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Water Feeder Anonymous
Does anyone have one of these?

I've always just stuck a large glass bowl for plenty of water and always change it each day for my cats.

So why bother having to spend $10-30 for a fancy electricity sucking water filtration dish that requires me to buy extra filters?

Thoughts?
>> Anonymous
I can't figure out if that's one of those fountains or not. Apparently cats drink more when the water is moving, which helps prevent disease (kidneys or something?). They often don't drink enough when it's just still standing water.
>> Anonymous
wondering the same thing...except i'm a bit lazy and dont change my cat's water every day (i do it every 3 days or so)
>> Anonymous
if you really want to go the lazy version, just train the cat to drink from the bathroom or kitchen sink and just leave an endless trickle of water flowing
>> Anonymous
i can't leave a bowl of standing water for my cats. they think it is a toy to be played with and then i come along in the morning and break my neck when i slip on the puddle
>> Bitter Anon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
Cats do love running water. Mine will sit in the sink and beg for me to turn the faucet on. You could probably just get a little fishbowl, and put a waterfall filter in it. Those decorative fountains you can get ubercheap with the river rocks in them would work too.
>> Anonymous
>>128817
fill your tub with water and fling a cat in, then laugh and ask how it likes it?
>> Anonymous
is there one that would just turn itself on for like 5 mins every hour instead of being on constantly? b/c 24/7 it'd probably add a good $20+ to the monthly electric bill
>> Anonymous
I had one of those but my cat was scared of the noise it made and wouldn't go near it. The pump made a pretty loud hum.
>> Anonymous
>>128830

Exactly what I've thought and wanted!
>> INVALID
I have cheaper versions of these but they're a god send..
MY eldest cat if that water isn't running will follow you around meowing her fool head off, or standing in the bathtub meowing her fool head off AT the knob...
>> INVALID
>>128830
it doesn't take up that much electrical power.
>> Anonymous
>>129103

Indeed. The motor in these things is only about 30 watts.

1 month = 30 days @ 24 hours = 720 hours * 30 watts = 21.6 Kw/hours per month.


According to the US government the average cost of electricity (in the US) is 10.6 cents per KwH.

So, running your pet fountian for 1 month constantly would cost you $2.29

If that's too expensive for you, you can buy an interval timer and have it run only part of the time....
>> CatIt Fountain - http://www.hagen.com/usa/cats/addinfo/catit_fountain.html Anonymous
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I have this. Yes, my cat was hissing at it for awhile, but tapping my finger on the dome eventually had her try it and she loves it now. The hum this makes is no louder than my refrigerator. Both are in the kitchen, so it's basically silent to me.

From what I recall, the following information I accumulated from my research on amazon.com reviews influenced my decision to buy this over all others:

Pro: don't have the change the water for weeks
Con: changing water means cleaning everything or else gunk builds up

Pro: cleaning everything doesn't require special tools like the OPs model
Con: some of the parts can break, but are easily replaceable like the spring thingy at petstores which supply extras

Pro: carbon filter keeps water pleasant to cat, promoting drinking and healthy kidneys
Con: need to buy replacement filters (~7 bucks for a 3 pack) and cat obviously pees more

Pro: dome shape aerates water effectively
Con: dome shape will frustrate stupid users who can't figure out how to get it to cascade evenly (just put your damn hand near the hole and guide the water to where it's not flowing; it's fucking easy and water tension keeps it constant)

pro: the unit will make hissing noises when water is low, informing you it needs moar water/cleaning
con: the unit will make hissing noises when water is low, informing you it needs moar water/cleaning

I like my catit. I recommend it. Cleaned it yesterday no problem. Easy to disassemble and reassemble (necessary for cleaning). Just be gentle with the spring, the only delicate piece, and you're good. Look for it for cheap on amazon.
>> Anonymous
>>129105
thank you for showing math has practical uses, kind sir
>> Anonymous
Yea I got the more expensive ones and my cats love it
>> AGirlOnTheNet !VuRBSuhcsw
My cats have one of these. It's so convenient. You only have to fill it with a cup of water or so every few days, and if it's full of water it won't make any noise at all. My older cat loves the fountain, but my younger cat won't drink out of it. She'll only drink out of the water pump in the fish tank, lmao. But cats generally like drinking running water, because it doesn't taste stale. A lot of cats are picky this way, and if your cat doesn't drink much water, it can get easily dehydrated. A fountain is a good investment.
>> Anonymous
>>129140She'll only drink out of the water pump in the fish tank, lmao.

Unless you, like, don't have any fish in the fish tank, this doesn't sound like the healthiest thing. I wouldn't drink water out of my fish tank, even if it's just been through the filter.
>> Anonymous
My cat is deathly afraid of rain or otherwise moving water, I fear that something like this would not end well.
>> Anonymous
>>129150
Outdoor cats can live very well on rainwater and streams. Drinking from the fishtank won't hurt it.
>> Anonymous
I got one recently, because I live in a crappy apartment and I'm pretty certain the pipes here are lead. Not sure what lead does to cats, but better safe than sorry with a huge vet bill.

My cat loves the running water. She's had a bowl of standing water for seven years at my parents' house, never really complained and never got dehydrated, but she loves this fountain. Mine's quiet as can be, I can't hear it unless I jack the flow up to high (mine's adjustable) and they recommend keeping it low anyway. As for electric bill, my bill from the month before to the month after increased ten dollars. You know what I bought at the same time as the water fountain? An air conditioning window unit, which I used a lot over the month. I leave the fountain on 24/7 too. I wouldn't worry about the cost too much.

Yes, I spent forty bucks on it. But hey, anything's better than lead poisoning, amirite?
>> Anonymous
>>129165
>>129140
>>129118
>>129102
>>128833

Guys, did you all have the same thing OPs pic had? If not could you give me names of them? I'm interested in cat gadgets.
>> Anonymous
My cats seem to drink quite a bit out of their plain old bowl...
>> Anonymous
They suck, be a man and let your cat drink pool water.
>> Anonymous
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I have a Drinkwell (pictured) for my cats with the extra reservoir that goes on the back so I don't have to refill it as often. My cats love it and never had a problem adjusting to it. I can't really think of any cons other than that my youngest cat likes to scoop kibble out of the food bowl and drop them into the fountain, so we have to keep them a good distance from each other. He loves to play in the water, too, and it's fun to watch him cup is paw and catch water to drink.
>> Anonymous
129165 here. Here's a link to the fountain I got. It's called the Petmate Fresh Flow Cat Fountain, holds 50 oz. of water, yadda yadda.

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441779167&FOLDER%3C%
3Efolder_id=2534374302033556&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023690&bmUID=1186149219070&amp
;itemNo=0&Ntt=Petmate%c2%ae+Fresh+Flow+Cat+Fountain+%2850+oz.&In=All&previousText=Petmat
e%c2%ae+Fresh+Flow+Cat+Fountain+%2850+oz.&N=2

Please excuse the long link, blame Petsmart. But yeah, as long as you follow the directions when you get it, it's easy to assemble, dead silent as far as I can hear, and makes my cat happy. Score.
>> Anonymous
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What is it with cats being fascinated by water and running like all hell to the sink when you turn the tap on... and then crying as if you're trying to kill them when you try and bathe them?
>> Anonymous
>>129655
because moving water would tend to be cleaner than standing water so cats would prefer to drink moving water.

their drinking preference has nothing to do with them not wanting to get into the water. a cat has no need to bathe in water as they clean themselves with saliva which on a cat is quite a powerful deodorant.

as cats mostly hunt terrestrial animals again they have no need to go into water.
>> Anonymous
My cats always drank out of the laundry room faucet. It just make a mess with still water.

Said faucet looks like a dust chute after a week tho, so there's another mess to clean up.
>> Anonymous
my cat couldn't care less about faucet water, so i dont know if this fountain thing would even appeal to her
>> Anonymous
My cats were drinking a shitload of water, turns out they are diabetic, both of them. If the cat is drinking an unusual amount of water, have their glucose level checked.
>> Anonymous
My cat has an non-powered bowl that accepts a 2-litre bottle for extra capacity. We used to have one of the fountain kind, but it would get clogged with hair after only a day or two. We have a long-haired cat, in the interest of disclosure.
We've found that Fizgig actually prefers the current waterbowl, and it's really easy to fill and clean.
>> Anonymous
129653 and 129165 here, with the Petsmart fountain thing. My cat has long hair too, and sheds EVERYWHERE since I moved recently and it stressed her out, but I haven't seen my fountain clog once. It's tucked away in a corner of my living room, in front of my end table, so it could be that. I wouldn't recommend putting any kind of water dish in a high-traffic area, whether it flows or not. Too much crap gets in it, and I wouldn't drink out of a water bowl full of crap, would you?