My Cat Puts Her Toys In Water Bowl. Many cat parents have come home to find the kittys favorite toy piled on top of the food dish or drowned in the water bowl. One theory posits that when a toy.

Why would she do this. Instincts inherited from kittys wild ancestors drive stalking capturing then hiding prey in their nest to protect the bounty from. It often happens that the toy that ends up in the water or food bowl is often a toy that has recently been enjoyed by your cat.
Ive seen cats do this for years they will deliberately place their cat toys especially mouse type toys directly in their water bowl.
There are two theories both based on the assumption that your cat associates her toys with food or prey. I just got done watching my ragdoll 18 month old cat work for 12 hour to get her mouse on a string ALL into the toilet. It is a response to your reaction. She will drag those toys up two flights of stairs and note that she has only three legs and bring them up onto my bed.