Have you observed an affinity for water on the part of red cats? The first red cat I met was Pete the One-Eyed River Cat, who lived with a rafting guide on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. He had one eye and would sit on the guide’s shoulder as he took tourists down rapids in rubber rafts.
Our newest cat, Moritz, is also red. Yesterday, for the dozenth time, he was on the kitchen counter sniffing the chunk of parmesan cheese, which bothered me, so to teach him not to do that, I placed him in the sink and turned on the tap. He seemed to enjoy it. He ran through the house afterwards, making everything wet. And later, when Gamma was taking a bath, he jumped in with her.
wow! we have one orange-red cat, but he doesn’t like the water too much, except to drink from the faucet.
My sisters cat gets in the shower with her sometimes. He’s a tiger-striped cat (Or whatever you call that) He likes it, but my sister (halfblind without her glasses) sometimes steps on him. :-)
Is it a red cat thing? I used to have a red tabby who always got into the shower with me. I finally had to always remember to kick him out of the bathroom before I got in.
He’s not a Turkish Van is he? They’re also known as the “swimming cats”!
YES! Mine’s red, and loves water! Always thought she must be the silliest cat on earth… and now it turns out to be a red-cat-thing?? Hurray! :)