PetSafe Drinkwell Stainless Steel 360 Multiple Pet Fountain – Scratch and Rust Resistant Automatic Water Dispenser for Cats or Dogs – Adjustable Flow Control – 128 Ounce (3.8 Liter) – Filters Included

Great product
I’m very pleased with this purchase. My cats love it! They are under a year old and took to this very easily. I thought they would since one of them had a fascination with the bathtub faucet. It doesn’t leak, but she’d bat at it until she could get a drip to come out. When I first set up the Drinkwell, she played in it for about 2 hours straight – she made such a mess in the kitchen, but it was so fun to watch, I let her get it out of her system. The other cat played in it too, but after about 20 minutes or so, she was over it.The bowl is large – about 12-13 inches in diameter, and I really like the fact that it’s stainless steel even though some of the other parts are plastic. I found a nice padded mat at “BBB” to place underneath it – the mat fits the fountain along with two smaller food bowls. A mat is necessary because it eliminates the sound of the vibration of the pump. I’m not a huge fan of the clips that hold the conic piece in place, but they get the job done. The fountain cleans very easily – I usually do this about 2-3 times per week – it depends on how much they play in it, because their fur gets in it – LOL. I ended up purchasing some spare parts along with a brush kit to clean it with from the manufacturer’s web site. The brushes are very helpful and make cleaning easier. I also purchased additional foam filters that go around the pump here on Amazon at a reasonable price. I do not use a filter in the top portion of the fountain – we already have filtered water, so I don’t have a need to filter the water again. The only reason I purchase the spongy foam filter for around the pump is because it helps keep the hair out of the pump.Obviously I check the water level daily, and I usually throw a few ice cubes in when it’s warm out, which they love. They almost always drink out of the part that drips from the top. The exception would be when I put ice cubes in – then they like to lick the ice cubes and will drink out of the bottom part, which is kind of narrow. I use the top that has three water flows – the faucet comes with different tops you can put on so that there are from 1-5 water flows. I thought three was enough, especially if they want to drink out of the bottom – otherwise water would drip on their heads, but I don’t think they’d care too much. There is a part on the top that adjusts the water flow, so if you find that it makes too much noise from the dripping sound, then you can adjust the flow so that the water hits the cone part instead of splattering in the water. Also, if the water splashes out of the dish, it’s because of a combination of having the water level too high and the flow too high (or you have cats like mine that like to play in the water!)Every time I clean the fountain, my cats act like they’ve been in the desert and they need a drink immediately – they don’t like me to take it away. As soon as I put it down, they act like they did when it was brand new. The one cat likes to stand with her paws on the top of the fountain and she bats at it until the water is coming out again – so cute!So far all the parts have held up well, although I did buy some replacement parts in case something clunks out – they love the fountain so much, I just can’t have it break down 🙂 I know my cats are drinking plenty of water with this fountain as evidenced by all the clumping pee balls they leave in the litterbox!

Owners of rambunctious cats be warned!
This fountain would be 6/5 if not for the only flaw, which is the top half of the fountain is only held on by gravity and a tiny bit of suction. What this means is a rambunctious kitten (big or small) can knock the metal cone off of the pump assembly and leave the fountain fairly unusable until it’s put back. Niles went as far as to remove the cone entirely this morning!To be clear, the normal pawing that cats do at their water will not affect this fountain. As a cat owner of almost 30 years, Niles is the most inquisitive, destructive, and I’m contractually obligated to say loving, cat I’ve ever met. So if you have a Niles, you might need to adapt to make this fountain work for you.The pros are all great otherwise.It is truly easy to clean! The pump and filter assembly come apart with minimal effort and in a way that all the crevices can be effectively reached.The pump is very quiet, and pretty consistent through the week. We have three cats, so we have to top off the water mid-week. We clean once a week, and the water doesn’t get gross by the end.The cats all acclimated to it well, but it did take about a week to two weeks of it running before we saw them all use it. We have one skittish boy who was more hessitant, so we kept their other water out for the first week, and then moved the fountain to the spot where their old water bowl was for the second, and that seemed to work well.All in all, for a household with normal cats, and for people who are both particular about cleaning and appreciate efficiency, I would highly recommend!

Edit to add…June 2023 Still works perfect. Our old cat died (age 18) but the fountain is still working and used daily by the other two cats and the dog (I can’t believe we thought we’d be able to stop her from drinking from the cats fountain)Edit to add… July 2020 Still going strong. We’ve since added a dog (double ugh) but she’s not allowed to drink from the cats fountain.Edit to add….August 2017 and still going strong. This might be the best purchase I’ve ever made. We’ve since added a third cat (ugh!) and she also loves the fountain.Edit to add… July 2016. we’ve now had this fountain for 3 years and it’s still much loved and going strong. Great purchase!We bought this to please our older cat who only liked drinking from the bathroom sink tap, and he’d want you to turn the tap on and leave the room before he’d drink. So after moving to a new house with wall mounted sink and watching him struggle to perch on the edge we thought we better find a better way. We researched a few fountains and decided on this one. We have had it for a month now and are very pleased with it. It does require topping up everyday and I wash it once a week but it’s no more work than a regular dish of water. Less, perhaps, because if you forget to fill it the poor cat isn’t going without water. The only downside is that it is quite large, about 13″ in diameter and obviously needs to be near a plug in. It isn’t very loud, doesn’t annoy me anyway (and I’m someone who gets annoyed with noises).Best of all, our cats both love it. The old cat drinks out of it, never asks to drinks out of the sink anymore. Both of them drink right of the top where the water comes out. The younger cat also treats it as his personal water playground and it isn’t unusual to find him asleep with his head against it or his paw in it. Sometimes he puts his toys in it and then fishes them out.It was worth the money and we don’t regret purchasing it at all. As long as it lasts at least a year we will replace it will the same model.

Esta fuente tiene una gran capacidad (cerca de 4 litros), suficiente para proveer de agua a mis 9 gatos; todos ellos han incrementado su consumo de agua, lo cual es muy importante para mantener su buena salud. La fuente es silenciosa y solo hay que tener cuidado de mantener un nivel adecuado de agua (arriba de la última fila de orificios) para evitar daños en la bomba. Tiene un filtro para partículas pequeñas (tierra, piedrecillas), pero no es de carbón activado, aunque esto se resuelve fácilmente usando agua purificada de garrafón. No salpica hacia afuera, ni se resbala hacia ningún lado. Es un poco difícil de desarmar, así que es mejor darle al menos una buena enjuagada una vez por semana, ya que al ser de acero inoxidable se garantiza que no habrá absorción de olores ni sabores. Recomendable desarmarla y lavarla bien mensualmente, con jabón para trastes.