Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I tried a competitors product that I got at a discount store first. The first day of use my 2 small dogs & 1 cat were not as excited as I was but they eventually started to drink from it. The competitors product was ok but it was noisy, smaller & had a small water reservoir. Once I saw that they would drink from it, I then ordered the Drinkwell Platinum Fountain from Amazon. It was twice the price of the competitor but I think it is well worth it & they all drank from it right away. The Drinkwell is very quiet, holds much more water & the pump is much better. The pump allows me to control the water flow which I keep at high to keep the water fresher by filtering more. Since getting the Drinwell, Ive noticed that they all drink more often & drink more at each visit. I refill the water reservoir sometimes twice a day & its a large reservoir. Its just that they are all literally drinking so much more water. I feel bad that Ive made them drink from a bowl of stagnant, dusty, warm, spit filled water for all these years. But they love this fresh, cool, filtered water & it shows by the amount they drink. I dont have the problems with refilling it that some seem to have although the reservoir dose drip after you turn it over. I just hold a paper towel under it while I walk from the sink to the bowl. It was very easy to take apart & clean & it just snaps back together. One thing I didnt fully understand until I took it apart to clean was that its better to not just refill the reservoir when it gets low but to actually empty it, rinse it & then refill it. The water in the reservoir becomes part of the entire water system once place in its holder. So it seems to make sense to empty the contaminated water & then refill completely with fresh water. I dont know if this is the best pet fountain on the planet but it is certainly a great one & I have no doubt that my pets are far better off since they started using it. EDIT UPDATE: Im still using this same fountain I purchased a year ago & I am still very satisfied with it. This is a great product! EDIT UPDATE: Its now December 2009 & I am still using the same pet fountain that I wrote about in 2007 plus I purchased another that Ive had for more than a year. I have them running next to each other. I have 4 dogs & 2 cats that share them. My routine is to take them apart & clean them with warm soap & water every other Saturday. Ive got 8 filters & I change out 2 every week, wash & rinse them very well then let them air dry then put them in order so they arent used again for another month. Kind of anal I know but it works... I just cant say enough good things about these pet fountains! EDIT UPDATE: It is now April 2011 & yes Im still using the same water fountains. Incredible. However, I did have to purchase a new pump last year but still this fountain has been a great value.