Pioneer Pet Big Max Style Water Fountain Help

[fromthevalley]

Feel free to move. Wasn’t sure where to put this.

Okay so I bought the big max style water fountain and the cats love it. However I noticed that it easily collects food and hair particles and they don’t get collected by the filter, so they just sit in the main bowl part. This thing holds like a gallon of water, nd I have to use store bought because my water isn’t safe, so I really don’t want to clean this thing every single day. I clean everything once a week but it just gets so yucky in between.

Does anyone else notice this? Or have any ideas on what to do so I don’t have to clean it every day?

 

[Furballsmom]

Trying a bump so hopefully someone will chime in

 

[EmmiTemmi]

I'm not sure what could help in between the weekly cleanings. I have the same issue. Sometimes if there's a large chunk of hair or food I'll go in with my fingers or a paper towel and grab it up to spot clean. Or maybe you could use a netted scoop thing (like the ones they use in fish tanks) to spot clean some places where the gunk is piling up. And then you could also buy a Brita water filter pitcher so you don't have to keep using store bought water whenever you clean!

Maybe others will have better ideas though.

 

[Furballsmom]

EmmiTemmi great idea about the water filter

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I've always had this same issue with my Petmate fountain. Mooch likes to dip her paws in it. I feed them on the other side of the kitchen; so food doesn't get in. But fur, litter and things like that still get in. I'm really not sure what you can do besides moving the food away at least.