Drinking water is HARD, ok?! It's certainly no easier when you're trying to drink it from a running faucet, but this cat certainly knows that's where the best water comes from! Unfortunately, (or fortunately, if you're looking at the situation from our point of view) the feline's owner captured a video of its admittedly silly-looking water-drinking process, and the footage has gone viral on Twitter.
my son is really bad at drinking water https://t.co/4YkrPeOP1s— mads (@mads)1550260386.0
A bunch of Twitter users who DIDN'T GET IT made fun of the cat:
@MaddieJoel @coffeespoonie https://t.co/zI9f0INL7v— 🅞🅡🅘🅞🅝 (@🅞🅡🅘🅞🅝)1550347589.0
@MaddieJoel @Oceanepone https://t.co/D6487EJJy7— Toby77 c (@Toby77 c)1550346117.0
He’s got a drinking problem :D https://t.co/pYJCF0GkGa— Humbug (@Humbug)1550347179.0
To be fair, it's easy to mock such an odd-looking habit.
Me when I remember I need to drink water after a night out at 4am https://t.co/TthuH2Q02X— Lewis Griffiths (@Lewis Griffiths)1550346335.0
But many other cats have demonstrated similar behaviors!
@MaddieJoel the perfect match <3 https://t.co/AQQqdJ4JFP— emily (@emily)1550344253.0
@Gamerhcp @MaddieJoel Hahahahahhahaha dyyy. Samo sto moja zna piti vodu https://t.co/9uMHhHQ07o— K I R B A C X A (@K I R B A C X A)1550348126.0
My cat does the same thing except he sticks his head right under the flow of water, watches the water pour onto his… https://t.co/yDa1lhpXL8— shaine (@shaine)1550346616.0
here’s some more pictures of my king https://t.co/c8a0yL8FAU— mads (@mads)1550348110.0
Perhaps it's just a cat thing...
@MaddieJoel @garbage_ch4n Good cats https://t.co/q5qtQQ8hYN— stevekb (@stevekb)1550356861.0
@MaddieJoel she the best plumber https://t.co/TYdKjCpGU0— ㅤ (@ㅤ)1550370924.0
@MaddieJoel Double the difficulty https://t.co/C3AJvXqY0K— Bri (@Bri)1550374107.0
Twitter users seemed almost eager to share their own cats' strange habits.
@MaddieJoel LOKI'S VERSION 😂🤣😹 https://t.co/totH733QPl— IG: @OfficialMNIB (@IG: @OfficialMNIB)1550364557.0
@MaddieJoel There are four bowls of water downstairs https://t.co/s6f3wak6Mj— Stephanie Marazzo (@Stephanie Marazzo)1550371524.0
But perhaps these cats are cleverer than we've given them credit for?
@SteveKB @MaddieJoel @garbage_ch4n The flow is too strong for him to drink directly, he's using his head to break i… https://t.co/dgPaBuIgDd— Fullmetal Feminist (@Fullmetal Feminist)1550369194.0
Or perhaps not.
@MaddieJoel He’s doing his best, ok?— Morgan 🌕 (@Morgan 🌕)1550347348.0
@MaddieJoel we can never leave a glass unattended with him https://t.co/aBbI8McxBD— yas k (@yas k)1550426323.0