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PlacentiaSoccerMom · #1 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:11 am

How is Dub doing with the water fountain?

I think that I mentioned that Lucy, the most timid of my cats, had issues with the fountain because of the noise. I turned it off for a couple of days so that she could get used to having it as a water source. (I also made sure to close all of the toilets because she likes to drink out of the toilets.)

When I turned the fountain back on, she had grown used to drinking from it, so the noise didn't seem to bother her as much.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #2 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:15 am

Oh, yeah, you were on TV last night too!

Ritterskoop · #3 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:14 am

He LOVES it!

I also left it unplugged for a few days. The instructions said your pet may sensibly be concerned about this new thing. He was gunshy anyway, from being picked up and made to eat pills, so I wanted a way to let him work up to it on his own time.

He started drinking from it instead of the old bowl, and then I removed the old bowl, and then I turned on the motor. Now he goes out of his way to drink from the stream, and I like having the sound of a fountain, so everybody wins.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #4 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:48 am

Ritterskoop wrote:He LOVES it!

I also left it unplugged for a few days. The instructions said your pet may sensibly be concerned about this new thing. He was gunshy anyway, from being picked up and made to eat pills, so I wanted a way to let him work up to it on his own time.

He started drinking from it instead of the old bowl, and then I removed the old bowl, and then I turned on the motor. Now he goes out of his way to drink from the stream, and I like having the sound of a fountain, so everybody wins.

Yeah for Dub! I'm glad that it's working out for him. What model did you end up buying?

Ritterskoop · #5 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:54 am

I got the basic Drinkwell for $45 at PetSmart.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #6 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:06 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:I got the basic Drinkwell for $45 at PetSmart.

That's the same model that I have. I liked the fact that there is a water reservoir that you can buy, but I decided, after using the product that I wasn't going to get it. It might make me lazy about watching the water level and it's just something else that has to be cleaned.

Ritterskoop · #7 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:03 pm

I think the water reservoir would be most useful if you had to leave kitties alone for a few days. Or if you had that many cats.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #8 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:33 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:I think the water reservoir would be most useful if you had to leave kitties alone for a few days. Or if you had that many cats.

I have three cats and I seem to fill up the water dish every other day.

BBTranscriptTeam · #9 Post by **BBTranscriptTeam** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:47 pm

You think this will work for a cat who only wants water out of MY bathroom sink? He gets scared if you make too much noise putting food in his bowl. I just may make a trip to the pet store this weekend.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #10 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:49 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:You think this will work for a cat who only wants water out of MY bathroom sink? He gets scared if you make too much noise putting food in his bowl. I just may make a trip to the pet store this weekend.

You should try it. Try using the fountain as directed. If the flowing water scares your cat, leave the water fountain off for a couple of days let him get used to the bowl. Once he's used to it, turn it back on and he should drink out of it.