PETKIT New Cat Water Fountain with Wireless Pump, Ultra Quiet 65oz/1.85L Pet Water Fountain for Cats and Dogs Inside, Detachable Design Easy to Clean and Assemble, Filters Included

Update Aug-2022:After running for more than a year, the pump finally died. Thankfully a replacement pump was available here for $10 and this thing is running again! BTW, dont get scared when the pump suddenly stops. It seems to be a power-saving thing! It comes back in a bit!!Update 9/14:This unit is working just fine. Ofcourse I DIYed a filter instead of forking $4 each time. Oh those filters get bad pretty quick.If you read a review that says the pump stopped working, thats just poor maintenance. Its just because the user didnt clean the impeller/suction part properly. See, you are supposed to take the entire unit apart, rinse, wash properly to remove cat food residue. Oh, it is gonna get into the pump inlet, with or without the filter. My motor did the same thing: lights blink, then no action. Clean the pump after taking it apart, in fast water, its just as new...========================================================================The background story is my cat always spilled water from his bowl just to check if its "alive". So I was tired of drying the carpet and yelling at him when he does that. So I needed something to check and control this behaviour. So my review will be from this perspective.Whats good1. Silence. Yes! Its super super quiet. I can swear its now working if it was not for the minute movement of the water fountain.2. No spillage!! I have used two other electric cat fountains and in both of them there was enough water for my cat to play with and ergo spill on the carpet. This device has very little amount of water available for him to spill. Also the "Infinity pool" concept ensures the water is not at the edge of the drinking bowl, thus preventing accidental spills. Love this piece of design.3. Setup is simple. Just pop in the motor, connect the wire, fill water and its on!4. Love the blue light. My cat is curious all the time (including ones he saw already!) So in a dark room this catches his attention and he investigates, sniffs and ergo he drinks water often!Whats I didnt like1. I wasnt happy about the motor being loose the 5v connection is in the water. Agreed, its a low voltage and Im pretty sure its water tight. As an electrician, thats not something Im comfortable with, unless its sealed by silicone. Im assuming the thought process was to "replace" the motor when it goes bad? The designers need to think, no one is going to replace just the motor. They are gonna toss this out and get a new unit by itself. So why not just fuse the motor to the unit into a water tight unit!!?2. Filter Media: $4 for each is not just a sustainable option. Especially with having to change frequently as it is getting soggy in less than a month.3. Cable management. The cable management design under the unit is just not working. I tried following instruction and the cable and connector keeps popping out. Its not a deal breaker but its an annoyance.OverallThis is much better than the ones I have seen in Walmart and definitely better option for cats that like playing with still water! What got me onboard is that my cat hated the other fountains due to its noise and very active water flow. But the quiet motor and minimal fountain movement won him over.Keeping this one, we are.

Like many others who wrote reviews about this product, my pump stopped working about a couple weeks after I replaced the first filter. The reason was that the filters I purchased did not fit correctly - the hole in the middle was too large and it allowed pet hair to get past and down into the reservoir. Once the hair is in there, it gets into the wheel in the pump. This is an extremely easy fix. All you have to do is take the pump apart and clean it and remove the hair. There is a QR code in the instruction manual showing how to clean the pump.I can also say that I have one small cat, one large cat, and one 75 lb. dog. All three of them use this fountain. The dog has even learned to use it on "smart mode" (a cycle where it pumps for a couple of minutes, then stays off for a couple of minutes as a method to make the filter last longer and the water evaporate less quickly) - he will quickly empty the top saucer of water if it's in the Off cycle of smart mode, then stand and wait for it to come back on again before continuing to drink. It works just fine for him so don't be worried unless your dog is REALLY big.It does need to be cleaned at least once every couple of weeks if not more frequently just like any other water dish would since they get gross and slimy with bacteria if left alone. It really is easy to clean, marginally more effort than cleaning a regular water bowl. You could probably even put most of the pieces in the dishwasher if you really wanted to, although you probably want to keep the main reservoir piece out of there since it has an electrical cord attached. Overall I think this is an excellent product, especially for the price. Make sure to get the correct replacement filters to avoid having so much hair getting in. It's also good to have a small bottle brush (brush diameter 1/2 inch or so) to clean the tube and inner pump.

Bought this in the hopes to avoid wet paws. My cat vastly prefers drinking from a fountain. She also plays in the water, and unfortunately then heads straight to the litter box. She then wanders around with litter caked to her feet. While water play can enrich her life, the kitty litter paws doesn’t.Have had this fountain for about a month and in that time there hasn’t been a wet paw or kitty litter clumps tracked through the house at all. No toys in the fountain. Bonus is that the fountain is very easy to set up, clean and is absolutely silent. While water play is great for enrichment, it can now happen at designated times, with paw drying immediately after.Completely happy with this fountain- wish I had bought it long agoUPDATE: 2 months later and it is fabulous!!!Changing the filter today and decided to update my review, because this fountain is fantastic. I didn’t realize how much I loathed the prior fountain until I had this one. It remains silent, so easy to clean- the designers got this one perfect. Some complain that the filters are expensive, but they last longer than my last fountain and so worth the price given how superior this fountain functions and is to maintain. 5stars+UPDATE #2: 3 month in, and not quite perfect (sadly)changing the filter again and noticed what appear to be fatigue cracks at the corners of the top of the water reservoir. I cannot feel them, there isn't any leaking or effect on function, but I never noticed them before. the fountain doesn't get direct sun exposure, no harsh chemicals and I have hand washed, largely because it is easy and fast. I won't dock a star at this point as it looks to be a cosmetic issue, but if I were buying it new I would get the one with the stainless steel reservoir. It still functions like a dream and is perfectly silent :)