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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I heard that cats don't like to drink water that's kept near their food. Maybe that's it?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Most things are about the smell for cats. If they don't like the water somewhere it means there's a smell around that drives them away. Old food will do it, but it doesn't need to be a smell that humans would even detect. It could just be pheromones.