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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2004Cat drinking fountains?
Hi I have 2 cats who are both coming up on 15 years old. The Vet has suggested that I try to get them to drink more water. She suggested possibly getting one of the cat drinking fountains that you see in pet stores now. Does anybodty have any experience with these? Do they actually make the cats drink more then out of a normal bowl? What brand would you suggest? I went to Petsmart and saw they carry 2 different brands. Thanks for any info Steve  SignatureSteve's page of Fun links http://www.stevesfunlinks.com/ See Steve with famous people like the Bradys http://www.flash.net/~steve84/index1.htm Steve's page of over 200 Disney links! http://www.flash.net/~steve84/Disney.htm In the fine newsgroup "alt.pets.cats", Steve84 <steve84@flash.net> artfully composed this message within <news:mcH7d.3258$5b1.3237@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com> on 02 Oct 2004: > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Steve I have one (Drinkwell) and I can't tell if the cats drink from it, or it just evaporates faster because the water moves. What I've found effective is to place several sources of water in various places. I have the Drinkwell in the kitchen, but I also have a coffee cup of water that I keep fresh in my bedroom, one (also coffee cup) in the living room and another in the family room downstairs. They all get drank from. Move them around in places where you know your cats play or hang out, and if they find a source of water, almost guarenteed they will drink (or sample from, drink later). SignatureCheryl ps - Drinkwell fountains are very hard to keep clean. >I also have a > coffee cup of water that I keep fresh in my bedroom, one (also [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > source of water, almost guarenteed they will drink (or sample from, > drink later). I keep an extra bowl of water in the bedroom. The cats seem to think this is special water. They gather around it in the morning until I refill it. K. My cats: www.twentypaws.com Our ginger can who will use the glasses of water in the bathroom, will run over to you if you have a glass of water in your hand and will wait until you set it down somewhere, next thing there is a ginger head in the glass, drinking away. She probably thinks she is stealing the water Rob > >I also have a > > coffee cup of water that I keep fresh in my bedroom, one (also [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > My cats: > www.twentypaws.com In the fine newsgroup "alt.pets.cats", "Kitty Bouquet" <sarathax@optonline.net> artfully composed this message within <news:rfX7d.28703$kq6.18594536@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> on 03 Oct 2004: >>I also have a >> coffee cup of water that I keep fresh in my bedroom, one (also [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > My cats: > www.twentypaws.com I love your website. I've been browsing through the "cat of the week" pics and still many to go. lol What a lovely bunch you have. And all with names that start with S. :) Is there a story behind that? SignatureCheryl > I love your website. I've been browsing through the "cat of the > week" pics and still many to go. lol What a lovely bunch you have. > And all with names that start with S. :) Is there a story behind > that? Sylvie was my first. I named all of the others to start w/ "S" so they would be like a family. Glad you like my cats. They are such a joy (most of the time!). K. www.twentypaws.com Does anybodty have any experience with these? Do they > actually make the cats drink more then out of a normal bowl? What brand > would you suggest? I went to Petsmart and saw they carry 2 different > brands. I have the Drinkwell with the large attachable reservoir. I'm very satisfied and so is my cat. Hard to judge about the quantity consumed versus a bowl, but I got it to optimize the chances of more consumption. I bought the Petmate first and did not have a good experience with that pump, but others in this group swear by them. Tom -- www.DuendeDrama.org Bringing Plays and Stories to Our Schools and Communities We have this one: http://www.petguys.com/-029695248700.html it's great and the cats love it! Make sure to order filter replacements and wash it throughly every couple of weeks or so. BTW, that is the best price you'll find anywhere for that product. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com We have the Petmate one and our 8 year old will only drink from it, our 5 year old does not use it, preferring instead to drink from the glass of water on the bathroom floor. My only comment about the petmate is that because we have water with a very high calcium content, a good weekly cleaning is essential. Change the filter every 6 to 8 weeks. Rob > We have this one: > http://www.petguys.com/-029695248700.html > it's great and the cats love it! Make sure to order filter replacements > and wash it throughly every couple of weeks or so. BTW, that is the best > price you'll find anywhere for that product. My cat will only drink out of the tap(!) - she drinks tons - every time I go into the bathroom. I looked into fountains for that reason but could only find ones that have to plug into the mains? Do any of the ones mentioned run on batteries? I'm in the UK Thanks Chris > We have the Petmate one and our 8 year old will only drink from it, our 5 > year old does not use it, preferring instead to drink from the glass of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> and wash it throughly every couple of weeks or so. BTW, that is the best >> price you'll find anywhere for that product. Thanks Steve > We have this one: > http://www.petguys.com/-029695248700.html > it's great and the cats love it! Make sure to order filter > replacements and wash it throughly every couple of weeks or so. BTW, > that is the best price you'll find anywhere for that product. SignatureSteve's page of Fun links http://www.stevesfunlinks.com/ See Steve with famous people like the Bradys http://www.flash.net/~steve84/index1.htm Steve's page of over 200 Disney links! http://www.flash.net/~steve84/Disney.htm >Hi > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >would you suggest? I went to Petsmart and saw they carry 2 different >brands. Thanks for any info I have a Drinkwell that my cats do drink from when it's clean, but they seem to prefer the metal bowl in the bedroom or my glass. If you get an automatic, be sure to wash it thoroughly once a week rather than just topping it off. The internal parts can become slimy without adequate cleaning. BarB |
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