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Qwerty - 16 Sep 2005 06:42 GMT

I bought one of those reservoir type watering dishes today. Before I
did so, I was looking at them wondering how in the hell all the water
would stay in the reservoir and not spill out through the dish.

Despite my instincts, I bought one anyway - I succumbed to the
illusion that they wouldn't carry so many variations of this design if
it didn't work and maybe suction would hold the water in the reservoir
and not cause it to overflow the dish.

But of course, the laws of physics cannot be altered and that's
exactly what it did.

This item will be returned and while PetSmart has been pretty good
about accepting returns on products that suck in the past, this time I
am going to criticize them for even carrying such a product in the
first place.

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majcm - 16 Sep 2005 07:06 GMT

Qwerty, I would try another type. I had one that did work well, I don't
remember the brand, but it was pretty inexpensive. I got rid of it because
my cats kept knocking the "jug" part off of it and THAT would get water
everywhere, but it never overflowed.

> I bought one of those reservoir type watering dishes today. Before I
> did so, I was looking at them wondering how in the hell all the water
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> am going to criticize them for even carrying such a product in the
> first place.

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Qwerty - 16 Sep 2005 07:33 GMT

>Qwerty, I would try another type. I had one that did work well, I don't
>remember the brand, but it was pretty inexpensive. I got rid of it because
>my cats kept knocking the "jug" part off of it and THAT would get water
>everywhere, but it never overflowed.

I think I'll ask them to demonstrate that it works first before
offering up any more money.

I chose the one that seemed to me to be most likely to work, but since
you say you had one that did work, I obviously made a poor choice.

It was only $9.99 - it's already been through the dishwasher, but I'm
going to try to return it anyway.

I was actually considering buying one with a pump that circulated the
water, but decided against it because the one I thought was best was
out of stock and I thought the cord would be seen as a toy.

>> I bought one of those reservoir type watering dishes today. Before I
>> did so, I was looking at them wondering how in the hell all the water
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>> am going to criticize them for even carrying such a product in the
>> first place.

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Martin Jay - 16 Sep 2005 15:00 GMT

>I bought one of those reservoir type watering dishes today. Before I
>did so, I was looking at them wondering how in the hell all the water
>would stay in the reservoir and not spill out through the dish.

>Despite my instincts, I bought one anyway - I succumbed to the
>illusion that they wouldn't carry so many variations of this design if
>it didn't work and maybe suction would hold the water in the reservoir
>and not cause it to overflow the dish.

Is this the type that you screw a pop, for example Cola, bottle into?

We had one for a while. Bottles made of thin, flimsy, plastic didn't
work in it and the water emptied all over the floor. Sturdier bottles
seemed to be okay, however the dish was light and easy to knock, which
caused water to spill.

We now have a filtered system that continuously recycles the water.
It's probably just a gimmick, but at least the cats use it.

I read somewhere that cats tend to be susceptible to kidney problems
because they don't drink enough.

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5cats - 17 Sep 2005 21:26 GMT

> I bought one of those reservoir type watering dishes today. Before I
> did so, I was looking at them wondering how in the hell all the water
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> it didn't work and maybe suction would hold the water in the reservoir
> and not cause it to overflow the dish.

I've got one and it does work, but the cats don't use it because the
water sits too long and gets stale. They prefer the ceramic dish that I
fill everyday and they seem to like their newest gadget, one of the pet
water fountains.
I keep the reservoir thingy just in case there'd be some emergency where
I'd need to be gone a few days.

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