Drinking Fountain

Pet Fountain - pet drinking fountain
United States
April 20, 2007 4:30pm CST
I am thinking of getting my cats a drinking fountain. Does anyone here have one for their pet? Are there any problems that you have had with it?
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6 responses
@flipper0 (93)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I had a fountain for the cats for about 9 months. It wasn't the most expensive on the market, but worked just fine for about 5 months, then needed pretty constant extensive cleaning. The real problem was with the cats themselves... they couldn't resist playing with the water! Every afternoon when I got home, there was water everywhere, and when I wised up and put a pad under the fountain, it was soaked and all scrunched up... more fun for the cats! So I know your cat will love it, just consider getting an easily-cleanable brand and locating it in an area that won't sustain any damage from moisture. Have fun!
• United States
20 Apr 07
LOL I hadn't thought about the cats playing with the water. I'll have to keep that in mind. Thanks for the info.
@opinione (749)
• Italy
21 Apr 07
I have a food dispenser which is in some way like the fountain. The greatest trouble is to clean it. Our cat liked it a lot. No more food outside the dish.
• United States
2 Mar 08
I got mySELF a table fountain and my cats have made it into a drinking fountain.. so I didnt have much of a choice. The only problems we have is when its not on and the cats want a drink they try to tip it over. So, did you end up getting one?
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
21 Apr 07
We have had one for close to a year. I find that it is easy to maintain and re-fill (ours needs to have the container filled every 2-3 days to keep the water at the correct level). If you do get a fountain, I recommend cleaning it at least every two weeks to ensure the water stays as clean as possible and that cat hair doesn't clog the pump. The only thing I can't seems to remember to do is change out the filter - with 3 fish tanks in the house, you would think I would remember to do that.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
21 Apr 07
I have not heard of them Sweetie but I can't see it doing any damage to them as it is just water running through
• United States
30 May 07
We had a fountain for our cat. She loved it! The pump broke after about 8 months. We keep meaning to buy her a new fountain but life has been hectic.
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
21 Apr 07
I got a drinkwell & it did okay until I got Tuti who is one of the worst cats I've ever met about putting her dirty feet in the water & killed the pump