My younger cat will only drink from fresh running water and will refuse to drink from a regular bowl. In fact during Hurricane Sandy when we had no electricity for 10 days to power the motor she found the one faucet that dripped and drank from that. I have had this fountain for a couple of years now and I can’t say enough good things about it. Previously I had gone through numerous fountains which I ended up throwing away because of the mold and icky stuff that I couldn’t reach to clean off no matter what brushes I used, not to mention how time consuming it was. Now, I just run the basin through the dishwasher and cleaning or sterilizing the pump just takes a few minutes.
Besides the easy maintenance, my cats love drinking from this fountain and I recommend it above any others.