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| Brand: Petmate
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $29.97
You Save: $10.02 (25%)
New (5) Used (1) from $20.00
Rating:  459 reviews
Sales Rank: 3760
Color: Espresso
Media: Health and Beauty
Batteries Included: No
Size: Medium
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 13.5 x 7 x 9
MPN: 24960
Model: 24960
UPC: 029695249600
EAN: 0029695249600
ASIN: B0009EXMES
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 459
a good low-cost pet accessory February 19, 2007
TravelMod (New York, NY USA)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
First of all, this product is virtually silent; only if one stands very closely can one hear a soft gurgling of water. The loud motor noises others have reported are due to low water levels as indicated in the instruction book. Mine started out with that noise; as soon as I brought the water to the proper level, the noise stopped immediately.
I found this model a bit difficult to assemble--the diagram wasn't that helpful to me for the smaller parts. That may be my own limitation. This is clearly a low-budget model, but I wanted to make sure my cat would use it. I don't have expectations of it lasting a very long time, but so far I really can't see that a higher-priced model would do a better job. I did crack one small piece (a strainer thingy) during assembly, but I was still able to use the part and the mechanism is working fine.
My cat took to this immediately, and now I no longer have to wastefully leave a bathroom tap dripping in order to encourage her to drink.
You can purchase replacement filters at the same time you buy this unit.
 My 4 cats love it! (216 oz size) December 20, 2005
Peggy (Norfolk, VA United States)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I was concerned from other reviews that it might be too noisy-after the pump fills and starts the waterfall, it is very quiet, almost inaudible. All of my cats love drinking out of it. I clean it weekly, which admittedly isn't as easy as cleaning a plain water bowl, but I think it's worth the extra 10 minutes. It's funny as now they wait for me to put the fountain back vs. drinking out of a plain bowl. I use the filtered water from my refrigerator and the charcoal filters that came w/ it. The customer service from Entirely [...] was wonderful and this item arrived in a few days. I now shop directly at their web store since they carry CNET dental cat chews that really clean their teeth-Greenies get gobbled too quickly w/o any dental effect.
Exactly what I had hoped for! September 12, 2005
Laura Burkholder (New Bern, NC)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Even after reading several reviews, I was still skeptical that my cats (both of them sink drinkers for 3 years) would switch over. My husband and I were worried about the amount of water they were getting, since we were not home during the day to give them fresh water and they would *not* drink from their bowl. One week after purchasing the waterer, both cats were drinking from the fountain like they had their entire lives. Training was relatively easy as well, we would just pick them up from the sink and take them to the waterer each time they jumped up on the counter. The unit is very quiet and simple to assemble, also seems easy to clean so far. Well worth the money, plus it is cheaper on Amazon.com than some other sites I found.
Did anyone mention this thing is quiet? :-) One great buy! September 13, 2005
J. Foster (Mount Olive, NC)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Having recently adopted two very large cats to join our one Himalayan, we quickly realized that just putting water in a dish wasn't going to cut it anymore, and neither was refilling it several times a day going to work either. Well, we quickly came across this unit and decided to give it a try. Are we ever glad we did! This thing is so quiet that you have to look at it closely just to make sure it's working.
The assembly directions aren't real clear, but it's pretty intuative as to what to do to get it working. I had water running through it in just a matter of minutes.
Being committed to drinking filtered water ourselves, we wanted the same option for our cats, and were pleased to realize that this unit includes at least a charcoal filter through which all the water passes. Very nice inclusion, if you ask me.
Buy it, you won't be sorry you did.
Purrrrrrrrrfect October 31, 2003
D. QUINN (NEW YORK)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Update on my original review...it's now June 2005, I originally purchased this product mid-2003. It's still running like new, I still love it, and so do my cats.
Original review: I bought this item several months ago thinking my Maine Coon would love it since she loves running water. Well, both she and my Norwegian Forest Cat love it. I don't think it's difficult to clean. Everything comes apart very easily. The filter comes apart in 3 pieces so you can really clean out any clogs. I can't see why anyone would complain about cleaning it, wouldn't they clean their cats' water bowls? The fact that I only clean this once a week is a breeze. My only problem was that my cat kept taking off the very top piece with her paw, then removing the filter. I now tape the top piece down after each cleaning and that has solved the problem. I've owned this product for several months and it still works as if it were brand new. I think my cats are attracted to the "fountain" aspect, as they seem to be drinking a lot more water than when they were given standing water in a regular bowl. I whole heartedly recommend this product.
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