One of my 5 cats also likes to scoop his food out with his paw and then eat it. The food bowl may be too small for his taste, but the others like it just fine! He has eaten this way for all of his 12 years....even before we had any other cats! He also drinks his water in this manner! He sits back from the bowl and very gingerly sticks his paw in (almost like he's testing to see that it's water and not something icky) and then scoops out 3 or 4 licks! Meanwhile, one of the others can't wait to get to the water. Each time the big bowl (we're talking popcorn bowl size) is picked up, Miss Ellie comes running. She can't wait to get at that water. She always sticks her head in while the water is still sloshing around and she almost always gets her nose wet which causes her to quickly draw her head back and shake her head in disgust...LOL...one of these days she might figure it out! And then there's Goose. He's the baby of the house and also THE Troublemaker! Most of the time, at least when the weater is nice, he likes to poke around outside. When he's in....he's usually into something! His latest trick is to stretch his upper body across the top of his water dish, placing his front paws on the farthest outer edge and then he PUSHES to water bowl over. He then watches in amusement as the unsuspecting humans walk through his big giant puddle of water!   I think I can almost hear him squeak out an evil little chuckle as he watches with delight...........

Michelle   =^..^=