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myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 78 out of 5,816 in cats 4 years ago

Awhile back, I switched to drinking tea.
Now every time I make tea for myself,
my female cat, EB, tries to drink out
of my cup.

Or, maybe she's just smelling the tea.

Is this something all cats do?

Why would she be going after my tea?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 80/100. IrishRose23 (520)   ranked 1,908 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Well, it all depends on what the ingredients of the tea are. Some cats just love to smell different teas. One of my cats love the smell of coffee- and that just boggles my mind. We may not know why cats do what they do, but they surely keep us entertained!!


malawika (27)   ranked 3,254 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

One of my cats is loving the coffee with milk. Directly he is crazy about it. How he will only sniff her out, hot and smelling it is having to try a bit. As regards the tea I never met avidly amongst my cats.. You must drink some peculiar tea...

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2. myLot reputation of 79/100. LilPixelle (688)   ranked 1,756 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

awww thats cute :P I guess it depends on what you are putting in that tea cup, any milk or sugar? what kind of tea is it?

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. Ruthep (7334)   ranked 157 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Lacey does it too.
I don't know why.
If I have a jug of sun tea sitting outside Sparkle comes along andlays down near the jug but always sniffs it first.
My cat Princess would always try to drink tea too.
Who knows? Cats are strange and wonderful creatures.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 78 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

lol
Awww! I'm glad to hear it's not
just my crazy cats that do things like that.
whistle
Maybe tea has some kind of medicinal ingredients
that cats can smell.

My female cat, EB, is middle aged, around ten years old
so maybe she's going through menopause and looking
for herbs to help with her lady problems.

Do cats have lady problems?

confused


myLot reputation of 98/100. Ruthep (7334)   ranked 157 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

That's a question for the vet.lol
Lacey is nine.
Maybe you have something there.blink

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4. myLot reputation of 86/100. hiccup (8758)   4 years ago

Maybe its the herbal or what ever facter of tea she wants, cand do any harm in her having a "cuppa", maybe make her one of her own and see how it goes.

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. LouiseKnittel (1864)   ranked 70 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Some of the teas that are for relaxation.. have a touch of Catnip in them...that might be why!happy

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 12 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

no idea.maybe because it's yours and she wants to know if it's something she wants.
i'm still trying to figure out why my fluffy cat wanted my mom's orange juice.
he'd walk right up,look at her,then stick his paw in for a drink.
most cats hate citrus..

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. OreoCookie3 (22470)   4 years ago

When I lived on my own and had a couple of cats both of them loved my iced tea. I drank iced tea all the time and I had to guard it... Pinky would actually take tastes of my tea if I left it.

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. o2bnocn (1277)   ranked 635 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Well I don't drink tea, I don't like it. So I don't know if my cat would drink it or not. I know my cat will drink my water. I will have a cup of water on my nightstand or on a table and he will try to drink it. He will have clean and fresh water, I guess he thinks mine is more fresh and clean.

So I have to watch when I have a cup of water somewhere. He likes to lick the ice cubes that are in the water I think too. I have seen him do that. When it gets really hot I will sometimes put ice cubes in his bowl of water.

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9. myLot reputation of 96/100. cinderella2007 (1629)   ranked 502 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

I think its just your cat as my mum's cat is never interested in my cup of tea when I stay with her. He is too interested in being a mummy's cat or off causing trouble outside.

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. williamjisir (14129)   ranked 902 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Hello beauty queen. I think that it is the good smell of the tea that drives her to have a desire to taste and drink the tea you make. Yes? Good tea always smells good. I love to drink tea as well. Good day to you, friend.

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