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== Anime and Manga ==
 
* In the ''[[SumomoSumomomo Mo Momo MoMomomo]]'' manga, the male lead uses this and other stereotypical cat habits to defeat a tiger-themed opponent. (But see Real Life entries below.)
* Possibly explained in an episode of ''[[Darker Than Black]]''. [[Clueless Detective]] Kurosawa is afraid of cats and is able to identify the house of another cat hater by an important detail. There are lots of water bottles outside, and he explains that the reflection of light off of the water is used to keep them away.
* [[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Meowth]] hates water, especially wet water!!
 
== Comic Books ==
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* In the 60's [[Batman]] movie, Catwoman angrily screams this line at The Penguin when it looks like Batman and Robin are [[So Bad It's Good|about to use a bazooka to sink the pre-nuclear submarine the supervillains bought wholesale from the navy.]] The big climactic fight on the deck also has Catwoman throwing her pet cat at Batman, who in turn tosses it into a rubber raft.
* Mowgli's strategy against Shere Khan in 1942's ''[[Jungle Book (Filmfilm)|Jungle Book]]''. (Once again, see Real Life below.)
* ''[[Homeward Bound]]'', the cat and the dogs get separated because the cat goes to look for a way to cross the river without getting wet.
* ''[[Star Trek V: theThe Final Frontier]]'' The [[Bizarre Alien Biology|triple breasted]] [[Catgirl|cat woman]] is defeated by throwing her into a ''literal'' [[A Worldwide Punomenon|pool table]].
* ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'' - Geena Davis's cat gets knocked into the pool by Woody the pool man who crows "Whoa, shoot the curl, kitty! Those little dudes love the water, huh?" As the cat swims to shore, its face tells otherwise.
 
== Literature ==
 
* [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''[[Xanth (Literature)|Xanth]]'' novel ''A Spell for Chameleon''. While trying to enter the Magician Humfrey's castle, Bink comes up against a guardian Cactus Cat. He uses its fear of water to get past it.
* The cats from three of the Clans in the ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]'' series don't particularly like water, but they will go in the water if they have to, while the fourth Clan, RiverClan, loves the water and regularly goes swimming and fishing.
* Played [[Nightmare Fuel|deadly serious]] in the [[Redwall]] book ''Mossflower'', when Tsarmina is driven to insanity by [[Terrible Ticking|the sound of dripping water]] and eventually {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death|drowns to death.]]}}
* ''[[Septimus Heap (Literature)|Septimus Heap]]'': The reason why Bert, Aunt Zelda's cat, became a duck.
 
== Newspaper Comics ==
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== Tabletop Games ==
 
* In the french game ''Cats!'' ([[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|where PCs are cats]]) hydrophile cats are considered ''freaks''.
 
== Video Games ==
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== Western Animation ==
 
* Francine's Cat "Nemo" in ''[[Arthur (Animationanimation)|Arthur]]'' was afraid of water as a result of being read ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'' until she hypnotized him into thinking otherwise.
* The ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon, "Fin 'N Catty", features a cat trying to eat a goldfish despite his obsessive-compulsive fear of water (even one drop makes him run to get a paper towel and dry off furiously). After being trapped in a flooded shower stall, he not only overcomes his fear, but he also [[Super Not-Drowning Skills|starts sleeping inside a fishbowl]].
* ''[[Cat Dog]]''; another way Cat's a [[Foil]] to his other half [[Dogs Are Dumb|Dog]].
* There was an episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' where Gary the snail (which is the show's equivalent to a cat) didn't want to take a bath and SpongeBob tried many ways to get him to take one, this case is particularly unusual considering that the entire show takes place ''underwater''.
* In ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' Tigra revealed she has a paralyzing fear of water because she is half cat.
* In ''[[Ice Age]]: The Meltdown'', sabretooth tiger Diego is afraid of water since he can't swim. It takes a while for him to overcome this.
* In the ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' episode "Enter the Cat", Valmont (and later Jade) is transformed into a [[Catgirl|Cat Guy]] after being scratched by a cat statue. Jade is trying to retrieve the statue for Jackie, but Valmont hears her and corners her. So she grabs a hose and turns it on him, full blast. He yowls and runs off while Jade says this trope verbatim.
* In the animated Disney film ''[[The Aristocats (Disney)|The Aristocats]]'', while on their way back to Paris, Duchess, Thomas O'Malley and the kittens all walk onto a railroad track, but when a train comes, the cats all duck underneath the rails, but in the process Marie falls into a nearby river and she cannot swim. O'Malley jumps into the water and gets Marie back to shore, but then it turns out that O'Malley also cannot swim as well. As a result he had to rely entirely on a pair of geese in order for him to get out of the water.
* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode, "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E9 Sweet and Elite|Sweet and Elite]]", Rarity [[Mind Over Matter|telekinetically]] forced a quick shower on her cat Opal in an attempt to make her "my cat got sick" excuse more real. Much yowling was heard during the impromptu bath, with Opal giving a [[Death Glare]] to her owner afterwards.
* Done more subtly in the third movie of [[Shrek]] where a soaking, shivering, near-traumatized Puss in Boots is clinging onto Shrek after the trio dunk themselves in water. Anyone in the audience can tell he obviously didn't enjoy the experience.
 
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** The issue is with instincts. Domestic cats are descended from wildcats that lived primarily in desert areas, so as a rule, they have an instinctual fear of large bodies of water (they so seldom see them). For that matter, dog breeds from similar areas have similar aversion to water. This instinct is not as strong in some cats, and it can be completely overcome with training (although it's easier to do it before the cat in question is full-grown).
*** There's also the issue of temperature. Being descended from desert animals, many cats hate being cold, and a thorough soaking will allow air to get to the skin more easily, never mind the evaporating water taking some body heat with it. Only a few breeds have coats that can be considered water-resistant (Maine Coons are one such breed, as well as Turkish Vans, explained directly below).
* Real Life Aversion: The [[wikipedia:Turkish Van|Turkish Van]], also known as the 'swimming cat', who [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|as their name suggests]], don't mind getting wet, and have been know to go swimming. This is explained by their silky dense water-repellent coats, which dry nearly instantly even in cold seasons.
** The relatively new Bengal cats and Pixie Bobs are known for being rather unafraid of water. Many have been reported joining their master for a bath, whether the master wanted it to or not.
** The [[wikipedia:Toyger|"Toyger"]] supposedly didn't mind water, according to the breeder.
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