Ancestors

Written by Julian Missig on 2023-10-24 at 01:41

one of our better cat-life purchases has been a drinking fountain.

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Toot

Written by Julian Missig on 2023-10-24 at 01:42

I always have nits, but the good things: it's aesthetically clean and straightforward. it's much quieter than the cat water fountains I’ve heard previously — pretty much just the noise of water flowing, no human-ear-discernible motor noise. it has a braided USB cable for power. it has backup batteries for when the power fails. the water container is steel (I wish the drinking tray were steel too).

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Descendants

Written by Julian Missig on 2023-10-24 at 01:43

but the best part is the "smart" functionality — the water will flow for a while, then will remain still for a while. the change between flowing and not reminds the cats that it's there, and often is the prompt for them to remember to drink. this is great.

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Written by Julian Missig on 2023-10-24 at 01:51

this particular model is a Petkit Eversweet 3.

unfortunately this starts to get into the nits — this model has a wired connection in the water basin between the pump and power. pretty much guaranteed to fail someday, just sitting there in water. the 3 Pro switches the wire out for an inductive connection (smart!), but has (requires?) an app to control it instead of straightforward buttons.

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Written by Julian Missig on 2023-10-24 at 01:55

and all this is produced by a company based out of mainland China. nothing against them, but longer-term I worry about their app, and their government's requests, and any future "decoupling" of economies

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