[bigwavedave]

I don't have any advice, just found this interesting because one of the kittens I had years ago would always stick his paws into the water dish when drinking. It's not like the bowl was too high or he needed leverage- the food dish had the same dimensions and he never did it for the food dish. He just seemed to enjoy having his front paws in the water when drinking shrugs.

[MerelyMortal]

Paws in the water while lapping up the water from the bowl with his tongue? Wild lol.

[bigwavedave]

Yep, whenever he was lapping up water, he'd have his front two paws submerged in the water dish the whole time! He was an interesting cat- he seemed to have sensitivity stuff going on. For example, while all cats raise their hindquarters when someone touches the base of their tail, he could be in a dead sleep and even the lightest touch on the base of his tail would activate this reflex to the extreme. He was a funny little guy, I loved him :). He liked to come and curl up on my chest whenever I'd recline during a zoom call, only to leave as soon as the call ended.