This is Charlie playing with his adored little string thingie. Shortly after this picture was taken, he picked it up in his mouth and deposited it in his water dish. We call this "learning to swim." Marian fished it out, and a couple of minutes later Charlie deposited it yet again in the water dish. This is currently the fate of any cat toy small enough for him to pick up in his mouth.
Perhaps Charles is signalling that it's time to wash his string toy? It's soaked with cat spit!! Yucko!
It's sink or swim. My cat, TC, did the same. Not certain what it's about.
It's a witch!
only if it sinks ... or is it the other way around?
Wait until he starts dumping it in the toilet.
Had a cat that did the same. I thought it had to do with depositing something important at an important location.
He does that to keep it safe from bats,
https://i.redd.it/minlq761jxq81.jpg
It’s part of the ceremony. He likes to sanctify his prey to honor it before he kills it. Also, it’s a reminder that he is utterly adorable and is allowed to get away with anything he wants to do. In case you forget.
An acquaintance of mine whose cat did that told me that his cat "likes to drown his prey." He was joking, I think. It's interesting that some cats do that, but not all. I've seen dogs do it too, but not as frequently.
I wouldn’t spend alot of time trying to figure out how their minds work….
He may be a lanky teenager now, but it's endearing to see that he hasn't lost his kittenish curiosity & playfulness.
And his quirk seems preferable to my small companion dipping her paw into her water dish for unknown reasons.
Ah yes, Charlie does that too. Then he walks around and leaves wet paw prints on the floor.
Better that than Marian's stunning quilts!
You're making it really hard for him to make soup.
I declare you today's Winner of the Internets.