I had the dilemma of owning a cat who loved to knock his water bowl around or over
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I had the dilemma of owning a cat who loved to knock his water bowl around or over, and that would constantly leave messes around for me to clean up. This was my solution, and it hasn't let me down. Because it's meant for travel, it's not supposed to spill easily, either from being knocked around or being knocked over (since it can't be knocked over). It wasn't the cheapest thing ever, but with how well it's worked and how easy it is to use, I'm just beyond pleased and believe it was worth every penny.
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Used to have a bowl that just replenished the water as it was taken out. But my cat didn't really ever drink from it, and she usually just tipped it over and made a mess. After she got used to the noise of the fountain (it's not that loud but she scares easily) she drinks more water finally. Holds a lot of water.
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I was about to return it because it jammed frequently, until I discovered that the jamming was due to my cat's exuberance. He loves it!
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My cat prefers this bowl, regardless of placement. It might be because its raised or or might be because it has a larger circumstance.. or maybe my cat just likes how it looks.

In any case, since my cat prefers it - and I like how it looks and matches the food bowl, and how easy it is to clean - it was a good purchase for me.

At the price though, Id feel jaded if my critter didn't prefer it..
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The pieces fit together perfectly, the seeds grew, and the cat ate the wheat grass. Unfortunately, the water turned scummy very quickly, necessitating frequent water changes. And, the device took up space in the Drinkwell that both the cat and I thought would be more useful for drinking and splashing. I recommend buying $1 worth of wheat grass seeds and planting them (about 1 tsp) in a small pot of organic potting soil entirely separate from the Drinkwell. I've been doing this about once every 10 days for months - minimal effort, maximum cat enjoyment.
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My cat likes this bowl so far, and I've only had it a week, so we'll see how it holds up. My main complaint is the size of the drinking "hole." The slide for the waterflow is very large and covers most of the bowl. She likes to put her face in the hole rather than drinking the bubbly part, so her collar and tags tap the side of the bowl constantly. Otherwise, it's fine and not too loud.

Update: This thing is a bit of a pain in the butt, so I am lowering my review. It's a pain to clean, and of course you have to scrub it out once a week to get rid of that slimy build up. But you have to unplug it, and bring the whole thing to the sink, make sure you get the fountain hole part, where slime really likes to hang out.

But my number one complaint is that if it gets JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO LOW ON WATER.... it makes a loud buzzing and sputters water all over the place. Even though the water intake is UNDER the pump, when the water is just slightly below the line in the bow, nowhere near EMPTY, it SPUTTERS. UGHHH... I am ready to just get a normal bowl.
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I had issues with my cats liking to see the bubbles with the old water bowl, so they would headbutt it and eventually knock it over, water everywhere.  I came home daily to a huge puddle on the floor.  Now I have little water spilling issues though still some.  When it gets down to the bottom they start to headbutt this one, but it doesn't knock over.  It does by nature of water spill out as it splashes up over the sides.  I remedied this by getting a pet place mat with sides, much like the snow/water trapper car mats that are out there.  The water stays in the mat, and the bowl doesn't leave the mat until it's completely empty at which time I'm fully aware they are telling me to put water in it. I try to get it beforehand but it's hard to determine sometimes.

One doesn't like to stick his head in the bowl to drink and instead prefers to cup his paw and attempt to drink from it.  Why IDK? I have another one that tries to do the same thing with food.  Though cute to watch, these two are mess makers.  But the mat once again mostly contains the mess.  This odd habit makes the bowl dirty by the end.  My favorite thing is how easy this is to wipe up.  Others before it had a lip that made it difficult to clean because you can't see under it.  The metal is just a couple wipes away from good to go.  I have yet to put it in the dishwasher though it was a selling point.  Just can't see spending that much time without the water bowl and using a different one.

I had the half gallon one, but ended up getting the gallon one when I felt like I was filling up too regularly when the third cat arrived.  The gallon one initially was on the second floor, and half gallon near the food on the first floor.  I had to rotate that because the gallon one would go "stale", and the half gallon was being tortured via constant headbutting.  Now they are refilled equally I'd say.

Removed a star because I find it odd the top is a screw off top to nowhere.  I imagine this is like this because they have a food version and I'm guessing this is where you fill it.  However for my cat sitters while I'm on vacation, this is confusing.  I shouldn't have to explain how to use a water bowl.  Otherwise, I've had these for quite a while now (probably a year), and no functionality issues.
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I like this product because it is built well and promotes cats to drink water which it did.  The 2 main reasons I got rid of it:  The water sound drove me nuts, no matter what setting I had it on I always heard the water from my other room and it made me think something was leaking in the house.  2.  My cats play with the water a lot, one night their hair clogged up the water intake which then let the water fountain part pour too much water into the bottom causing it to over flow and have a nice puddle in my kitchen floor.  I will be looking for better designs, I have friends who like it a lot so maybe my cats just play with water too much :)
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Our cat loves the PetFusion Elevated Pet Bowl Holder. We used to have bowls but she would never drink her water. She would always try to drink out of our glasses of water and knock them over. We bought her a fountain, which she seemed to really like and started drinking more. Then she started playing in the fountain and it would get really dirty. It was pretty annoying to clean and eventually broke. We thought, if her food and water are off the ground, maybe she will be happier and we were right. She drinks so much more water with the elevated pet bowl and cannot knock it over. I think that she likes the wider bowls, too. I recommend this product!
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I have a young cat who for some reason LOVED to flip any bowl we bought. If she couldn't flip it, she would splash the water everywhere and then there wouldn't be any water left for my other cat. I bought this and some Velcro with the expectation that I would need to secure it so it didn't get flipped. Once it was set up, both of my cats love it. The Bowl Flipper loves the little waterfall and hasn't even tried to flip it. It`s easy to clean as well. I loved it so much, I bought a second one!!!
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My cat would use it Ty "tinkle" but the "other business" he would leave in the bathtub.
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I went ahead and ordered a second pump, as eventually they do fail. But I opened the one I had, after reading the posts here, as it was suddenly barely moving any water and sure enough, there was cat hair and mold slime clogging things up a bit. I cleaned it out, put the water bowl back together and it works like a charm.  I love this water bowl, it holds a lot, is easy to fill and my cats use it a lot. Highly recommended!
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I have cat who is absolutely enormous.  And he definitely not one of those cats that's interested in climbing higher than everything else in the house.  AND he not very playful despite my attempts.  I'd always thought of him as a really heavy lap warmer.  My second cat, on the other hand, is incredibly wild, active, and loves to climb.  Regardless, I felt like purchasing this cat tree was risky.  If you're a fellow cat owner, you know what I'm talking about... buying an expensive toy/litter box/food/post that your cat will just ignore is not fun.

This cat tree, though somewhat pricey (create a price watch - the price drops to $109 regularly), has completely transformed my large cat.  First off, most cat scratchers and climbing posts are simply not stable enough to support him jumping and rolling around but this one is.  He now climbs comfortably and has claimed the left perch as his own and will frequently play King of the Castle with my smaller cat.  He loves climbing now and both cats take advantage of the sisal posts.  Rub the posts with catnip and the cats both go crazy.

I can honestly say this is the greatest thing I've ever purchased for my cats.
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Cant get it to not have water around the base and floor. I assume its bc th cats head or paws knock it out but its substantial. The goal should be entice to drink but not get water damage and build it accordingly
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I have 3 cats, one of which is having kidney issues and constantly wants a fresh bowl of water. I read somewhere that cats instinctively prefer moving water as it is in their DNA to reconize it as cleaner/fresher. Everytime I walked past the water bowl she would yowl until I changed the water. This was a 4-5 time a day event. I finally realized it was the movement of the water that she liked. It took about a week but she is drinking out of this fountain and not yowling!! WHOOP WHOOP!! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it is a little loud. Our bedroom is at the oposite end of the house so no problem there ~ I just keep thinking something on the stove is boiling. I would recommend this product.
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My two cats love it.  Bought it because they kept getting in the sink and insisting that I turn it on (slow steam) so they could drink.  (Even though they had a perfectly good bowl of clean water on the floor).  You know how cats are!  Anyway, they were fascinated in watching this for the first few days - but still kept getting into the sink.  Well, I refused to give in and turn on the sink.  I figured if they got thirsty enough, then they would give in a drink from the new water fountain.  It worked.  They eventually got the message that I wasn't going to give in.  They now both drink from the fountain.  Sometimes they still get into the sink - hoping I might forget and turn it on for them.  (I admit, sometimes I do give in and turn it on for them as a treat).  But overall, they now know do get their water from this fountain.
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I thought this would be much heavier than it turned out to be. I needed one my cat couldn't top over. She can if it's only 1/4 full.  Wide bowl allows my dog's longs ears hit the water too