Cat Mate Pet Fountain allows your cat to have a fresh and moving source of water to increase its daily water intake. Its special design makes it very silent when operating and helps cats to drink from it with its multi-height fountain levels with fresh water in movement to ensure oxygenated cool water all day. These facts make the Cat Mate one of the best cat drinking fountains in the market.
Cat Mate Pet Fountain is easy to disassemble to clean and dishwasher safe. The unit works with replaceable polymer-carbon filter cartridge to ensure purified water for your cat. This water dispenser is suitable for cats and small dogs as well. The unit has a 70 fl Oz (2 Liters) water capacity.
Features of Cat Mate Drinking Fountain
- With multi-height water drinking levels
- 70 fl Oz (2 Liters) water capacity
- 10-foot cord length and low voltage power supply
- Polymer-carbon filter to purify water
- Pump features a water-flow adjustment dial
- Made of BPA-free plastic (stated on specifications on package)
- It is suitable for cats and small dogs
- Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 10.5 x 8.8 inches; 2.2 pounds (1 kg)
- Dishwasher safe
- Disassembly is easy for cleaning
How to Use The Cat Mate Fountain and How to Clean it
To fill it, you can pull the inline cord apart instead of unplugging the unit from the wall. When doing this, you will have just a small part of the cord making it easier to take the unit to the sink. The Cat Mate Fountain lifts apart easily and you fill the water from the bottom section; the pump is attached to the top with a plastic piece that you swivel it to one side and pull it off. When you fill the fountain you also clean the top, the bottom, the pump, the filter or change it and put it back together. Add water. Plug wires back together and the Cat Mate Fountain is ready to go.
How to adjust the water flow
The Cat Mate Pet Fountain features a flow adjustment dial in the pump so you will need to access the pump to change the flow speed. By moving the dial you can adjust the flow very precisely going from low to high. It’s recommended to adjust to intermediate flow. A low flow won’t recirculate the water as much as you would want for your cat, plus the evaporation provides even less water. A flow that is too high may cause water spillage on the top bubbling area.
WATCH A CAT DRINKING FROM THE CAT MATE DRINKING FOUNTAIN
PROS
- Easy to setup
- Easy to clean
- Easy to fill
- Easy to disassemble and reassemble (the pump is easily removable for cleaning)
- Very quiet when operating
- Different water levels make your cat choose from where he wants to drink from, which is more appealing for your pet.
- Good price
- The fountain does not splash and fits easily in corners.
- It keeps the water fresh and cool.
- You can unplug the cord from the fountain
- Charcoal filter
- It has different flow speed options
CONS
- It gets grimy very quickly
- The unit is not very sturdy.
- You cannot wait until the water level is low to refill it.
- The filter doesn’t fit tight into the bottom of the fountain, which means hair and other small particles go under the filter and get trapped in the pump.
- You need to take the fountain apart to adjust the water flow
- The plug is too large
Tips For Better Use of Cat Mate Pet Fountain
- Make sure to keep this unit clean from residues that the pump collects and this way the fountain will keep working properly. If not, the pump can get clogged and quit.
- If you don’t receive instructions with the fountain, Customer Service will email you the instructions upon request.
- If the fountain starts getting noisy you have to check the water level. The motor noise gets louder if the water level goes below the minimum mark on the side of the bottom bowl.
- To avoid fungus or bacteria formation, you have to clean the unit often.
Conclusion
The Cat Mate pet fountain it is a good water dispenser for cats who drink from moving water. It’s much quieter than other brands and easier to disassemble and clean as well. As all water fountains, the Cat Mate might not be suitable to all cats, some of them might love it and others won’t even try it.
Even though the Cat Mate has good winning points in comparison to other brands such is being quiet when operating and easy to clean, it seems to have a downfall which is the filtering and durability.
Bottom Line
Due its filtering capacity and durability, I recommend the Cat Mate pet fountain for short-haired cats and short term use. I don’t recommend the Cat Mate pet fountain for cats with long hair or if you want a fountain with a long-lasting pump. ➤Get this fountain in Amazon ➤ here.
A friend of mine bought this fountain for her two cats. She gave up on it, because she said it got so dirty, and offered it to me. It was indeed encrusted with dirt, including the pump, when she gave it to me. I found it easy to disassemble for cleaning, and easy to clean. My three cats love it. As one of them has bladder problems, I’m delighted to have anything that encourages her to drink more.
I empty the fountain once a week, and wash the top and bottom, and the pump. I rinse the filter under the tap, unless I’m changing it. I top the fountain up routinely every morning – I don’t wait for the water to get low. If I’m away, my catsitter tops it up every day. I don’t see this as a problem, as I wouldn’t leave my cats for longer than 24 hours without someone calling in to them.
It is great to hear this fountain has been a good solution for you Mary. Thank you very much for sharing your experience, I am sure our readers will appreciate it.
How often do u change the filter
Hello Nicole, you can change the filter once a month.
The fountain is a very good design. The plug in gets really warm after an hour or so. That concerns me so I don’t leave plugged in all day,
Thanks Carolyn for sharing your experience with this water fountain.
I just purchased 3 of these units and now I am concerned whether I’ve made the right choice because of the “grime” problem.
Hi Charlotte, one of the first Cons on this review is the fact that this unit gets grimy quickly. This is more suitable to use for one single cat so it’s OK if you are willing to wash the water fountain often for one cat, but I can imagine with 3 units it’s a little more work to do. Try to use filtered water and somehow protect the water feeders from dust.
I have used this pet fountain for my two kitties for the past 7 months and am quite satisfied with it. I had another brand prior to this one that lasted only a couple of months and had an audible hum when running. This one is very quiet. I have a routine of cleaning it on the same day every week and mark my calendar to change the filter every 4 weeks. I top off the water level to the maximum fill line every morning and always use a jug of natural spring water.
Thanks for sharing your tips Joan!
My water stays very clear….but am now getting a lot of bubbles which is a turn off for my Luna. Any tips?
Thanks!!!!
Hi Jay, check the speed option and try to set it up to a lower speed.
I’ve read that cats prefer to drink away from their food dish because of an instinct to find fresh, uncontaminated water in the wild. I’ve observed that my cat does indeed prefer the water dish in another room. Where would you recommend keeping the water filter?
If your cat prefers drinking on a different location from where the food is, I recommend you to do that. Anything that encourages the cat to drink more, it`s welcome.
I have had my Cat Mate since October 2018 and haven’t had the kinds of problems described above. Mine does not get grimy, no debris seems to flow under or around the filter, it’s perfectly strong enough to do its assigned job and it’s virtually silent. I set it on medium flow (doesn’t need resetting), which keeps water moving, but not bubbling nor evaporating too fast, wash it about once a week thoroughly in the sink with a paper towel and dish washing liquid and I wash every nook and cranny because these are the places mold will hide and spread from. I took a permanent marker and marked the high and low water level locations so they are easy to see. The motor is disassembled and the impeller is washed along with the overall unit. None of this takes much time. I fill it with charcoal filtered water. The wall plug is warm, but no warmer than other plugs running motors. I have no complaints.
Hello Joe, I am happy you had a great experience with this unit.
Do you always leave plugged in
Hello Linda, for the pump to work it needs to be plugged, otherwise water won’t go up to the surface and it would be just like a regular water bowl.