Catit Flower Cat Drinking Fountain Review
Catit Flower Fountain is an automatic water fountain with 100 Fl Oz (3L) water capacity that provides your cat a fresh source of circulating water to keep your pet hydrated and healthy. With this fountain you can set up to 3 different water flows according to your cat’s preferences.
You can setup the fountain without the flower in this case the flow is reduced and slow, by inserting the flower the flow becomes more like a stream, similar to the one from a faucet.
Catit Flower Fountain is easy to take apart for cleaning and has an ergonomic design for your cat to dink comfortably and with a small footprint that won’t take much or your space.
FEATURES
- Provides 3 flow settings to suit your cat’s preference
- Reservoir with 100 Fl Oz (3L) capacity
- Ergonomic design for your cats better posture when drinking
- It uses reduced space, good for small apartments
- The filtered water never mixes with the unfiltered water, only fresh filtered water gets to the surface
- With dual-action water softening filter
- Small energy-efficient pump
- Dimension: 8.3” W x 7.3” H
- Bonus: Catit Flower Fountain comes in a package that you can turn into a cat toy by making just a few cuts with a scissor.
HOW IT WORKS
Catit Flower fountain features a water filtering system ensuring that all the water will get filtered before going up to the surface which ensures your cat will always drink only filtered water.
The parts of the water fountain are; water reservoir bucket, pump (at the bottom), bucket lid, circular filter, filter lid, flower, and bud.
The system is unique but simple: you fill the water tank, then the pump will pump the water to the surface. The water stream falls down getting filtered by the Dual-Action circular shaped filter that retains hair and debris preventing the pump from clogging and also removes excess of magnesium and calcium, preventing urinary diseases. The filter also removes bacteria and chlorine odors.
Through this design only filtered water gets to the pump to be recirculated back to the surface so your cat will always enjoy fresh water. When the water gets pumped up it runs inside a tube to the surface. This tube is the flower “stem”.
The unit features 3 flow settings that you can accomplish by not using the flower, using the flower without bud, and using the flower with the bud. By inserting the flower you can get long streams of water for your cat to drink from. By placing the bud on the flower you will get calm streams of water for a more skittish cat. Without flower, the cat enjoys a larger area where to drink from, without stream and with reduced bubbling water.
Catit Flower Fountain uses a USB plug/block for the power cord. The cord is rather short so you need an electric outlet close to the fountain.
WATCH A VIDEO OF A CAT DRINKING FROM CATIT FLOWER FOUNTAIN
What are the Pros & Cons of Catit Drinking Fountain?
The following are the advantages and the disadvantages of the Catit pet fountain that will allow you to have a better idea about what to expect:
PROS
- Easy to setup
- Cute design
- Small footprint
- Ergonomic design suitable for kittens and adult cats
- Motor it’s not too noisy when the unit is filled with water
- The unit is very stable when full
- Easy to take apart and clean
- Filter removes excess of minerals and bad taste
- Only filtered water gets to the pump
- Water doesn’t spill out of the unit
- Energy-efficient pump
- 3 different flow settings help to suit your cat preferences.
CONS
- Motor gets louder when the unit gets low on water and as time passes.
- Flower tube doesn’t get all the water stream up to the surface
- The filter lid can be taken off by a curious or playful cat because it’s not latched, it just sits on top.
- If the fountain is not full of water a playful cat can flip the unit over
- The unit gets moldy quickly, it needs to be cleaned very often
- You can’t check the water level since the bucket is not clear
- The cat doesn’t have access to water in case of power outage (it needs to run 24hrs)
- Pump is not very strong so it needs to be cleaned often
- Flow is too small for cats that like bigger streams
TIPS & TRICKS
- To clean the fountain simply hand-wash each piece with natural, free of chemicals detergent and rinse thoroughly. Make sure to clean the flower with a toothbrush.
- Buy extra filters because it needs to be changed every month or sooner during hot climate.
- You can match the Catit Flower fountain with the Catit Multi Feeder, they both look cute together.
- To see the water level you can make a small mark on the outside and use a flashlight to check the water level. The fountain lasts about 3-4 days without refilling.
- Make sure not to overfill the fountain, you need to pour water up to the fill line marked inside.
- The filters that work with the Catit Flower fountain are the same filters used by the Catit Design Senses. The filters that appear as add-on do not fit snugly into the unit.
- To avoid fungus formation, make sure to rinse the unit daily if possible.
- Note: there is a small percentage of cats that can develop chin feline acne drinking from a plastic fountain. This chance increases if you don’t keep the fountain clean.
HOW TO CLEAN THE FOUNTAIN
Watch a video on Amazon with simple steps that will show you how to clean the Catit Flower Fountain. You need to do this periodically to ensure that the pump will work well and also to prevent fungus formation.
CONCLUSION
Catit Flower Fountain offers a good value for money and its design is simple and easy to disassemble for cleaning. It works in the sense that provides cats a source of moving filtered water. The negative point is that the unit is made of plastic that hasn’t been treated, without antibacterial properties and this means you’ll need to wash this unit several times a week.
√ With that being said, Catit Flower fountain may be suitable:
- For kittens or medium sized cats
- For cats that like small flows of water
- If cleaning (by hand) and sanitizing the fountain at least twice a week
x This unit may not be suitable:
- For large cats
- Cats that prefer to drink from abundant water streams
- Skittish cats
- If you don’t have time to clean the fountain often
- If you want a sturdy unit
UPDATE:
It seems like Catit Fountain launched a newer version that comes with a LED nightlight to see the water level at a glance but the problem is that this light is too shiny and can’t be turned off. The other issue is that the motor is noisier than the previous version and that doesn’t last as much. Consider these points of the new Catit Flower Fountain version before making a purchase.
how do you get all the gunk from inbetween the flower a toothbrush doesnt reach all the build up.can i buy a replacement flower without buying a new fountain?
Hello Erik the Company doesn’t sell the flower as a spare part. I suggest you to soak the flower in lemon juice and leave it for a least 5 hours. Then brush it with a toothbrush, you can use baking soda to brush the flower.
The small suction cups that hold the unit to the bottom are wasted and no longer work. Can I buy replacements?
Hi Kathryn I don’t believe you can find replacements for that, but you can contact customer service and they may give you options.
I wash my fountain weekly and rinse the filter and replace it monthly. I am having a problem with excess amount of water forming above and not sure why???
Hi Penny, the only thing I can think of is that the filter is somehow blocking the water from going down through the opening. What type of filter are you using with the fountain? Catit filters?
My cats love the Catit fountain. However we all have a little problem with it. I usually clean it 2 times a week not using any soap, just very hot water and a clean sponge that has never been used for washing dishes. I replace the filters with original Catit filters every 2 weeks. I always rinse the filter with cold running water. I don’t put regular tap water in it, I use filtered water. Despite of that the water sometimes forms a layer of foam around the edge and my cats don’t like to drink from it when the foam presents. I even tried with bottleled water with the same result so the problem is not the water quality. The foam is very easy to remove with a teaspoon but comes back in a few hours. Any ideas? What am I doing wrong?
Hi Steve, I recommend you washing the Catit with lukewarm water using a soft organic soap, with a toothbrush and washing deeply every piece of it. Something very important to consider is that foam usually is present in pet fountains and the reason is because water loses tension when it breaks down some organic elements present in it. The cat’s saliva contains some bacteria and also particles of food go into the water. If you clean the water often and change filters every two weeks this foam won’t cause any problem to your cat. Just make sure to change its water every two days if possible.
My cat loves to chew on chords and im concerned that he will chew on this and get shocked. The chord is very accessible and cant really be hidden. Is this a real problem or should this be ok?
Hello Jim, if your cat chews on cords you need a fountain that has special protected cord to avoid this. Regarding the Catit Flower and most cat fountains they don’t come with cord protection, but you can buy a pet cord protector that insulates the cord and makes it impossible for a cat to access the cord by chewing on it. There is a good one in Amazon, type the code B01I25HG9W on the searching box and you will find it. Hope that helps!
Have just cleaned the my catit flower fountain Mimi including pulling the pump apart and cleaning – have watched videos and cleaned accordingly. My pump now does not pump the water hard enough to get the water coming out of the lid and flower but still seems to be working. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx.
Hello Ellen, make sure you assembled the pump correctly because any detail missed the pump loses strength. How long have you had the fountain? If the pump still doesn’t’ work properly after assembling it correctly, I suggest you to contact customer service as it may have come defective. It seems like the last versions of this fountain came with a LED light night that is too brilliant and can’t be turned off, and come with a pump that is noisier and doesn’t last as much. I will make sure to update my review mentioning these points.
As the pump is still working a little bit is it safe to use without the lid on so the water is still moving in the container?
Also no LED light on my water fountain.
Hello Ellen, what lid do you mean?
The green lid that the flower sits on.
Hello Ellen, I am not sure if it will be safe, what about just removing the flower? Do you think that could work?