On the fountain market again

Hey
So I'm a big fan of water fountains. My parents have had almost every single one of their cats die from kidney failure and I think the fountains are an important part of preventing this.
In the past I've had petmates and the old style of catit.
The petmate I currently have is dying...the motor constantly gurgles even after a thorough cleaning and the new filters are so fine that I'm having to replace them once a week. I've had it for about 4 years, so I'm ok with it.

I didn't like my catit because of similar reasons. The bubble didn't cover properly, the motor was always gurgling because it didn't have enough water around it because of the filters and the hard water build up was pretty bad.

I've noticed the new catit's though...the small ones. They look ok to me, but from the reviews I've read they tend to leak and gurgle too. Also, one of my cats likes to lie down when she drinks and they're high enough that we'd have to get rid of that adorable habit.

Any thoughts on the newer fountains out there?

ended up making my own with a stainless steel bowl and a 5-10gal fish tank filter

sure. It looks a little "Frankensteined" as my guy put it, but... I got a dog bowl that is stainless steel. This one happens to have a rubber bottom that I like. It holds about a litre and a half to two litres...6-8cups for the US guys
The part that I was looking for was something where the edge was thin, high and straight enough to hold my filter. I also like that it holds a lot of water since it doesn't have a reservoir. I'm pretty sure it holds more than my petmate did anyway. ~ $7
I also got myself a regular fish filter, the kind that hangs on the side of the tank. ~ $20
So it was simple:
Filter doesn't have the extender part on the bottom of the suction part and it clips onto the edge of my bowl (actually it's just the right hight where both of them sit on the floor and they sort of mesh together).

It makes a water sound, like you'd have with a fish tank. I saw a guy in a video put a glass glass underneath his spray to stop that, but I think his bowl was taller than mine and it's not really offensive or anything.

Here's my reasoning: The stainless steel bowl is easy to clean and doesn't promote bacteria the way the plastic does. I wanted ceramic but we'll get fancier as time goes on. Fish filters are effective, and have a better motor than the little scrawny ones you get with the cat bowl. The filters tend to be less expensive too.

What would I change?
It looks like I stuck a fish filter on the side of a bowl -- because I did. But I think it's kind of charming with the stainless steel actually.
The filter I have does not have a speed adjustment so the water moves pretty quickly. The cats are still getting used to that part, but I don't see why they wont be ok with it in a couple days (I have another dish next to the new one for temp water offerings).

Best part: No stupid motor gurgling!!!! Easy fill too...just used a measuring cup.