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Q abt water fountains
Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet
ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where lynn I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, because I'm not myself, you see. ~Lewis Carroll |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:32:56 -0800, ensoul wrote:
Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where lynn I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, because I'm not myself, you see. ~Lewis Carroll I have quit using mine also. I now put a large pan in the bath tub and one in the shower stall. Easier and less water sp;ashing all over. |
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I have quit using mine also. �I now put a large pan in the bath tub and one in the shower stall. �Easier and less water sp;ashing all over..- Hide quoted text - The way Moe & Rudy shed the bathtub would be an awful mess...I'm lucky having sliding doors across the tub though they can drive me nuts when they start wacking at the doors with their paws making one hell of a racket lynn I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be. ~Douglas Adams |
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ensoul wrote:
Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where They don't need 'em. If the cats are hung up on fountain drinks, let 'em drink outa the faucet. Really, all you need to do is make sure they get fresh water daily. |
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My cat loves his fountain - he used both the Drinkwell and Catit but seems to
get more enjoyment out of the Catit. He drinks from both the globe and the bowl. If you experiment with adjusting the globe slightly, you'll find a position where it just emits a gentle hum. There are mats you can buy for the Catit which should catch the water. I do find water on the mat sometimes, I think it's when Max laps the very top of the globe. Only problem I have found is that pump gets blocked frequently despite my using filters, so I take it apart every time I clean the fountain. ensoul wrote: Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where lynn I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, because I'm not myself, you see. ~Lewis Carroll -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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"Noon Cat Nick" wrote in message news:vOpxj.333$TT4.108@attbi_s22... ensoul wrote: Really, all you need to do is make sure they get fresh water daily. "Catlover Medway via CatKB.com" u15343@uwe wrote in message news:806abd58d62ce@uwe... My cat loves his fountain - he used both the Drinkwell and Catit but seems to get more enjoyment out of the Catit. My Gracie loves her little ... I don't know what you call it, but it is a little tank on top of a shallow dish that has a mechanism whereby water flows out of the tank when it gets low in the dish? It goes "glug glug glug" and she finds this highly fascinating. I put it down when I went away for a week as I did not really trust my husband to change her water as much as I would like. It is in an out-of -the-way spot so he would not be needlessly insulted. She seems to think it is her own secret spring and that I do not know about it. She is surprised when I fill it, rolls her little eyes and waits for the other shoe to drop. I suspect it makes her drink more, because she likes to make it go "glug glug glug." I hear it, and look, and there she is, staring as though the tank is prey. hahaha. She kills me. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:32:56 -0800 (PST), ensoul
wrote: Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where lynn I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, because I'm not myself, you see. ~Lewis Carroll I have the Petmate fountain and one cat uses it all the time, one ignores it, and one likes playing with it but doesn't seem to realize that you can drink from it. The filters are a few bucks each and last for a month or more. It seems like a good deal. |
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On Feb 27, 5:32 pm, ensoul wrote:
Do you think cats really need them? Is just hype as in getting pet ppl to buy useless thinks like all those fancy dog outfits that have real jeweled collars or is there really a need for them? My guys share a water bowl but food dishes are separate and they drink out of the tiolet. I keep the seat down for 24 hrs after cleaning it I used to have one and they loved it but I had big problem getting filters for it, gave it to my daughter and I got a different model, globe shaped...was rated high on amazon but awful to use, akward, noisey, water every where lynn They don't need the fountains, but our cats like the Drinkwell so we have one. They sell the filters at Petsmart so I never had a problem getting them. Of course, you don't really have to use filters. I fill up the Drinkwell from our Brita pitcher so the water is already filtered, so if the filters were hard for us to find, we just wouldn't use them. I would not say the fountains are useless because for some cats they encourage them to drink more water. Cats are not efficient drinkers-- in the wild they would meet a lot of their water needs from the water content of prey they eat. If a cat is being fed dry food, they may not be drinking enough water to prevent urinary tract problems. The other problem we have with just leaving around bowls of water is that one of the cats tends to dunk her toys in them and leave them there. She doesn't do that with a fountain. I guess the point is that if you think your cats are getting enough water from a water dish and the toilet, you don't need to have a fountain. Of course our cats don't need all the cat toys they have either but we indulge them. -yngver |
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