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What fountain is best?
- Thread starter iceover
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I've only got one kind, but I am happy with my Petmate Freshflow. One kitty loves it, the other prefers his water dish we've had since he was a kitten...
i got the Petmate Fresh Flow Purifying Pet Fountain, because it was less expensive - i like it, & so do my girls! got it here
Which fountain is "best" depends on your cat's preferences, I should think.
We have the Petmate FreshFlow, because Jamie is quite used to drinking out of regular water bowls. If he'd preferred drinking out of faucets, I would've bought the Drinkwell, which is more like a waterfall, and if he'd been in the habit of lapping up drops of water in the tub or sink, I would've gone with the CatIt. Our part-time cat, ZsaZsa, likes to lick drops of water off of hard surfaces, so her other owner has a CatIt now. Jamie's brothers are water faucet fans, and are quite happy with the Drinkwell.
We have the Petmate FreshFlow, because Jamie is quite used to drinking out of regular water bowls. If he'd preferred drinking out of faucets, I would've bought the Drinkwell, which is more like a waterfall, and if he'd been in the habit of lapping up drops of water in the tub or sink, I would've gone with the CatIt. Our part-time cat, ZsaZsa, likes to lick drops of water off of hard surfaces, so her other owner has a CatIt now. Jamie's brothers are water faucet fans, and are quite happy with the Drinkwell.
I have one like the Water Oasis, actuallt we have three. two one gallon ones for the cats, and a 2.75 gallon for the dogs
The Pet Oasis looks very nice, but doesn't the water get dust in it? We had the PetMate Freshflow down for quite a while, but it looks as though its got calcium deposits on it. I have tried vinegar with little luck, and am afraid to use anything harsher to try to clean it because I am not sure if any of the chemicals will seep into the plastic... Anyway, we are back to a big ceramic bowl, but it gets dust and hair in it after a very short amount of time (hours) -- gross.
I just received the catit fountain today and I love how quiet it is. All four of my babies like it too. I am so happy with it.
I notice the Catit Fountain has a food bowl that goes on the side. I've always read that the water and food should be in separate places? I don't remember the reasoning behind that now, but it's something I've always done. Otherwise I like the looks of this fountain.
the food bowls detatchable. i dont put it near the ater because they flick the fod in and clog up the filter.
i love my catit. but when i move to my own house i'm going to buy a freshflow too for a bit of variety.
i love my catit. but when i move to my own house i'm going to buy a freshflow too for a bit of variety.
We just got one, and the instructions suggest making sure it's really secure to the base if there's vibration noise...ours still does the noise thing uless we have it on low...just some thoughts.
my two love their petmate fountain. They used to sit in the sink and lick the dripping faucet until "daddy" realized they wanted running water. Moderately cheap at 40 dollars, and haven't had any problems with it yet!
We started with the petmate, which has water running down a ramp. For our cats, it attracted no more attention that a water bowl. We then tried the Drinkwell, which has water pour out over a spout, so it's actually like a fountain and makes the sound of falling water. They all love it, and most of them drink near the top of the water spout as opposed to the bowl part that catches the water.
It does catch hair and dust just like a bowl, but there's a filter. We clean the two fountains we have every two weeks and that keeps the water fresh and clean. We wash the filter too, and replace it every 6 weeks or so.
It does catch hair and dust just like a bowl, but there's a filter. We clean the two fountains we have every two weeks and that keeps the water fresh and clean. We wash the filter too, and replace it every 6 weeks or so.
I have the Catit fountain and I really like it, the girls do as well. I do have to keep the food bowl separated from it as well, because they like to flick food into the fountain and clog the filter. It's quiet. The only reason that I bought it over the Petmate or Freshflow was basically because I liked the whole package, with the mat, food dish, and filters- plus I had a gift certificate for Amazon.com and a 10% off coupon from petfooddirect- via amazon.
I chose the catit because of the style. The food bowl wasn't a big deal to me. They love licking the dome. Now I know they are getting enough water.
We have a CatIt & a Drinkwell & I prefer the CatIt fountain. It's also my cats favorite, they use it much more than the Drinkwell.
I've never used the petmate, but my Mom has one & she got her CatIt fountain she junked the Petmate (hers never worked well).
I've never used the petmate, but my Mom has one & she got her CatIt fountain she junked the Petmate (hers never worked well).
My cat doesn't drink out of his water bowl, but he has no issues at all about drinking out of the toliet. I don't really want him to drink out of the toliet, but when I put the lid down I haven't seen him drink at all so I feel bad then put the lid back up. I was thinking of maybe trying out one of the fountains.
What do you guys think??
What do you guys think??
