal tract. It can be transmitted from urine, feces and other surfaces.
Parasites
The last thing we want to think is to obtain parasites from our pets. However, if you do not keep up to date with the scattered routine and another parasite prevention, we can come into contact with some quite unpleasant things.
If your cat is putting your legs in your mouth, small eggs can transmit to your system and really cause you infection. To avoid this, it is very important to keep up with the prevention of routine parasites.
Even if he does, it is always better to err by caution and prevent his pet from touching his face.
Conclusion
Sometimes, Cats can be rare creatures And there really is no rhyme or reason for the things they do. However, he knows his cat better than anyone, so he is likely to get a fairly good idea based only on body language.
Remember, although it is very nice for your cat to gently place your leg in your mouth, it can cause several long -term problems. It is extremely easy for your cat to transmit germs, bacteria and other problematic problems for you through your mouth.
In any case, for each of yours, we think it is important that you know the risks!
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Today I wanted to share a precious personal memory of my deceased parents with you … As you know, I lost mom unexpectedly last October, and my dad only 5 weeks later in November …
On July 4 it always reminds me when my parents and I live in Buffalo in the Riverside area (from 5 to 10 years) before moving to the ‘Burbs.
We were so lucky! We lived right in front of Riverside Park, where there were walks and the usual arcade food. My childhood friend PAM, who lived across the street, remembers everything, I’m sure.
We loved the walks, but they were the fireworks that we all expect. I who embarked on my pjs, mom, dad and neighbors would sit in garden chairs in the parking lot of our apartment complex, with a frequent view of the show. I used to say that the fireworks were for me, since July is my month of birth.
My dad was an avid amateur photographer at that time, and took wonderful photos of the fireworks, timing the camera to catch them in their eyes. I wish he had some of those slides (yes, he always took slides at the time).
I miss those days, and I revived them today in my mind with happy tears.
Happy July 4 to my parents in heaven, and also to all of you …
And be careful with your pets during the AUGES. Do not appreciate fireworks like us.
How many times have you heard someone say? “My cat urinated in my bed because I left during the weekend” either “I took the glass glass on purpose because I was angry”?
As a feline behavior consultant, I listen to these types of statements frequently. Society often labels cats as distant, moody or even resentful, but this perception could not be further from the truth. Actually, those “unwanted” behaviors that so many people interpret as “return to me” are simply the way to communicate their needs of a cat in the only way they know.
Behavior is communication
Unlike dogs, which are often trained from an early age to respond to verbal signals, cats depend mainly on body language, subtle changes in behavior and environmental interactions to express themselves. When a cat scratches the sofa, urine outside the sand box or bites during the Caracola, it is not revenge, these are unattered needs, discomfort or stress.
For example:
- A cat that urinates in bed could be experiencing medical discomfort, anxiety or an answer to a change in home dynamics.
- Tracking the arm of the sofa may indicate the need to mark territory, stretch properly or relieve stress.
- The elements of elimination of the counters can be a sign of boredom, a desire for attention or simply playful curiosity.
These behaviors are not acts of rebellion, they are signs. Cats are not capable of the emotions of revenge or resentment and do not understand such emotions. What they do understand is that something in their world feels, and they need to express that the only way they can: behaviorally.
The double standard: dogs vs. cats
Now, we turn the script and see how society typically reacts to similar behaviors in dogs.
When a dog chews a shoe, jumps to the guests or has a bath accident inside, most people do not say, “He’s trying to return to me.” Instead, we listen:
- “Maybe he has separation anxiety.”
- “He is still learning.”
- “I need to exercise more.”
The assumption is almost always that the dog needs more support, training or attention, not that the dog is being malicious.
Why don’t cats receive the same benefit of doubt? Part of the reason is that we often hope that cats are self -sufficient. They are seen as low maintenance pets that “take care of themselves.” Then, when a behavior arises that interrupts that narrative, it is perceived as a terrible behavior, instead of a cry of help.
We have been learning to meet the emotional and physical needs of dogs, but cats have often been left behind in that conversation. That needs to change.
Change the narrative: how we talk about cat’s behavior matters
Tagging a cat as “spiteful” not only misrepresent their intentions, but also delays or avoids effective solutions. When we interpret behavior as malicious, we can respond with punishment or frustration instead of curiosity and care. That can increase stress for both the cat and the guardian, and worsen behavior over time.
Instead, we should ask:
- Does my cat feel stressed or anxious?
- Has there been a change in routine, resources or environment?
- Could it be a medical problem?
- What need is trying to express my cat at this time?
Like us, cats want to feel safe, safe and understood. When their environment supports them, through consistency, enrichment, proper management of sandboxes and respectful management, many of these so -called “behavioral problems” disappear.
It is time for people to stop blaming cats for being “bad” and start listening to what they try to tell us. With patience, empathy and understanding of feline communication, we can change the narrative, and in doing so, strengthen the link between humans and cats.
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