Cats · by Nour Ali · 2026-09-18

my british shorthair rejects elevated bowls and prefers eating like a little vacuum off a mat

Spent money on the cute ceramic raised set everyone recommended for whisker fatigue. Sir Winston looked at it, looked at me, and dragged half the kibble onto a silicone baking mat to eat from there. Is there a practical reason or is this just his monarchy phase?

14 sparks · 5 comments

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An Pham · 10 likes

The monarchy phase is permanent with british shorthairs, sorry.

Laura Gómez · 6 likes

Some cats hate deep bowl sides and invent a plate out of the nearest flat thing.

Ananya Rao · 4 likes

Try a flat saucer and pretend you meant to do that all along

Nour Ali · 0 likes

Rebranding my failure as intentional design, I like it.

Minji Kim · 0 likes

Could be whisker fatigue, could be vibes.