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