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There is no evidence to indicate that dogs are any more likely to drink out of a fountain than they are a bowl.

Decorative fountains are not meant for pets.

As desert animals, cats only rarely seek out their water bowl. However, water in motion attracts most felines. Curiously sniffing at the drinking fountain quickly leads to them taking a few essential gulps of the cool water. In contrast, cats happily ignore the classic water bowl.

Dogs generally prefer to drink moving water.

Studies show that animals prefer to drink from running water sources over stagnant drinking water. This is a natural preference carried over from their wild ancestors that instinctively knew that running water is much safer than stagnant water.

Cats prefer to drink running water because its 'natural' for them, and so they are less likely to drink standing water from a bowl. There may be other reasons for this too. Cat's whiskers collide with the edges of the bowl when they lower their head to drink and they can find this disconcerting.

Some filters need to be changed every 2-4 weeks, while others only need to be changed every 1-3 months.

Cats are biologically programmed not to drink water which is near their food or near their toileting area.

3-5 feet away from its food bowl.

Oftentimes, if your fountain has reduced water flow or has stopped working, your pump simply needs to be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned. Different fountains come with different pumps, however, the cleaning steps remain the same. We recommend cleaning the pump every 2-4 weeks.

Plastic cat fountains cannot unequivocally be said to be beneficial to your cats' health and may actually be harmful.

Cats have a low thirst drive, so their water source has to be attractive.