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Cats owned: Leia: blue torbie
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14-04-2009, 10:14 PM   #11

Re: Water Fountain


I can't try one as the old house I live in doesn't have enough electrical outlets in the kitchen...



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15-04-2009, 06:19 AM   #12

Re: Water Fountain


a water fountain is something i have thought of in the last few weeks... didn't really know much about them until Tinky was in hospital and i saw that they had one there for their clinic cats... (they had 3 big beautiful cats.. Bruce, Toby and I can't remember the others name at the moment..) anyway...Tinky and George love to drink from the bathroom tap... George learnt it from Tinky and im sure that Harri will pick it up from Geoge at some stage... so i thought a fountain might be a good way for them to have "running"water without me having to be there to turn on the tap all the time.. the one i've been looking at is the "cat-it"and allegedly they are the most popular here... but from what ive just read here they might not be so good...given that i dont give my cats anything to drink apart from water it's important that whichever one i get is effective..
i think id probably have to get an electrician to come and put in a power point at ground level in the laundry so i'd have power for it... dont fancy it being up on the laundry bench...



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15-04-2009, 11:31 PM   #13

Re: Water Fountain


I have one but Maxi & Maisy don`t seem to bother with it to much at the moment, they did used to play in it alot



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17-04-2009, 03:37 PM   #14

Re: Water Fountain


jo - I've had two (or maybe 3?) Cat-its in the 3 years I've had my boys. They don't last. The pump fails.
I've now got a Drinkwell, which appears better. The pump can be replaced if necessary and the whole thing fels more robust and easy to clean. You can get an extra reservoir should you want to ensure very large supply. The water actually falls from a lip, rather than runs down a slope. I prefer it



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17-04-2009, 03:41 PM   #15

Re: Water Fountain


Quote:
Originally Posted by dinahsmum
jo - I've had two (or maybe 3?) Cat-its in the 3 years I've had my boys. They don't last. The pump fails.
I've now got a Drinkwell, which appears better. The pump can be replaced if necessary and the whole thing fels more robust and easy to clean. You can get an extra reservoir should you want to ensure very large supply. The water actually falls from a lip, rather than runs down a slope. I prefer it
Thats a shame, I have had 2 cat-its in the last 5 years, first one packed in last year, and yes it was the pump but I have now discovered a knack of regularly cleaning the pump so that it doesnt clog up as much as the last one did. I invested in a bottle brush.



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30-06-2009, 05:21 AM   #16

Re: Water Fountain


My Tribe have both a water bowl, situated in the bath as BeWilbured likes to try & move them to make the water ripple , and a water fountain in the kitchen which they all use.
I had the Cat-it one first but as previously mentioned the pump packed up after 18 months & it was really hard to clean (thought that was just me being dippy! ) now have the drinkwell one but the only time I find them noisy is if they are getting low on water??! I only switch mine on for a few hours a day (see post in cystitis or constipation thread) and I highly recommend them!!!

Heres our link if you need it...

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=275

If you use our link (Castaways Animal Rescue being us) we get a 1% commission on your spend, and you will save loads of money on things like food (specialist & normal), wormers & flea treatments, much cheaper than shops & vets and you can even get perscription meds so long as you obtain the script from your vet & send it in!! Some vets will tell you they are the only place you can get certain foods & meds from so try shopping around...it's free P&P & really good service!



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30-06-2009, 11:50 AM   #17

Re: Water Fountain


That's very useful info MCL and great news that Castaways Animal Rescue gets a commission on spends.

I know lots of Catsey peeps order stuff online, so that's well worth knowing.



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01-07-2009, 12:07 AM   #18

Re: Water Fountain


Thanks Angie!!

Pass the link on to anyone who you think it maybe able to help!! With this credit crunch malarkey we are getting inundated with pregnant mothers, un-neutered toms and poorly pussies which their previous 'owners' have decided to move out and just abandon.... so any extra pennies are soooooooooooooooo gratefully recieved!!!

Thanks again!!!



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