On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:28:59 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:07:39 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I buy authentic Drinkwell filters (a 3-pak) on eBay from a user
whose handle is 'debnroo'. It's cheaper than buying them at PetCo
or Petsmart and they've always offered free shipping.

Oh, and Kajikit! Pay particular attention to the instructions about
removing the motor and cleaning it when you clean the fountain (I
clean my fountain once a week). Otherwise it can burn out and then
you really *would* have a $35 cat toy.

I got them a 'freshflow' fountain not a Drinkwell (that was what the
Pet Supermaket sells...) it doesn't actually 'waterfall' the water, it
slides it down a chute so it doesn't make any noise, but aside from
that they're probably identical inside...

Could be. Read the instructions carefully. There has to be a motor
propelling that water up to the chute and it's bound to require cleaning.

The instructions said to clean the inside part out once a month and to
use filtered or bottled water in it if you had hard water... (we do,
so I filled it out of our Britta jug.)