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Drinkwell fountains
Hiya
Glancing through the CPL Xmas catalogue- I noticed they have Drinkwell water fountains and I am toying with getting one for the Fabulous Furballs So can I ask a couple of questions 1. How good are they? 2. Do they need to be plugged into the electricity? 3. How do they work? Thanks in advance Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Lesley wrote:
Hiya Glancing through the CPL Xmas catalogue- I noticed they have Drinkwell water fountains and I am toying with getting one for the Fabulous Furballs So can I ask a couple of questions 1. How good are they? My cat is very possessive of hers. If I remove it from the floor to clean it she howevers around until everything is back to normal. Filling the bowl with ice cubes provides some extra entertainment. I've had mine for over 5 years with no issues. It has been reported that some cats seem a little spooked or perhaps ambivalent about them. The low level of noise they generate may cause this effect. It may encourage your cat to drink more water. The water is filtered through a replaceable internal filter and gets a certain amount a aeration that water sitting in a bowl will not. 2. Do they need to be plugged into the electricity? Yes, if you expect the water to circulate through the spout. It can be used without electricity, however one might as well continue using a bowl as use a DrinkWell without electricity. 3. How do they work? Water is pumped with small self-contained pump. The water pours out a spout and lands in the bowel where it is circulated through a large particle filter back internally through a finer filter to the spout again. Thanks in advance Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Thanks for that Joe
As the Furballs water dish is in the kitchen and there isn't a spare powerpoint anywhere in the house I think they are going to have to stick on their ordinary dishes. I'll just have to find something else to spoil them with Lesley Slave of the Fabulous (and spoilt) Furballs |
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The only problem I have with mine is that it is a PITA to clean. In order
to clean it well, you have to completely take it apart and get in all the nooks and crannies. I have actually shelved it for the time being. However my cats do like it and a couple enjoy playing with the stream. "Lesley" wrote in message oups.com... Hiya Glancing through the CPL Xmas catalogue- I noticed they have Drinkwell water fountains and I am toying with getting one for the Fabulous Furballs So can I ask a couple of questions 1. How good are they? 2. Do they need to be plugged into the electricity? 3. How do they work? Thanks in advance Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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I had one for a couple of years but my cats never used it. I gave it to
a friend and she reports that her cats love it. The difference could be that I feed mostly canned food and she feeds mostly dry. With the canned food they get enough water so they drink very little. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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