Maybe a gravity water bowl? One of those ones with the big tub so that it's heavy enough he can't knock it around!

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Joking aside, maybe they're unhappy about something currently and is trying to let you know. Maybe they don't have high enough perches, or they don't like the food.

Do you clean his dish regularly?
We have hard water and mine get's pretty upset once there's a small buildup of calcium in it. Cat's are pretty sensitive to changes in their water. Your tap water could also have had a change, maybe buy a few bottles of water for him for a little bit and see if that changes anything?

so my cat only drinks from his water bowl if he sees the water moving, so he pushes it with his paws always before drinking. Apparently its an evolution thing so they feel its clean running water? Anyway I had to set his water bowl in the bathroom sink with water dripping in it... lol Another thing you can do is try one of those cat water fountains.

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when i had a bunch of cats, they definitely preferred a water fountain, but if that isn't feasible, then maybe try a heavy ceramic bowl with a flat bottom :3 or you could try adding a few colored marbles or something similar to the dish, it might be accidental when he's trying to see how deep the water is.

Well, how do you usually treat him? I have three cats and, while mischievous, they don't cause any problems besides walking on the dinner table. Hell, they even wait patiently for their food. I treat all three of them with a lot of love, petting them, scratching behind their ears and under their chin, holding them in my arms. And, of course, I squirt them with water, should they do something like scratching the wallpaper or attacking eachother.

Point is, it may just be that your cat needs more love and attention. Cats are very social animals and do require to be snuggled every now and then.

Not sure if mentioned, but for our Cats we have this thing we got at wal-mart, it looks like a human watercooler, which would be too heavy for him to knock over.
You can also get them at petsmart, or what ever its name is in the states. Here is an image of one: https://imgur.com/a/wlJZY

If none of these other ideas work, here's a spill proof bowl: http://a.co/7Sf898T
I suggest the larger one because whiskers.

One of my cats has started doing this recently as well. I have large plastic serving tray with a lip on it that I set her water dish in, so at least then it spills in the tray instead of all over the floor.

I've also found that if I don't fill her bowl up too high; only about a inch of water or so; then she doesn't seem to do this behavior (as much) of purposely spilling her water.

She likes to drink running water when she can, so I think that UnregisteredCat has a good point about their instinct to want to drink running water.

Also, I've tried the big gravity-water jugs and the fountains. The problem that I've found with those is that because they are usually made of plastic, they become manky, and then pets will start to get skin infections; sort of like acne; around their muzzles. The bacteria gets into the porous plastic, and forms colonies that just won't die. I only use stainless steel and ceramic dishes for my pets now.

The cheapest and easiest way I can think of is velcro tape. It worked for my dog who liked to do that same thing..

i use a glass baking dish. its too big and heavy to move, looks appetising to them, and is easy to clean.

I've got a cat who's done the same thing since he was a kitten. Never understood why it was just the water bowl and nothing else

We never really found a way to make him stop but after we moved his bowl higher (on top a chest freezer) he's stopped tipping it. Still moves it around from time to time, but has yet to knock it over.

Cats actually spill their water if it's too close to their food bowl because they believe that the any water next to their food is contaminated (natural instinct since the water would be rotted by the meat they consume)! Try moving it to the opposite side of the room or into a different room o: