Handcrafted Cat Fountains

Updated: May 13, 2025

At ThirstyCats we are sometimes tempted to enter the rushing river of technological developments in the creation of our fountains, if only to keep up with the countless gizmo-infused fountains sold everywhere and all made in China – High tech Battery powered, Blue Tooth controlled jobs with elaborate (and unhealthy) filtration, lights and sounds and digital readouts of volumes consumed…

And then we think of what we are actually about – authentic craftsmanship, genuineness of materials – about art and beauty and integrety…and we turn away, determined to pursue the quality we constantly strive for and for which we are known.

There will come a time, no doubt, when the current members of ThirstyCats are no longer involved and the new masters of the realm will bring in those technological alterations and you, the customer, may then want them. That’ s also about the time that new materials will replace the natural clays and mineral glazes we use from technologies developed thousands of years ago and then ThirstyCats will carrry on in name alone. But that day is not today.

Today we continue to celebrate the genuine creations, the quality and craftsmanship that has given Thirstycat Fountains the sterling reputation it has and the respect it receives, even from our competitors. “I love your fountains”, a major brand representative recently said when he called to ask if we could make fountains for them. (We couldn’t.)

So we thank you, without whom we would not exist and we encourage you to enjoy our fountains, not only for their excellence as cat fountains but as well for the beauty and integrety they bring to your home from an epoch when creating anything other than the best was unthinkable.