The Pet Fountain--Oh, How They Are Spoiled

Since we've brought Duncan home from the shelter, he's been eating only dry food. When cats are on a dry food only diet, they (need to) drink more water because they are not getting as much moisture from their food. He didn't seem to be drinking enough the first few days though. I had seen those pet fountains while I was shopping for toys at the pet specialty store near us and decided to return to buy one. While there, I signed up for the store's member card and received $10 off the fountain, which happened to be on sale that week. The pet fountain cost only $39.99 (+ sales tax, of course).

When Ricky and I got home with Duncan's new gift and assembled it, Ricky picked him up and plopped him in front of it. "You better like this little man," he told him. "We just spent 40 bucks on this thing." Luckily, Duncan loves it. And he's pretty finicky about toys and accessories, mostly ignoring what we buy for him.

The fountain gives him two drinking options--the reservoir is shaped like a regular water bowl where he can drink, or he can drink from the running stream of water. He loves drinking from the stream, but I see him drinking from both areas.

Okay, so he is just a tad spoiled.

But it's not that expensive and now Duncan is drinking plenty of water, so I have one less thing to worry about when it comes to my baby kitty. Also, Duncan loves running water. Before we got him the fountain, he jumped on the kitchen counter every time the faucet was running. Now, he is still interested in the water coming from the faucets--but instead of having to leave the water running for minutes at a time so he can flick his tongue out and catch it, he can drink from his fountain instead.

The fountain does need to be assembled, but it comes with directions. It didn't seem too difficult to put together, judging from watching my boyfriend do so. It should be completely taken apart about once a week and cleaned because grime does build up. But the good news is that it's dishwasher safe. Otherwise, all you have to do is change the water at least once a day.