we have these little bowls, we call them pinch bowls and salsa bowls (i use them for my mise en place with spices that i need a salt pig or something similar, or when i'm having a small bowl of midnight salsa). they hold about 1 cup / 250mL. maybe half that, i've never really measured. for the cats we'll put in an ice cube or two and some water when it's hot. it's a little supplement in addition to their fountains and they love it.
We had a cat when I grew up, a lovely female cat with completely black fur, short but compact, with tuffs of hair on her ears.
I remember the first time I gave her some ice on a plate, it was summer, 30+ C in Sweden, she lay in the shadow under a table on the deck of our house, seemingly completely exhausted.
So I got an ice cube and put it on a plate and brought it to her.
She was interested and sat up straight and looked at the cube, gave it a sniff and a small lick, and clearly was interested, but a bit confused.
It wasn't long before she realized that if she just waited a bit she could drink some cool refreshing water, and got excited.
She looked intently at the ice cube and then gave it a few licks, then back to looking and so on.
Yeah I built it for Koda and Lilly as a parting gift when I had to separate him from Miez. I can upload an album of the whole build process if you're interested.
Ooh that's beautiful. We just got a "higher end" touting solid wood, and it ended up being hollow MDF, so I'm not all that happy about it. I've always wanted to attempt a personal build, and yours scratched my brain nicely. Thanks!
Fun fact: It was a really a custom build by exact specifications. My friend even sent me a FreeCAD model beforehand to ensure it fit their room perfectly. So I had much to go on, but still was learning tons about how to make it into reality.
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stoy@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 59d
Give him an ice cube on a small plate.
BertramDitore@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 59d
This does wonders, my cat loves it on a hot day. I usually hold it in my hand, otherwise it’s just a wet toy for him to bat at.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 58d
we have these little bowls, we call them pinch bowls and salsa bowls (i use them for my mise en place with spices that i need a salt pig or something similar, or when i'm having a small bowl of midnight salsa). they hold about 1 cup / 250mL. maybe half that, i've never really measured. for the cats we'll put in an ice cube or two and some water when it's hot. it's a little supplement in addition to their fountains and they love it.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 58d
We had a cat when I grew up, a lovely female cat with completely black fur, short but compact, with tuffs of hair on her ears.
I remember the first time I gave her some ice on a plate, it was summer, 30+ C in Sweden, she lay in the shadow under a table on the deck of our house, seemingly completely exhausted.
So I got an ice cube and put it on a plate and brought it to her.
She was interested and sat up straight and looked at the cube, gave it a sniff and a small lick, and clearly was interested, but a bit confused.
It wasn't long before she realized that if she just waited a bit she could drink some cool refreshing water, and got excited.
She looked intently at the ice cube and then gave it a few licks, then back to looking and so on.
It was quite interesting to see.
linkinkampf19@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 59d
That's a cool tree Koda is on, custom?
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 59d
Yeah I built it for Koda and Lilly as a parting gift when I had to separate him from Miez. I can upload an album of the whole build process if you're interested.
linkinkampf19@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 59d
Ooh that's beautiful. We just got a "higher end" touting solid wood, and it ended up being hollow MDF, so I'm not all that happy about it. I've always wanted to attempt a personal build, and yours scratched my brain nicely. Thanks!
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 56d
Fun fact: It was a really a custom build by exact specifications. My friend even sent me a FreeCAD model beforehand to ensure it fit their room perfectly. So I had much to go on, but still was learning tons about how to make it into reality.
aaaa@piefed.world · 15 pts · 59d
How old is Koda, I wonder
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 59d
Koda and Miez are twelve years old, born in October 2013.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 58d
i can tell they are well-loved and happy.
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 59d
Look at that little toofer!
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 59d
Koda need woda
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 59d
Taking it over easy
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 59d
Same, Koda
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d
I feel you Koda. I feel you.
thericcer@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 57d
I see so many posts with 30+ degree temperature. You live in you house with that as ambient!?
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 57d
Nah it's a heatwave in Germany, doesn't mean its just as hot inside but still.
notsure@fedia.io · 1 pts · 59d
That's one hot pussy!