Cat water fountains

We bought a water fountain. Cat was absolutely terrified of it and outright refused to approach. Favourite watering hole... the bird bath.

We bought a water fountain once. It didn't last very long because one of our cats used to piddle in it! 🤢 My husband blamed me because I tried to teach our tom cat to use the lavatory with one of those training seats. He used to miss on that too! We have to have a tall enough bowl so that which ever cat it is, they can't crouch over it!

I think like everything no two cats are the same for the cat that will only drink from a fountain there is a cat that likes to drink from puddles etc. Cats dont like change and once they like something they keep the habit. The main thing is to find something they seem to like to drink from thats not a novelty and they will use consistently. Our old cat has wet food and also will only drink water from a small glass on the coffee table which I keep refreshing, she is 17 and v healthy.

Apparently cats do not like their water being near their food bowls. My cat always used to dink out of a pint glass!! That was the only receptacle she would use, so I had 3 of them scattered around the house.

I have found the Petlibro Fountain very acceptable to my cats - my children’s five cats are also happy with it. It is very quiet and easy to clean. It is important to position the fountain well away from food bowls.
PETLIBRO Cat Water Fountain Battery Operated, Rechargeable, 2.5L/84oz Dockstream Wireless Pet Water Fountain, Water Dispenser with Wireless Pump, Easy Cleaning, BPA-Free.

Fairislecable

My Dds cat developed kidney problems and has to have a special food. Although there was water available in bowls he was not drinking enough.

She bought a cheap fountain and the change is really noticeable he drinks frequently and the only downside is the sound of tinkling water.

It’s like this one:
catit.co.uk/products/catit-flower-fountain

I'm allergic so don't have cats although I think them beautiful creatures.
A propos of cat fountains though,

Blimey...... Who knew ?

When I had my cat she wouldn't often drink out of a bowl indoors. Loved a dripping tap and would also happily drink out of the watering can or a large shallow plant pot dish of rainwater out in the garden that was meant for the hedgehogs and birds!

I bought one for our ex-stray cat in the hot weather as I was concerned about him dehydrating - it's in our kitchen - it fascinates him as every time you walk near it, it starts a small waterfall but I've never seen him drink from it! He prefers the outside water bowls left out for wildlife. Another £40 I could have saved

kittylester

Scribbles how is it powered. Can't find that on the link.

It's mains operated, kitty, so you will need a 13amp socket somewhere close to where you want to place the fountain. The supplied cable with mine is approx 800mm long.

Thanks, scribbles.

Our old boy likes to drink from outside water,(rains a lot here in the North😁) he used to use an old cleaned out takeaway plastic container, but then i bought a washing up bowl that wasnt deep enough for sink,so i put it outside,& by chance he spotted the rainwater had gathered in it,so he makes a point of drinking from that everyday.We have got him an inside water bottle,but since moving i dont think he likes the taste of the tap water.The bottle is similiar to the ones in offices etc but smaller (you know the upside down big water bottles?) But it lets down into a type of dish/holder,so its constantly filling as he laps the water,But as i said he wont use it as much with new water supply(i think its very chlorine-tasting here)He did love it at old house.They've probably got them on amazon or somewhere.Trouble with leaving taps running is it can be costly i imagine if you have a water meter,or wasteful of water resources anyway if you havent.Our cat has never liked it from tap anyway.Have you tried your cat with the specialised cat milk,or the Hydralife cat drinks or cat soups that are available now? Hydralife in particular is very good to help quench their thirst, i got my cat some in hot weather just so he was drinking enough when indoors.

He liked those,even those hes a bit particular with his normal food.

*typo.even though.🙂

My daughters cats like to drink from a glass.

Lots of funny answers - yes, cats may well do something different!

We collect rainwater in several butts, so usually (they ran out THIS summer!) we can put new water in the several bowls we have available.

Our present treasure likes to drink outside, has we've spotted drunk from the pond as well, also the water in trays under plant pots!

My cat has water available all the time - she never drinks it! I resort to putting it on her food. Wet meat , cat biscuits and a good slug of water , she wolfs it down .
Its the only way she she takes water in the house . Although I have caught her drinking out of the loo! She will also lap at puddles. They are very fussy and curious creatures!

I've had big vet bills too for similar reasons kittylester. A couple of years ago, my then 16 year old boy got a blocked urethra. So he had a catheter and an overnight stay, but managed to remove the catheter himself despite the 'flowerpot' and i was just called to collect him.

On Vet's advice I stopped leaving him bowls of dried catfood and only give him a few now and again. He wolfs them down like he was starved!

I haven't tried a cat fountain as he is really fickle about using anything I've bought ie cat beds, cat igloos I think it would just be a waste of money. His water of choice is outdoors , bird bath, puddles etc although I have spotted him very occasionally, using the water bowl I leave out for him in the bathroom. I too have read that cats don't like water near their food and prefer a water bowl with a wide surface area..

I think the reason my ginger now uses the waterbowl indoors is because he is becoming less and less mobile with joint issues and going outdoors a lot less. He's been on Loxicom for years for this issue but his front shoulders are both now visibly affected.

My DD's 2 house cats, Siamese, both use a ceramic water fountain. It's a ceramic one and I can't say I particularly notice the noise from it when I visit.

forgot to say I also add water to his morning meal with his 2 meds added. it's like chicken soup which i make myself. This is to make sure he gets his meds.

Left a tap gently dripping and the cat found it and loved it

I doubt mine would drink from a fountain, as they prefer a bowl of water outside the back door to the one that is changed daily indoors, so I gather that rainwater is better than tap water.

I am very sure they would play happily with the water from a fountain and probably soak everything around it.

My cat used to jump in the kitchen sink and drink out the tap when she didn’t use her bowl

I read a report which said only use stainless steel cat fountains as plastic ones harbour germs. My cat will only drink dirty water such as rainfall that collects in flower pot saucers or from next door's bird bath. Bowls are ignored completely and he rarely drinks from the tap any more. I despair of his contrariness.

CatCrone Far too expensive!

kittylester

We had a huge vet bill last week because our cat was dehydrated following the hot weather. The vet suggested trying a water fountain to encourage her to drink.

I looked on the long river company yesterday and was completely overwhelmed by the sheer number and options available.

Please can someone give me some advice. TIA.

Have you tried collected rain water for the cat? All our pets have preferred "natural" water, to tap water.

What a groovy idea. Never heard of this before But obviously good for cat health to filter out bacteria etc.

But be careful. One of my old cats. A very funny and naughty black and white,, would've used it as a play thing and had his mates round.

Hope your cat gets better soon.
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