Our choose
This fountain is reasonably priced, straightforward to wash, and well-suited to small animals.
The Catit Flower Fountain was the best to function as a result of it’s easy to wash, a cinch to keep up, and really quiet. Its easy surfaces, lack of crevices, and small variety of components made cleansing and reassembling a breeze. Whereas not explicitly dishwasher-safe, our take a look at unit survived a visit on the highest rack, and many individuals who’ve reviewed it point out that it holds up over time as effectively. It holds sufficient water that you’re going to must fill it solely a few times per week and substitute the filter about each month. We additionally like that it runs silently, as long as it’s not working low on water. Like with nearly each mannequin we examined, the pump on the Catit fountain makes grinding noises when it is working low on water, however the sound isn’t as grating as it’s with most different fashions. Plus, it appears like a flower (though you possibly can swap the floral high for a flat one in case you want).
Runner-up
This fountain is made from metallic, plus it’s quieter than its rivals—but it surely’s additionally dearer.
If our major choose is offered out, or in case you want a metallic fountain (which can swimsuit some pets that battle with chin pimples), Pioneer Pet’s Raindrop Consuming Fountain is an effective different. It’s additionally heavier, which makes it tougher for clumsier pets to knock round. Nevertheless, the metallic development prices extra and reveals filth extra simply than the Catit and emits a persistent low hum whatever the water stage. It’s additionally accessible in a ceramic model, although we don’t suggest that mannequin as a result of its smaller measurement.
Additionally nice
In case your pets drink rather a lot, this large-capacity fountain is the best choice.
For households with a number of animals (or only a very huge canine), the Zeus H2EAU Consuming Fountain is one of the best high-capacity pet water fountain we discovered. With a max capability of 200 ounces (and a minimal of 24 ounces), the H2EAU is straightforward to wash and quiet—although fiddly to assemble and troublesome to seek out alternative components for.
Improve choose
This fountain will let you recognize when it wants a brand new filter, and it gained’t burn out the motor if it runs dry. It’s small and costly to keep up, although.
If silence and ease of use are your high precedence, and value isn’t any object, it’s value trying into the PetKit Eversweet 2. This ingesting fountain routinely turns off the pump when the fountain runs dry (which might trigger a motor burnout in all different fashions), has an LED indicator to inform you when it’s time to alter the filter, and is the quietest fountain we examined. However its repairs prices 50 p.c greater than our high choose and has one of many lowest capacities of any fountain we examined. As of early 2024, this mannequin was discontinued; we’re testing PetKit’s newer variations.
