Cats Are Much Happier if Their Water and Food Are Separated

Apparently cats will search for water anywhere else in the house before drinking from a water dish next to their food.  They instinctively think that their water is contaminated by their food. Supposedly if you move their water dish farther away (even a meter will do) they will drink more water.

More here: Our cat is much happier after we separated his water and food, which I read about on TodayILearned.