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Cats' water supply
We've got a Drinkwell Pet Fountain (http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Drinkw...cmd ZViewItem), also available from Drs Foster and Smith, Petco, PetSmart, etc. You can get an extended capacity reservoir (basically about a quart bottle that fastens to the back side). I find that one filling of the reservoir keeps our six well-watered for a couple days. The only time we have water on the floor is when Ranger decides he needs to stand in the basin, then shakes his feet dry on the floor. I tryed one of those type of things but my babies did not seem to care for it., They like the cold fresh, water they get twice a day. During the hot summer they would not even touch it when the water was warm. They would drink from the toilet bowl. |
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Pat wrote: "Christine K." wrote Well... there are no-tip bowls, that he couldn't turn over, but he'd still be able to splash around in one. (picked Petco, coz it was the first one that came to mind) http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...689&enemerch=1 Then I seem to remember seeing something similar as the bottle used for rodents, but bigger and meant for cats. Now I cannot find one tho... hold on, this one's for small dogs too, so why not cats: http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...familyID=6144& or http://tinyurl.com/h68uv The first one looks like a good idea (especially the no-skid bottom) but I'd like to find a deeper one that would take up less space on the floor. The other I think would only work if I had just one or two cats, with seven cats it would need filling too often. And some of them may not figure out how to use it. Thanks for the tip! One of my friends has a cat who likes to play in his water dish. She got him a HUGE metal dish, like the kind you'd use for big dogs, and keeps it in the shower. She simply removes it when she is taking a shower, and he's free to play and splash to his heart's content every day. Sometimes she floats a yellow ducky in there because he likes to play 'drown the ducky'. Go figure. How about putting a big metal dish inside a little child's wading pool? No matter how you go about it, you're going to have to take up room. Your owner just likes to splash. I heard that cats don't like to have their whiskers touching the sides of the bowl, which is why I have a big bowl for Princess Rita, but I've also heard that they can't see the water unless it's moving, which would explain why Fin would bat his water bowl every time he drank. He would end up moving it all over the kitchen floor. I never knew where I'd find it next. Cats are such fun. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita |
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Cats' water supply
Dan M wrote:
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:39:31 -0500, Pat wrote: I'm looking for advice and suggestions for not having to replace the cats' water supply several times a day. We've got a Drinkwell Pet Fountain (http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Drinkw...sh-Cat-Dog-NIB _W0QQitemZ7756997837QQcategoryZ66764QQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem), also available from Drs Foster and Smith, Petco, PetSmart, etc. You can get an extended capacity reservoir (basically about a quart bottle that fastens to the back side). I find that one filling of the reservoir keeps our six well-watered for a couple days. The only time we have water on the floor is when Ranger decides he needs to stand in the basin, then shakes his feet dry on the floor. Persia loves her Drinkwell fountain. I didn't get the big water bottle that goes on the back since I have only one cat but it seems that would alleviate the need for constant filling. With the humidity down here in the southern US, the basin water evaporates; I just pour a cup of cold water in it every day after I brush my teeth. When it's really hot I'll drop an ice cube or two in there to keep the water nice and chilled. |
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Dan M wrote:
What size reservoir do you have on yours? I think it's about a quart - it's about 4 inches in diameter and maybe 5-6 inches high. It looks wonderful... is it difficult for a cat to tip over? Nobody has managed to do so yet, and we've been using this one for over a year. And Persia loves drinking from the running "spout" on the fountain, although sometimes she drinks straight from the basin. It's quite heavy when filled with water so I don't think a cat can just tip it over, plus it has little rubber feet on the bottom so it can't be scooted. Jill |
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Pat, there's another fountain also that might work for you: Here's a rather
long link to it -- hope it works: http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...1-b956fcebab77 If the link doesn't work go to www.valleyvet.com and use the search function for pet fountains. I have the 108 oz. size for my kitties and they do like it! It says it uses a charcoal filter cartridge but I just get a little net bag from the fish supply area of Petsmart and buy the aquarium type charcoal to put in it and it works great. Christine "Pat" wrote in message ... "Dan M" wrote We've got a Drinkwell Pet Fountain (http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Drinkw...sh-Cat-Dog-NIB _W0QQitemZ7756997837QQcategoryZ66764QQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem), also available from Drs Foster and Smith, Petco, PetSmart, etc. You can get an extended capacity reservoir (basically about a quart bottle that fastens to the back side). I find that one filling of the reservoir keeps our six well-watered for a couple days. The only time we have water on the floor is when Ranger decides he needs to stand in the basin, then shakes his feet dry on the floor. What size reservoir do you have on yours? It looks wonderful... is it difficult for a cat to tip over? |
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