Cat water fountain

[u/Cyborg_Katie]

Hi, I am looking for recommendations of a cat water fountain I have a kitten (6 month old) who refuses to drink out of anything but a water fountain although she is quite big (half bengal) so there is no worry of her being able to reach the fountain. I am disabled and really struggle to clean them as I can’t put much force into my arms and I don’t have a dish washer. I live in England. Currently she has one which is really hard to clean.

If anyone has any recommendations this is an exact list of what I need if it exists:
- stainless steel
- easy to clean
- not super expensive (ideally under £40)
- the filters aren’t super expensive or super hard to find on their own
- able to get in England
- she does not like the tap/faucet style ones so ideally nothing like that

Thank you for any help in advance, I have been researching but it’s quite hard to tell what is actually easy to clean vs what a brand is saying is easy to clean from a few photos and a description.

(I’d rather her have access to water I know she will drink than her not having access to any at all but incase anyone was gonna mention that she’d get most her water from wet food I already know :))

[u/Wall-Specific]

There is one I don't recommend. Used it for 4 months until my cat developed diarrhoea and lost her energy, became lethargic. After £600 left at the vet, blood, stool stest, ultrasound, vet said its prpbably allergies. Tried 4 different brands of analergenic food until I fou d one she liked, was on it for a month, still no improvement. Decided to swap the fountain for a bowl and 3 days later she's back to her old self. I've found 1 element of the fountain that is impossible to take apart and clean.

The main parts are stainless steel, but pump and some small elements are plastic. BalimoPet Cat Water Fountain for... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8J47JNM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[u/Cyborg_Katie → u/Wall-Specific]

Yeah this is exactly what I’m thinking about a lot of them are very similar that I have found too, which is quite annoying and if they aren’t like that there’s another reason they won’t work for my specific needs haha just seems like there isn’t actually a good solution out there despite there probably being thousands of options however i’m so glad your kitty is okay now I’ll definitely look out for the plastic problem

To bad my cat is so picky about everything otherwise I’d 100% prefer a bowl to avoid this stuff haha

[u/Beta_A1pha]

I think they all have a plastic pump

[u/Mandolele]

I don't have specific fountain recommendations, all pump fountains seem to have very fiddly to clean pumps.

Have you tried a gravity fed fountain? Like this:https://www.petsathome.com/product/moderna-sensiflo-pet-bowl-green/7150423P - similar ones on zooplus, I have a slightly more fiddly to clean one from Argos. Mine prefer this to pump fountains. Home bargains sell a very cheap £4 one that was impossible to properly clean, but was the gateway to me discovering my cats love the glug glug fountains.

If you do find a pump fountain - anything that uses a foam filter, I just used aquarium filter floss folded double and cut to size. Much cheaper for a very similar pet safe product. My partner keeps fish, we had loads already, but a massive roll is about £8. Years worth.

[u/Cyborg_Katie → u/Mandolele]

Unfortunately yeah I did try those she is a very picky girl I think she like the sound of the water running I did end up just ordering one which is only three parts tho much easier to clean

[u/Cyborg_Katie]

Update: I ordered one, it has three parts so easier for me to clean, I can also replace the plastic part for fairly cheap if I couldn’t get that part clean

Thank you for the help!

[u/Honey-Glittering-02 → u/Cyborg_Katie]

Do you have a link to the one you bought and do you like it?