{"id":7174,"date":"2025-04-30T11:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=7174"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:41:31","slug":"why-are-cats-afraid-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/why-are-cats-afraid-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are cats afraid of water?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7174\" class=\"elementor elementor-7174 elementor-7038\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f919050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f919050\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-353506e\" data-id=\"353506e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93eb062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93eb062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-67-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-67-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-67-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-67-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-67.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3582a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3582a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b667046\" data-id=\"b667046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21429c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21429c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cats are very clean animals and spend several hours a day grooming themselves, which eliminates the need for water, as their saliva acts as a natural deodorant.<\/p><p>However, cats possess a highly developed sense of smell. When a cat&#8217;s fur gets wet, water can dilute the natural oils and secretions on their body, altering the scent of their fur and making them unfamiliar with their own smell. It takes a long time for their fur to regain its original scent if it becomes wet.<\/p><p>This is one of the reasons why many cats dislike baths or being forcefully immersed in water.<\/p><p>However, not all cat species share this aversion. 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