The Drinkwell Lotus Pet Fountain
Note: The base and the top portion of the Lotus are ceramic, but the center part is plastic.
Available from Amazon
The Drinkwell Lotus Pet Fountain
Note: The base and the top portion of the Lotus are ceramic, but the center part is plastic.
Available from Amazon
Hi, I bought a water fountain, not this one, and had to get rid of it, it was so noisy. The fountain was so irritating. I wonder if that happens with this one. Such a great idea, but not with the noise. Sorry Ginger
Given the serious concerns listed in the Amazon reviews (17 one- and two-star reviews out of 45 is not reassuring to a potential purchaser), especially about breakage and lack of available replacement parts, aren’t you concerned that you are not providing a bit more information to us on the cons of the fountain? I think that would be useful to know. Thanks.
We tried the Lotus Cat Fountain with high hopes but, not only was it annoyingly loud, but it also leaked! Big disappointment- returned it immediately.
Wow, what a gorgeous new design from Drinkwell! This looks like a must-have!
I love the idea and look of this, but it needs some work. Even the people that made it don’t like the quality of the item, I’ve got his email. Apparently the company was purchased and according to him, they didn’t use the standards the past people would have liked, and this was the result. I love the way it looks and we even contemplated purchasing it, just didn’t want to pay that much for an item that has so many issues. And it may not be an issue for you, but it is for health reasons to me. But it is advertised as “ceramic”, yet 30-40% is plastic. The entire center tier and the all that you see underwater is plastic. Again, may not be a big deal to you, but that combined with the leaking and cleaning issues reported by users… I went with Pioneers Big Max and have been happy for the past 3 years. Stainless is SUPER easy to clean, as is the simple design. But is super quiet and still going strong 24/7 after all these years. If they could make something that looked similar, but was a little more flushed out, design-wise, I might consider purchasing it.
I bought 2 Drinkwell fountains which last for a very short time then broke. They are costly and not up to their price. Now I am using two Catit fountains, they are much better, a little less costly and my cats seem to like them best.
This fountain is very pretty but it is extremely user unfriendly. Mine arrived broken. When I finally got it working it was very difficult to clean and maintain. It was difficult to reassemble properly and it was prone to leakage. In addition it is sold as a ceramic fountain but large portions of it are plastic. In speaking with the company about this product I also learned that it has been discontinued due to customer dissatisfaction. I cannot reccommend this product however customer service was excellent and I do recommend other products from this company A nice idea with poor execution.
I love the look of this, regardless of the bad reviews, and that picture is adorable…
i purchased this from a petstore and had to throw it away. it was so noisy i had to unplug it at night and one of my cats decided it was a good idea to disassemble it while running or not. the inner pieces just sit in place so she would knock them off and then it ran really noisy and i’m sure would eventually break either the motor or the ceramic. its beautiful but isn’t worth having.
I bought this fountain, I actually bought two, the first one randomly stopped working. It’s not perfect, it sprays a tiny bit of water onto your floor which is annoying as well. We inevitably bought a white ceramic plant tray to put it in and it fixed the problem. It is dishwasher safe, which is nice, but it gets dirty very, very easily and it not easy to dissasemble to wash, food can get trapped inside, out of sight, which leads to it becoming a health hazzard for your pets, especially cats since they have urinary tract problems.
It looks nice but considering the issues…
We are using the fountain from Catit now and it’s great. It’s also not too loud, doesn’t leak, is quite easy to clean….
And what’s most important – Kitty loves it 😀 so if you are not a fan of this one, I would definitely recommend Catit.
Well, for just a little insight into Drinkwell – I purchased the Drinkwell Platinum fountain about a year ago. Still going strong, & my cat loves it. It took her 7 days to warm up to it, but now she waits impatiently when I take it away to clean it. It’s plastic and I know sometimes cats have allergic reactions to plastic – wish it was aluminum which is better – but so far, no problems. The motor gets a little noisy for a brief minute or two, but then it stops whirring & it’s fine. I usually have the TV on or something anyway, so I really don’t hear it. And the fountain is downstairs, not near any bedrooms so it doesn’t interrupt our sleep. But it’s really not THAT loud of a sound anyway. And parts & supplies are easy to find. Now obviously I don’t have this Lotus model so I can’t speak to that. But as for Drinkwell, I’ve been very happy, for a year so far, with their product.
Make your own! I simply got a really big stainless steel drinking dish and put a small underwater pump in it with some filter stuff wrapped around it. Then I arranged some nice clean rocks for the water to flow down. It was a great water dish for our 3 cats & 3 dogs and a nice water feature for the humans to enjoy!
I must also say, I like the design of this water dish. I think it has a nice design and it looks good. I like that the bowl is made of ceramic.
Where can I find your products – like the ceramic water fountain – in Canada?
where can I buy this , it is my cats favorite