If you’re not a potter you may not be familiar with glazes: what they are, how they’re made and how applied. The glaze is the coating that protects the ceramic piece. However it is much more than a coating. When high- fired it penetrates into and fuses with the clay body becoming both a coating […]
Is Bottled, Distilled, Chlorinated Or Filtered Water Best For Cats? We naturally think that by providing our cats with the purest water available we are doing the very best possible thing in helping our cats to stay healthy. That is, healthful water = healthy cats. The premise is sound – if we can keep the […]
Cat Fountains & Filters Cat Fountains Without Filters Many people ask about running their cat fountains without filters. Before addressing the use of cat fountains without filters, an explanation of the filters cat water fountains use is in order. Virtually every brand of cat water fountain comes with filtration devices. There is both mechanical filtration […]
How Do Cat Fountains Work & Are They Safe? Two questions that frequently arise concerning cat fountains are; How do they work and Are electric cat fountains Safe? This article, along with the accompanying videos, answers both these questions. Fountain Pumps Almost all cat water fountains contain a submersible aquarium pump, and as the name suggest, for […]
Why Are Pet Fountains So Expensive? First, let’s distinguish between the manufactured kind , which comprise over 95% of the pet fountains available, and the handmade kind. To our knowledge there is only one company dedicated solely to the creation of handmade cat fountains and pet fountains and that is ThirstyCat Fountains, author of this […]
Are Cat Fountains Worth It? They certainly can be, with the right choices made, but the answer to this really depends upon what you mean by ‘worth it’. If you mean – do they contribute to your cats’ health, then, well, maybe. Some are, some are not. If you ask, are they economical, are they […]