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Drinkwell Platinum Pet Fountain | 
| Brand: Drinkwell
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $49.45
You Save: $20.54 (29%)
New (19) from $44.53
Avg. Customer Rating:  181 reviews
Sales Rank: 65
Color: Gray
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 15.9 x 10.6 x 10.5
MPN: D2WB
Model: D2WB-RE
UPC: 679562927065
EAN: 0679562809613
ASIN: B000L3XYZ4
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Designed, approved, and recommended by veterinarians | | • | Promotes urinary tract health for your pet | | • | Cleans the water with a new 3-layer filter | | • | Easy to set up |
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Product Description
The Drinkwell Platinum pet fountain is the ultimate in style and design. This all new design utilizes the same patented free falling stream of water as the original Drinkwell which entices pets to drink more. The Platinum features a new snap on lid to prevent accidental removal, a pre-filter to catch large particles before they reach the motor and a new submersible pump for nearly silent operation.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 176 more reviews...
 NOT silent-but my cats love it. I HATE IT January 9, 2009
I should have made my own fountain-you can with a small aquarium submergable filter and a glass or plastic container so that the small aquarium filter fits on the side. In fact, I have made such a device and my cats love it just the same (I thought of that only AFTER I bought Drinkwell).
I give it low ratings due to the false advertising: The device is NOT quiet. After a few months it gets louder. Much louder. The whirrrrrr sound will drive you batty unless you have it in another room away from your bedroom.
It is ALSO false that you clean it once a week-you MUST wash this out at least every other day-debris, bugs fall in it. Pieces of cat food. It builds up bacteria pretty fast in the water. I try to wash mine out daily. Did you hear me? DAILY. The carbon filters cost a fortune-I use one for a fish aquarium (rinse well before using). However, activated charcoal is insufficient to clean the water.
It's a pain to clean. The parts are kind of hard to put back together. It does take a few minutes. I mean it's do-able. It's just a bit cumbersome.
My cats do love it. I hate it. Also the plastic looks cheap made-I mean if you drop it once by accident, the container could crack. The drinkwell itself is not thick plastic. I expected something for the price to be thicker made. Oh well.
I had it a good six months and it is functiong well still; however, the pump is not quiet like it alleges. But what do you expect from something made in CHINA.
 Not worth the high price January 7, 2009
I bought this product so my cat would have cleaner/fresher water to drink instead of the standard bowl of water. I work long hours and not intentional I'd forget to change her water bowl everyday. Her water bowl after about 2 days would be dirty with food and slimey. The machine is bulky and noisy. I've never seen her use it, the equipment still gets slimey, however there isn't any food in it, so I don't think she is using it. Unless I'm doing something wrong, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
 My cats LOVE this! January 6, 2009
We bought this water fountain because one of our two cats got stones and got blocked and had to have surgery. It was recommended that we get something to entice our kitties to drink more water. Our cats have always loved to get water from the sink or bathtub, so we thought this would work wonders.....and it has. They LOVE it. No more jumping up on the counters to get to the sinks!
The only negative thing about this fountain is that you definitely should clean it once a week or at least every 2 weeks. And it is not clean friendly with the cord and all.
Great fountain January 1, 2009
This is a really great fountain for our cats. They were a little unsure at first but they got past the little bit of humming the pump makes. I like the adjustable volume on the amount of water coming out of the fountain. Splashing is very little, I think most of that come when the kitties are drinking. The fountain is super easy to clean. I held back that last star over the filling of the fountain. We only fill it with spring water so pulling out the reservoir and filling it is sort of a pain. The reservoir will not set upright at all so if you plan on setting it down you have to empty all the water out of it. This is what is know as form over function. Good thing is that the reservoir holds plenty of water so you don't have to fill it too often. Overall I am happy with the fountain and would still make the purchase.
Awesome fountain! December 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Drinkwell Platinum a few months ago and my cats love it. My 3-year old Kadin always drank from the falling stream of water, while my 11-year old Tish drinks from the bowl below. They both drank way more water than they did before, as evidenced in the litter box.
I believe the fountain helped Kadin, but alas couldn't stop the blockage building in his bladder- we had to put him down 11/30/08. I think a combination of purchasing this fountain earlier and feeding him different food would've prevented this tragedy.
The fountain holds a ton of water. With 2 cats drinking from it in a dry apartment in winter, I didn't have to refill it for about 1 1/2 weeks. The filters last about a month if you rinse it thoroughly 2 weeks in. The design of the new filters, where it segmented so the carbon doesn't settle to the bottom, helps their longevity.
I take the whole fountain apart once a month and clean it up with a teeny tiny bit of dish soap. Its very easy to disassemble and reassemble, even the pump is easy. The brush kit that is designed for the fountain is a great convenience, it saves a lot of time and hassle fighting with cleaning tools that don't quite fit or bend right. To unplug, disassemble, clean, reassemble, and refill takes at most 10 minutes, and that's if the cat's playing with the cord and making things difficult. :)
I found that cleaning is even easier if you have soft water. The tap water here is VERY hard (and tastes like a swimming pool), so I use the gallon jugs full of filtered water from the grocery store. Its $.80 for the first jug, and $.25 to refill the jug.
Of course, now that we're down to one cat I can go a little longer between refills and cleanings.
I was so impressed by this product I bought one for my best friend for Christmas. Her kitty had bladder problems too, and he loves to both drink and play in it. She saw the same results in her litter box that I did in mine. I highly recommend this fountain to anyone who owns a cat, and especially anyone who owns a male cat to help avoid bladder and urinary issues.
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