Culture Shock

Louie stared at the faucet and whined repeatedly after we brought him home from the shelter. A week later, we figured out what the two-year-old cat wanted. By accident, one day. Ignoring the cat, I turned on the faucet and he stuck his head under the stream and licked. Apparently, that's how he drank water in his old home, and that's how he drinks now. When he stands at the sink, we turn on the faucet, letting out a very thin stream of water. We might find his habit a little odd, but I'm sure that he finds our house a little odd. We suspect he came from a suburban home and was an only pet. Now, he lives with a kitten and three Border collies and looks out onto a landscape that seems to stretch forever. If he finds comfort in a dripping faucet, we are happy to oblige.