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Jumi & Shirley Butler - 09 Feb 2004 23:05 GMT

A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
that you place on the different tiers so the water flows over it.

My cat, Rexie, of course loves it. Fresh water all the time, and
running, too!

My concerns: 1] You have to plug it in, so I don't like to leave it
on when I'm home, and 2] that he'll become 'addicted' to it and
won't drink out of his regular water bowls [of which there are
several].

As to #1, are there any of these that are battery-operated rather than
electric, and #2, if I'm gone and the pump isn't on, will he drink
from his regular bowls??

TIA,

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Ted Davis - 10 Feb 2004 02:15 GMT

>A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
>know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
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>electric, and #2, if I'm gone and the pump isn't on, will he drink
>from his regular bowls??

I had a battery operated one - the batteries lasted only a few hours.

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Alan Sandoval - 10 Feb 2004 08:03 GMT

> >A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
> >know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
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> >won't drink out of his regular water bowls [of which there are
> >several].

I have one of those, exactly as you describe. My cat shows no interest in
it at all. The power cord seems very well insulated and I don't worry about
her biting into it or a short circuit in the water. As far as running water
being attractive to some cats, well, that's just how it is. Running water
in nature is usually cleaner than standing water. I doubt any cat would
intentionally dehydrate because a preferred source of water was unavailable
while the bowl of water was available.

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JP Hobbs - 14 Feb 2004 05:10 GMT

I dont have a fountain but my cat Wilson only wants to drink out of an
old plastic beaker ,which I place in the bathtub because I have to fill it
to
overflowing. He always has 3 or 4 little bowls of water around the place
but ignores them, oh well I guess as long as he drinksout of something
that the main thing. hope you find the answers your seeking Jean P.

> >A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
> >know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
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>
> T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)

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Babba - 10 Feb 2004 20:56 GMT

> A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
> know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>
> Shirley B.,

My cats won't drink out of their water bowls, never have done. Always
seeming to prefer either puddles or a near neighbours Koi pond :-)

Untill I bought a lead crystal candle bowl, the type that you float candles
on top with coloured glass beads in the bottom. Now it's the 'in place' to
be seen drinking from. You should hear those whiskers singe !

Babba.

Life lesson No 350.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are cunning, and will piss
on your carpet".

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Jumi & Shirley Butler - 11 Feb 2004 01:44 GMT

Oh yes, Rexie prefers glass or crystal {have I made you all understand
he IS NOT spoiled?!] Won't drink out of plastic or even
corningware.

And thanks to all of you for your comments. I may have alreadly
stated that I've had a cat before, even a Siamese, but Rexie is the
only male I've had, and he's so different from our other one. SHE was
the best guard{dog} we ever had. !!

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~"Jumi & Shirley Butler" <twonickbutlers@charter.net> wrote in message
~news:p74g20hfrbr4b30b0j1d747ie23i7ur1hk@4ax.com...
~> A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays.
You
~> know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
~> that you place on the different tiers so the water flows over it.
~>
~> My cat, Rexie, of course loves it. Fresh water all the time, and
~> running, too!
~>
~> My concerns: 1] You have to plug it in, so I don't like to leave
it
~> on when I'm home, and 2] that he'll become 'addicted' to it and
~> won't drink out of his regular water bowls [of which there are
~> several].
~>
~> As to #1, are there any of these that are battery-operated rather
than
~> electric, and #2, if I'm gone and the pump isn't on, will he drink
~> from his regular bowls??
~>
~> TIA,
~>
~> To reply by mail, remove 'nicks'.
~>
~> Shirley B.,
~
~
~My cats won't drink out of their water bowls, never have done. Always
~seeming to prefer either puddles or a near neighbours Koi pond :-)
~
~Untill I bought a lead crystal candle bowl, the type that you float
candles
~on top with coloured glass beads in the bottom. Now it's the 'in
place' to
~be seen drinking from. You should hear those whiskers singe !
~
~
~
~Babba.
~
~Life lesson No 350.
~"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are cunning, and will
piss
~on your carpet".
~

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~*Connie*~ - 12 Feb 2004 11:50 GMT

a reputable pet company has made a fresh water fountain for cats...
http://www.petedge.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1569&itemType=
PRODUCT&iMainCat=0&iSubCat=0&iSubSubCat=0&iProductID=1569&AS=1

If a cat is thirsty, it will drink out of what ever is around. he might
wait for you to come home and turn the fountain on, but if your not around,
he'll drink out of anything.

also, with out a filter, the water isn't that fresh.. you might want to
consider changing it out every couple of days.

> A friend gave us a little indoor garden fountain for the holidays. You
> know the kind, it has several tiers and it comes with smooth stones
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> "Making a way out of no way is sometimes the only way"
> Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole

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