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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Cat water fountain--no takers
So I've had the Petmate water fountain up for two days...nice little trickling of water with accompanying gentle sound--specifically ordered for future trip I'm going on and for one of two cats that won't drink out of anything but sinks, old grungy water containers outside, etc. Both cats are avoiding the thing like the plague and the braver one freaked out when I tried to gently get him a little closer to it. How long do you think before I pack it up and ship it back to Drs. Foster/Smith? Has anyone had one that the cats NEVER took too? Let me know--thanks! Kirsten I have a drinkwell fountain and the cats never use it. As soon as I use up the filters, I will put it away or give it away. -MIKE > I have a drinkwell fountain and the cats never use it. As soon as I use > up the filters, I will put it away or give it away. > > -MIKE well, my kitten doesn't drink water at all - it' confuses her, since she can't see it. i put some marbles in the bowl, but it's still not working. i wonder how long it will take for her to start drinking water. so far, she gets her liquid from store-bought mild. -L >> I have a drinkwell fountain and the cats never use it. As soon as I use >> up the filters, I will put it away or give it away. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -L Try food coloring in the water in a white bowl. > > I have a drinkwell fountain and the cats never use it. As soon as I use > > up the filters, I will put it away or give it away. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -L In this case, a water fountain really might help because your cat could see the movement of the water. Also, she obviously is getting water from someplace because it is vital for life. The problem is, she might not be getting an adequate amount. Be sure to use canned cat food instead of dry -- that will supply a good proportion of her needs. MaryL > So I've had the Petmate water fountain up for two days...nice little > trickling of water with accompanying gentle sound--specifically ordered for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > know--thanks! > Kirsten Turn the motor off and present it as just another drinking bowl while also removing the other available drinking bowls. Let them get well used to it. Then turn it on.  Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck > So I've had the Petmate water fountain up for two days...nice little > trickling of water with accompanying gentle sound--specifically ordered for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > know--thanks! > Kirsten I bought one because Holly is so attracted to the sound of running water. She will play with water from any faucet if I turn it on very slow -- sticks her head under it, drinks from it, bats it with her paws, etc. So, I thought her own personal drinking fountain would be a natural. In actual fact, she showed no interest in it at all. She wasn't afraid of it and would *occasionally* deign to take a sip from it -- but she returned to her regular bowl for most occasions and still loves water from a faucet. She will also sit at a sink for a long time after the water is turned off, looking down at the drain (listening, I think). Result: I got rid of the drinking fountain. It takes extra clean-up care, and I decided that there was no reason to try to "train" her to it if she wasn't interested. MaryL When I first bought my Drinkwell fountain, we set it up in the kitchen. No cat would come near it. So we emptied it and set on the floor in the most traveled room in the house. And every day I would scoot it closer & closer to where I was going to use it. Finally I had it right next to their water dish, but empty. Next day I added water, and slowly let their old water dish dry up. They started using it as a water dish. THEN I turned it on. Shied away from it at first, but now they drink out of nothing else but the fountain. SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > So I've had the Petmate water fountain up for two days...nice little > trickling of water with accompanying gentle sound--specifically ordered for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > know--thanks! > Kirsten I'm going to try that. The unit is soaking right now and after I clean it, I'll put it in service without the filter and not plugged in. I'll see if they use it. -MIKE Thanks, everyone, I really shall take your suggestions to heart, as I'm going on vacation and really want this to work! It holds a lot of water and I figure the moving water will result in less of that gross "slick" on the bottom of the bowl! Kirsten With the Drinkwell, I found there was more goo accumulating on the bowl than the regular water bowls. Also, after about a week, "suds" would form on the surface. The need for frequent disassembly and cleaning makes it not worth the bother. -MIKE My cats love their drinkwell fountain. Try drinking from the fountain yourself in front of the cat(s), so they may get the idea. You're kidding, right? :-) > My cats love their drinkwell fountain. > > Try drinking from the fountain yourself in front of the cat(s), so > they may get the idea. circa Sun, 30 May 2004 02:41:24 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, k conover (kirstencono@yahoo.com) said, > So I've had the Petmate water fountain up for two days...nice little > trickling of water with accompanying gentle sound--specifically ordered for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > know--thanks! > Kirsten Alex was the only one of my cats who ever *really* took to either of the fountains I have (Petmate and Drinkwell, IIRC). Since he died, the other cats don't even bother turning up a nose at the fountains, and I've stopped using them as a result. Well, actually, now that I think about it, I stopped using the Petmate one because I haven't been able to find the little black plastic plug piece that the power cord is threaded through since I moved, and the bowl will leak without it. 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