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I got the drinkwell for my birthday, well i'll get it this afternoon. I'm really excited. I've read about it one previous posts here, but I was wondering if anyone has anything to say about it. Or that versus the petmate one? I cannot wait to see if Willie likes it...I think he will. He likes anything! Any tips or suggestions or ideas or comments?

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I got the petmate one, my cats love it, except one of my cats pulled the top off it once and took out the filter and flung water all over the kitchen, its typical for him though, he is soo curious about everything, but I think they drink more water now. They really love it. I used to have a copper tabletop fountain that one of my cats loved to drink out of, and I thought it may not be good for her to drink out of a copper fountain, so I took it out of the house and got this petmate fountain and they all really like it.
 

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i feel that my babies are not drinking enough water. i used to put a few drops of vitamin supplements in their water bowl (distilled water.)

At first, i thought it was the vitamin supplements' fault that they are not drinking the water. i stopped adding those. It turns out they simploy are not drinking much water.

i am SERIOUSLY considering getting a pet fountain for them. i read that kitties drink more water if they are flowing from a fountain.

Cheers!
 

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Cat supplies for your birth day? hmmm I guess so.

I normally don't celebrate my b-day but when other people do I wind up getting presents that are really for my daughter, lol.
 

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I have the Petmate one also, and I love it. It is easy to mantain and the girls seem to drink more than when it was just their water bowl.
 

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Hello, I have the drinkwell. I tried both, but the Drinkwell was most like a dripping faucet (which Harry likes). And, he definitely drinks more water now!

I read that cats don't like it when their whiskers touch the sides of their food or water bowls, and the drinkwell fountain has a really wide water bowl. So, maybe that's another reason Harry preferred the Drinkwell brand. Go figure!
 

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Are these fountains noisy? Do you let them run all the time?

I read somewhere about them being problematic because germs or something build up in them -- has anyone else heard that?
 

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Mine isnt noisy, and it does tend to get a little slimy sometimes, so every couple of days I take it apart and rinse it out with soapy water and rinse it really well. Its really worth the trouble to me though, they drink alot more since I have been using it. Mine has a charcoal filter that you can replace every now and then too.
 
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Well I hooked my drinkwell up. I have the resevoir, but when i use it, the bowl fill to the rim with water and almost looks like it will over flow. Is that the way everyone's works? I'm scared I got a bad one. I guess i can always reurn it, but if that's the way it is that's fine too. I just don't want it to overflow.

 

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We've had a Petmate "Fresh Flow" for about two months, and I find our cat is drinking more water. When it is full, it is pretty much up to the brim, and has never overflowed. Jamie doesn't like drinking out of faucets, which is why I got the Petmate with its little ramp as opposed to the Drinkwell and its waterfall. Definitely shop around a bit, because I found up to a $20 difference in price! I pull the plug on ours when we're both at work, but otherwise it runs all the time, isn't noisy, and doesn't get slimy, since I wash it out with hot water at least every other day. I still have other water bowls (I use flat, wide soup bowls) spread throughout the house, but Jamie seems to be drinking out of the "Fresh Flow" more and more as time goes by.
 

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We got the drinkwell fountain with the reservoir attachment a few weeks back and it has been a huge success! The cats are definitely drinking more water. It is very easy to clean and maintain, and runs very quietly.
 

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my kitty loves the drinkwell he even started drinking from the spout.
 
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So my Drinkwell is working fine. I love it. Willie loves it. My cat had fancy feast today by mistake and now he stinks if you know what I mean...that stuff is crap.
 

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I think I'm the only person on earth with a cat who did not like his water fountain. I bought him the Drinkwell fountain, assuming he would LOVE it, and much to my dismay, he seemed very scared of it. I left it in the house for about 3 weeks, and during that time, he drank less and less water. He still had his other bowl of water, but I rarely saw him drink from either. The next thing I know, he's not peeing in the litterbox... he's trying to, but couldn't. So off to the vet we went, and he had a UTI (no blockage, thank goodness). He was put on antibiotics to clear that up. Anyway, I'm off topic... I packed up the fountain and sent it back. I lured him back into drinking water by giving him drops of it off my finger until he seemed interested in drinking more. Today, he's fine, and drinks quite a bit out of his regular old ceramic water bowls.
 

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I really want to get one of these for my cats, but I never see them for less then $30.00 and I'm not made of money.
 

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My two cats drink so much water that they can recreate the Rock of Gibralter in their litter box on what seems like a daily basis! *sigh*
: So water consumption isn't an issue, however, they do like to drink out of my tabletop fountain and I would rather they not. Where can you get these pet fountains? The main stores we have in this area are Petco and Petsmart.

Thanks!
 
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Only Petco carries the Drinkwell in the store. But all pet stores have the Petmate one. Also this place online in Mission Viego California sells the whole deal with all the options for only 49 dollars and no tax unless you live in CA. You can search for the store by "drinkwell and pet supply stores" on google.
 

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Is the Drinkwell more like a faucet? Does it provide a constant running stream of water, or does it simply run water when the bowl is getting lower on water?

My cat likes drinking from the faucet, so whichever machine is most like a running faucet would be the best.

Thanks,

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The Drinkwell is more like a faucet...it actually has a waterfall. The Petmate one has a ramp that the water runs down. People say if their cats like running faucets then the Drinkwell is better. You can adjsut the flow of the water on the drinkwell too. It has a filter and the such...it's nice. www.vetventures.com (I think)
 

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I have the petmate drinking fountain. Soloman loves it. In fact, I tried to put it away once to save some space and he started drinking out of the toliets. I put it back out for him and I think he drank half the water it holds that day.
 
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