“For whatever reason, she is constantly putting it in her water bowl then the thing squeeks nonstop till it dries out.”
Both our cats do that! It drives me nuts. We have their food in the kitchen and it’s a hardwood floor. I’ll pass on redoing the floor. Debbie likes to “paddle” in the water. Thomas our orange tabby likes to drop toys in it. When Debbie “talks” to me which she does allot I call it “squeak talk”. We love them!
My manx does the same thing. Toys, stuff, lizards, anything goes in the water. She also has to drink running water. When she has made a “kill” she puts it in my shoe then goes thru the house making this loud throaty cry.
My other cat is sorta dumb, so he has been trained to heel, come, jump over barriers, run in circles if I tell him to. He does all the basic obedience work. Including running into the wall when I tell him to. All I need is my laser light.
The manx has taught him the basics of opening drawers and doors. (put your paws under it and move it back and forth till the latch pops.) So I have to have child latches on the important stuff. Sigh....... She does understand the principle of door knobs and I have caught her standing on her hind legs with her paws on the knob trying to work it. So far no luck, but who knows.
I have been taught to sit, stay. Sometimes a cat just needs a lap. I do what I am told.
Our Luna sticks her paw in her water bowl and drags it around. Both of our cats has spilled their water so much that we had to buy a very heavy one that will stay put. She doesn’t have a normal meow either. I don’t know what to call it, although she rarely “speaks.”