Love Your Cat Fountain

Updated: January 16, 2025

How And Why To Love Your Cat Fountain

Don’t be satisfied with the cat fountain you choose from the countless brands available; love it, be thrilled with it. Why do that? And how? This post may help.

Unless you plan to purchase an inexpensive fountain which won’t last, but rather a high quality fountain, you will be living with the fountain for a long time and looking at it frequently. Most of us spend time, effort and money creating environments we want to be in with objects we value and enjoy. A quality cat water fountain belongs in that category of valued objects. We will see it often and if carefully chosen, enjoy it; as much for how it functions as for how it looks and sounds. That’s the why of loving your cat fountain. How you go about that – though pretty straightforward – does have some considerations important to note and work with.

Make The Cat Fountain Great For Your Cat

The design of the cat fountain you choose should first of all be one that is well suited to your cat’s physical characteristics as well as his personal nature. Longhairs have particular requirements, older or shy or aggressive cats do also. Here is a post on the practical elements to consider such as size, weight, cup capacity and water sounds, and here is a post on more behavioral considerations.

Make It Great For You

Placement

The first consideration here is, where are you going to place the cats’ fountain? Since you are thinking of choosing a quality cat fountain that is attractive, where matters. We’re used to thinking of our pets bowls as belonging on the floor – and their fountains near their food. Not a good idea, practically or aestheticlly. If you think of your cat fountain as part of your home furnishings, the right placement becomes more obvious.

End tables are popular choices, as are out-of-the-way spaces on the kitchen counter, wall tables and window tables.

Work With Your Home Decor

Then think about the decor of the area. Which fountain style, particular design and color will look wonderful where you plan to put it? This is a great opportunity to further beautify your home while providing your cat with the most healthful cat fountain you can buy. The possibilities of working with harmonies and contrasts in form, texture and color are many, as this post examines.

Get your home and cats a quality cat fountain, do all this, and you will love your cat fountain for many, many years to come.