Cat water fountains

Thanks, scribbles.

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.

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

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!

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 ?

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.

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 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.

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!

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

I don’t know if this might be an idea. I have a little solar powered water fountain that sits in a big bowl in the garden. I don’t have a cat but one day I happened to see a neighbour cat happily dipping his paws in the water. It came from Amazon and was cheap. You can adjust the height of the spray by changing the nozzles that come with it.Only thing is it is for the outdoors only.

... Ginger will not drink from a bowl if it has clean fresh water in it - neither bottled nor tap.

But he is keen on a watering-can with algae growing at the bottom.

I believe there are cats who prefer water that might have come from a medieval court-yard - with notes of aged damp-leaves, plus a hint of rotting-wood.

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

We have had our plastic water fountain for about 5 years. Our 2 lovely gingers love it, no problem at all. We are surprised how much they drink. Easy to clean & very quiet, cheap on Amazon. Go for it!

Mollys paddling pool complete with her favourite toys. She only eats dried food from choice.

I volunteered for a while at a cat rescue and we had to put the water bowls away from the food bowls as I was told cats don’t like their water next to their food. Not sure if that is true, but I always put a bowl full of water outside on my patio and the cats always go there after their meal and drink from it. They rarely drink from the bowl next to their food. They also drink from the pond, puddles, the birdbath etc.

I've been using a Catit 3L fountain for about 5 years and my various cats have all loved it and drink copiously from it.
catit.co.uk/products/catit-flower-fountain

It's plastic and I don't find it at all awkward to clean; it gets a good scrub out with bottle brushes every month when I change the filter.
So long as you keep the water level topped up, it isn't noisy at all and shouldn't irritate anyone. If the water level drops, it makes quite a pleasant "water feature" trickling sound. The motor is virtually silent.

I did briefly try out a stainless steel fountain, having been sucked in by the ads that told me my plastic one is unhygienic. Apart from being fiddly to assemble, the motor was noisy and my poor, nervous cat was terrified by the loud thrumming noise of the water pouring from the high spout on to the bowl.
I persisted with it for a week but poor Luna was miserable and then the motor packed up so it went back for a refund and the Catit was reinstated.

I bought my cat a fountain. He was vaguely interested for about three minutes and then ignored it. I have bowls of fresh water outside. When he drinks from them (only when it has been raining) he chooses the rectangular one. I read that cats prefer dishes that don’t interfere with their whiskers so maybe that’s why he opts for that dish. But, most often he chooses to lap water from the guttering around my neighbour’s garage or from the top of the plastic stage box which is concave and collects water. Goodness knows what else lurks in that water.

We only feed Maisie a few bits of dry food at bed time- she likes 'jelly'.

And, yes, she had a battery of tests during her visit to the vet. Maisie is 9.

We, too, have had cats for ever and getting them to drink has been a perennial problem.

We have had two at various times as we were worried our cat wasn’t drinking enough. Neither lasted very long before the motors gave out. The daisy shaped one lasted longer than the metal one. You do have to clean the little parts very frequently. We are back to a metal bowl now but our cat seems content with that now and is doing well with her drinking.

Mine used to be daisy-shaped, if I remember. Unfortunately, it was a waste of money as not one of my three cats used it.

Kittylester Does your cat eat only dry food? I've had cats for 45 years, and they all had wet food. There is usually sufficient moisture in it. That said, my current cat likes to drink out of puddles (he has fresh water daily). Has your cat been tested for kidney failure? It's common in older cats.

Our cat won't touch soup or gravy, Shell.

If there were one that really gets cats to drink more water I would buy it, tried 2 but my then 6 cats totally ignored it, they also needed filters that you had to buy after the one supplied needed to be replaced, I have one cat that has feline cystitis long term, I give her soup as well as wet food, she won't drink what she should, so following this to see if someone has found a fountain that they recommend

Fountains also filter nasties out. Our cats love theirs. Stainless steel one from Amazon.
Need to replace it now, puppy chewed through the wire!