Cat Mate Drinking Fountain

My kitten loves this! He drinks more water than he ever did. It's easy to install & maintain. I would recommend this to my friends & colleagues.

I was quite hesitant about getting the fountain. There were plenty of positive reviews, but also quite a few negative ones. In the end, I'm happy with it. The fountain is quiet, easy to clean, the cable is long enough for my liking, and the pump has been working without any issues so far. Plus, my tomcat learned to drink from it within two days.

I bought it 7 or 8 years ago and it still works for me, even though the pump has started to fail and, despite one of the impeller blades breaking off while I was cleaning it, it still worked for a few more years. I bought a stainless steel one, which cost me almost twice as much, but my cats don’t like it as much as the Cat Mate. If this one, with the same design, were made of stainless steel, it would be the best fountain ever.

I've been using this fountain for seven years now. Really solid design. The motor still works perfectly. I give it a thorough clean about every other week. Very satisfied.

Just because it's the best one I've tried doesn't mean it can't be improved. It's pretty quiet. I've had one for almost 10 years and it's always worked well. It's true that sometimes the pump wouldn't start spinning and I had to "help" it with a toothpick on the impeller, but once it starts spinning it never stops. If I've replaced it (again with the same Cat Mate 2 litre model), it's because after 10 years the plastic was a bit worn out. Now I see that the fountain is the same but the pump is better.

Never had any problems with our two units; one for upstairs and one for downstairs. In an ideal world, they would have been made of stainless steel, but I can always buy those later.

We adopted a kitten when she was 3 months old, and she absolutely loves the fountain. She enjoys drinking from it and sometimes even bats at the waterfall. It’s quiet, just has a gentle humming sound. However!! Our 15-year-old lady isn’t a fan, she just sneaks around it but doesn’t use it. Not every cat will automatically like it, especially if they’re older.

For this review, it’s important to mention that I’m autistic and very sensitive to noise. However, the health of my pets is also extremely important to me. This drinking fountain is almost silent for me, which is honestly a blessing. Whenever I set up a new one, I do hear it for a little while, but that goes away after a few hours. The only thing I occasionally notice is a bit of vibration, but that’s more because of the surface it’s on than the fountain itself. Moving it slightly sorts that out.