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The fountain works fine although the filter does leak a bit into the bowl so that it gets dirty very fast. I would not reccomend this fountain b/c it is very awkward to clean and refill which needs to be done often. Would be good if the company created a way to take out the bowl seperate from the entire fountain.
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My Newfoundland could not have a regular water dish in the house, because he stuck his paw into it, splashed out all the water, and then knocked over the dish, even the tip-proof kind. He was reduced to drinking out of the toilet. His outdoor water dish (really an enormous soup pot) froze in winter and got bugs in it in the summer.
This water dish is GREAT!!!! Maybe it's the flowing water, but he drinks instead of playing. There are barely any puddles. There is enough water for him and his buddy, who is also large (half black lab, half St. Bernard) and also a messy drinker.
I am very, very happy that I bought this. I bought a back up! I bought lots of extra filters! The water stays pretty clean, even when they have been digging in the mud and have messy muzzles.
I highly recommend it!
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This is my 2nd Petmate fountain. My first one lasted about 1 year, then stopped working. This one never worked well. I have it on full flow, and water barely comes out. Not worth the cost of electricity to run it. Pay a little more, and get a better quality fountain.
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I've now had this fountain for a little over 2 months and the pump is starting to fail.
As is, if I unplug it, to start it again I need to open up the pump and push the impeller to get it spinning. Without the initial push to get it running, it simply doesn't start.
Also, do not think that this fountain will replace your water dish or be less of a hassle. In fact, this will require a tremendous amount of effort to keep running.
Daily Maintenance:
Clean out cat/dog hair from the mesh.
Fill up.
Every Other day:
Clean the inside filter.
Weekly:
Take completely apart, wash out all gunk, hair, dirt etc.
Open the pump, push the impeller to get it started.
Oh and both the cats and dogs seem to prefer the old large water dish as opposed to the fountain, which they also use, but not nearly as much.
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This is a great water dish. It's easy to refill and the cats love the flowing water. The kitten likes to play with it. The only thing I do not like is that the cat hair that gets in the dish is not as easy to clean since you have to lift the entire thing up and dump the water in the sink (and clean it out) once in a while. Other than that slight inconvenience, it's great because the water lasts a long time (large tank) and the cats really love it!
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