| | |  | Bowls & Dishes | Home » » » Cat-It LARGE Fresh & Clear Drinking Fountain (100 oz) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Catit Drinking Fountain for cats and small dogs responds to your pet's need for a continuous supply of water. Re-circulating water with greater exposure to oxygen provides fresh-tasting, cool, filtered water for pets with a multitude of health benefits. Encouraging cats to drink more water helps ensure proper kidney function and may decrease the incidence of crystal formation and urinary disease. Drinking fountain comes with a manufacturer's one-year warranty. Features of the Catit Drinking Fountain: Re-circulating flow Eliminates stagnant water Large surface area adds more oxygen to water Beneficial to pet's health Replaceable, purifying filter Collects debris, food, hair and sediment Greater water capacity (100 fl. oz./3 L) No more daily refilling Whisper quiet operation Cool running water More inviting to pets Detachable AC adapter is safe and has a low-voltage (12 V) A protective plastic guard protects cord contact with water or from chewing pets Multi-surface drinking area Pet may drink from bowl or directly from the dome Bonus food dish included Easy to clean and maintain Ideal for any living space Great for multi-pet households Also suitable for puppies and small dogs | | | Features: | |
• Catit Drinking Fountain for cats and small dogs responds to your pet's need for a continuous supply of water.
• Re-circulating water with greater exposure to oxygen provides fresh-tasting, cool, filtered water for pets with a multitude of health benefits.
• Encouraging cats to drink more water helps ensure proper kidney function and may decrease the incidence of crystal formation and urinary disease.
• Drinking fountain comes with a manufacturer's one-year warranty.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 6.25 pounds | | Package Weight:
| 6.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 125 reviews |
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82 of 83 found the following review helpful:
 My 5 cats and I recommend the Catit Drinking Fountain!!Jan 28, 2005
By Movie-Maven
My five cats love this fountain! No more trips to the sink to turn on the tap for my feline friends. It's much quieter than the Drinkwells I used to have. I bought two Catit fountains several months ago and I'm very impressed. They really do hold a lot of water. I only have to refill them once a week. Maintainence is a snap! Everything comes apart easily for a once-a-month cleaning (including the pump!)keeping them running smoothly and prevents mold and mineral deposits. The filters are easy to change and inexpensive.
The water flows quietly and smoothly over the dome, provided the fountain is on a level surface. At initial start-up and after refilling it may be necessary to "massage" the dome to break any "static cling" that would prevent smooth-flowing water. The one on the ceramic tile floor is a bit off-level so it doesn't flow as smoothly or as soundlessly as the one on the hardwood floor. But it's a LOT quieter than the Drinkwell fountains. A cushioned placemat underneath the fountains helps catch any kitty-spills and makes the fountains virtually sound-free! I like the bubble design and it doesn't take up much room. I'm very happy with this product.
62 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 Would Get 5 Stars However the pump's noise level fluctuatesNov 30, 2005
By Love Our Cats (& Dog)
Before I give my review, I'll explain my 4 star rating. This unit is really well designed, easy to clean and maintain, however, the pump noise fluctuates enough to disturb me a little bit. Even at its loudest though, the noise level isn't all that bad... but when you know it can run whisper-quiet, it's a little frustrating.
So my 8 1/2 year old cat got a bad case of cat acne all of a sudden. This affect his behavior in ways that really freaked me out... one of which is that he stopped drinking water out of the ceramic dishes he had been drinking water out of for his entire life. And on top of that, he became OBSESSED with the sink faucets (both the kitchen and bathroom). He never once even cared about sinks/faucets/dripping water ever before. Not only was I extremely worried about him dehydrating, but I was also worried sick and only sleeping about 2 hours a night because I'd hear him jump up to the kitchen sink, jump down off the counter, run up to the bathroom sink, jump up, jump down and repeat that pattern all night. So we tried closing the bathroom door in hopes it would force him to his drinking bowls... no such luck. All night the pacing would continue with heart-wrenching cries.
It got to the point, where this most loving, social and affectionate cat wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything. Granted he wasn't feeling well because of the acne, but his behavioral patterns/changes were very worrisome. My holistic vet explained that cats, when sick, will always seek out the freshest source of water - regardless if they ever once drank from a faucet or shower before. She recommended getting a drinking fountain.
So I came here and read reviews for the Hagen Catit fountain, the drinkwell and the petmate(?) and decided to get both the Catit and the Drinkwell (the one with the actual waterfall - thinking this would resemble a running faucet the most).
I put the Drinkwell down first. It is considerably louder than the Catit fountain and I think that, combined with the fact he's never seen a drinking fountain before, spooked him out. He wanted nothing to do with it. Then I started to notice an algae bloom the next day in the basin. It wasn't charcoal residue, it was black, furry mold looking stuff. So I took the whole assembly apart and cleaned it thoroughly, including the pump. Less than 18 hours later the bloom was back. So I packed that one up and set up the Catit fountain.
A lot less noise seemed to ease my cat's discomfort with the unit and the water cascading over the entire dome seemed to perk his interest more than the "waterfall" of the Drinkwell. But he still didn't drink from it as far as I knew. I even took a day off of work to stay home to basically see if he ever drank from it. He went about 3 days without drinking from it so of course I began to worry. Against the manufacturer's instructions to remove all other water sources, I kept them available because I didn't want my boy to dry up - which I kept monitoring in those 3 days by picking his skin up between his shoulder blades to see if it "snaps" back into place - which is was, so he was obviously drinking water elsewhere...
I should also mention we have an 8 month old kitten in the house who immediately started playing in the fountain as if it was a toy... but after a day or so, she started to drink out of it, but not enough to cue our 8 1/2 year old to do the same.
So after three days of looking at it with curiosity, he finally approached it and drank from the dome. That's all it took. Now he couldn't care less about sink faucets or the shower or even his ceramic drinking bowls... all he drinks from is the fountain, and he drinks from it more frequently than he ever drank from the ceramic bowls. It appears as though he loves this fountain.
I clean it every weekend, replace the filter every two weeks and I have to say, it is incredibly easy to clean, well designed and cheap to maintain. I believe the extra noise I hear once in awhile is contributed to how the dome is sitting on the base because if I tweak with its position ever so slightly, the noise disappears and the unit runs in pretty much silence. However throughout the night, it may or may not shift back and produce a little more noise. I'll have to work on that somehow.
So the Catit gets my full nod with confidence and if you have older cats, be patient because if my boy took to it, I guarantee yours will too. Now all we have to demand or create (for you entrepeneurs) is a drinking fountain exactly like this one however it contains no plastic. A glass dome and ceramic base for starters... because no matter how dense or hard the plastic is, it will always harbor bacteria more than pyrex-grade glass and/or ceramics. Plus you can put glass and ceramics in the dishwasher to thoroughly clean the unit.
Until that day.... thanks Hagen, from yours truly and our 8 1/2 year old and 8 1/2 month old.
(sorry for the verbose review but I thought it would be more beneficial to some rather than the two line review)
42 of 43 found the following review helpful:
My cats are pleased, and so am I!Dec 09, 2004
By L. L
I checked out the reviews for all the other cat fountains and when I discovered that they don't filter debris I looked for something better. This is made in Germany, filters water, hair, etc. and is easy to clean. I ordered it direct from Petdirect. My cats were drinking out of my homedic fountain, (I think they thought is was a gift for them!) and it was getting old and hard to clean. They drink a lot of water out of this but it holds 3 liters so that is just one more plus.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Breif Review of Hagen Catit Drinking FountainMay 14, 2006
By Scott Park
The Catit Drinking Fountain by Hagen is the best pet drinking fountain that I've found so far. I originally purchased a PetMate Fresh Flow fountain, but it was terrible to clean and was easily clogged by fur. The Catit fountain succeeds where the Fresh Flow failed. The reservoir separates making it easy to clean, not to mention its filter is before the pump keeping fur and other junk out. It also doesn't have many tight spaces making it much less likely to build up nasty bacteria. It also has a generous water tank and operates quietly.
Pros:
- Filter before pump
- Large water tank
- Moderately easy to clean
- Free food dish
- Quiet operation
- Comprehensive instructions with replacement part numbers
Cons:
- A few tight spaces
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Cat-It water fountainJun 20, 2005
By Jack
The Cat-it water fountain assembly showed some risk of
cross-threading the top handle onto the dome water tank.
Also, aligning the dome to the water bowl perfectly
takes some patience. Other than that it was very easy.
My 18 y.o. cat went up to it and drank from the bowl soon
after I set it up. The next day it was drinking from the
sides of the dome and the bowl.
I noticed that when the dome water tank is removed, debris
on the dirty side of the filter goes over the filter to the
clean side. Eventually this debris would recirculate and
end up on the filter media again. I refill every two weeks
so I clean the entire fountain rather than just refill
the dome.
To get the maximum fountain water capacity fill the dome
tank to the very top. Put about a half Liter of water in
the bowl. When the tank is added, not much water will
bubble out of it and down into the bowl.
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