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Cat Myths Proven Wrong: Cats Hate Water?

Cat Myths Proven Wrong This week's Cat Myth Proven Wrong is: Cats Hate Water. Question: Do cats REALLY hate water? Or is that just another myth people got wrong?

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Moon Cat

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4y ago
Updated: 12/16/2022

Hello everyone! So, a lot of people think that cats hate water. They've seen it for themselves, cats avoiding water, and running away when they get sprayed by it. The question is, do they really hate water? Is that really true? Or did people make yet another cat myth mistake?

Here's the answer to everyone's question:

Superstition: All Cats Hate Water

How It May Have Begun: Most People have come to this conclusion from personal observation. Cats hate baths. They also don't jump in the pool with us and doggy paddle around.

Why isn't true: All cats can swim, tigers included. Most house cats simply prefer not to, because the water soaks through both their topcoat and their undercoat, and it takes them hours to lick themselves dry. But there is one breed of cat, called the Turkish Van, that loves swimming. The Van doesn't have an undercoat, and its topcoat has a special soft texture that makes it water-resistant.

Well, that's it for this week, and I hope that this helped you know that the myth, All Cats Hate Water isn't true!

CREDITS:

I got this information from the book How To Speak Cat.

Cats Myths Busted!
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