Cats are odd creatures. While they can be cuddly and affectionate, they can also be neurotic and keep to themselves. There are a lot of cat cliches that may or may not be true. People think that they hate to be bathed. I hope that one isn't true.
People think they love to drink milk. Probably. People think that cat nip makes them go crazy. Yes. But what about when it comes to their drinking water? It turns out that cats are a little weird about their water.
They instinctively do not want to drink from a water bowl that is placed next to their food. This is because cats are naturally hunters despite the fact that they have been domesticated. In the wild, cats do not drink water that is near their kill because it could have been contaminated by their newly caught prey. Obviously, domesticate cats usually overcome this instinct and drink from a water bowl that is near their food, but the instinct is still there.