Heart-shaped cat

Urchin's favourite place in the garden is still on top of the hose. It is the prime position for letting her know if anything exciting is happening with water. But lately she has been assuming this position - Sphinx-like, but heart-shaped from the front.

Urchin and the Rain

The dreadful weather we have been experiencing leaves a cat with very soggy toe-tufts.

Urchin and the Watering Can

For a while after Urchin first came to us we were worried about her fluid intake. As advised, we kept her on the dry food that her breeder had given her, but she wouldn't drink any water.

Then she let us know that she was more than happy to drink water. Just not out of a dish. She sticks her whole head in the watering can - we have to keep it full enough that she doesn't have to squash her ears completely to get out of it.

She will also drink from the bathroom taps, and rainwater in puddles, and from Paul's glass if he leaves it next to the bed, and she will drink cat-formulated milk from a saucer. Bet never, ever water from a dish.

After the hose

After an energetic round with the hose, she is very bedraggled and grubby, but very, very keen for more. And very disappointed when we'd rather take pictures than play.

Urchin and the hose

The people who say cats don't like water have obviously never seen Urchin. The hose is her favourite thing. She has been seen to lie on it and rub her face on it and purr at it. She also likes sitting in the basin and drinking straight from the tap.