Running water, and the pump that keeps it quiet · review
The fountain most people have seen: 2 liters, a stainless insert, multi-stage filtration, and a price that makes it the usual first attempt.
What we take from it The default first fountain, and a reasonable one. Buy the larger PIXI instead if you have two cats or a cat that has already refused a fountain once.
Catit’s long-running Flower Fountain: 2 liters, a stainless insert at the drinking surface, multi-stage filtration, and a shape that has been copied more than any other in this category.
Because it is cheap enough to be an experiment. A significant number of cats ignore fountains entirely, and finding that out for the price of a good bag of litter is better than finding it out at €70. If the cat takes to it, the same money later buys a bigger one for the room it actually drinks in.
Almost everything beyond capacity, materials and “multi-stage filtration”. There is no noise figure, no pump flow rate, no filter interval. That is normal at this price and it is why the more expensive fountains on this page are easier to compare with each other than with this one.
Filters change the taste; dismantling and scrubbing changes the hygiene. Every fountain builds a film on its plastic, and the parts most people never take apart — the pump housing, the underside of the flower — are exactly where it grows.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-17. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Capacity | 2 L |
|---|---|
| Insert | Stainless steel |
| Filtration | Multi-stage |
| Also suitable for | Small dogs (Catit) |
| Manufacturer reference | 50023 |
| Amazon reference | B016DQU5NQ (identical on 6 markets) |
| EAN | 0022517500231 |
For one cat, comfortably — a cat drinks well under 300 ml a day. For two cats or a small dog, you will be topping it up every couple of days, and a fountain that runs low is a pump that runs dry. The 2.5 and 3.8-liter models on this page exist for that reason.
Generic filters cut to this shape are widely sold and dimensionally identical. It is worth checking the fit on the first pack rather than assuming, but this is one of the few fountains here where you are not locked into one supplier.
More often than the filter schedule suggests. Filters handle taste; what builds up on plastic is biofilm, and only dismantling and scrubbing removes it. Any fountain that has become slippery inside is overdue, whatever the filter looks like.
6.9/ 10
The default first fountain, and a reasonable one. Buy the larger PIXI instead if you have two cats or a cat that has already refused a fountain once.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 17, 2026.
A first fountain, or a second one for another room — this is the model that made the category ordinary.
Listed because the accessory names this product itself.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for pet devices and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
2.5 L · stainless insert · three flow modes · lit level indicator
A 2.5-liter fountain with a stainless drinking surface, three flow settings and a nose that lights red when the water is low. The pump hangs in the water rather than sitting under the bowl.
Best for: A cat that has refused a fountain before — three flow settings are three chances rather than one.
≈ $51
Cordless · 2.8 L · 5-stage filter · stainless tray
A cordless fountain: Miaura states up to 30 days of battery life, a 2.8-liter tank and a five-stage filter. It is the only fountain here with no cable to route.
Best for: A room with no convenient socket, or a cat that has chewed a fountain cable before.
Ceramic · 2 L · filtered · submersible pump
The 2-liter ceramic Drinkwell, with free-falling streams rather than a single spout and a submerged pump. It is the middle of PetSafe’s ceramic range in both size and price.
Best for: A cat that drinks from taps: falling water is exactly what a running tap looks like at cat height.
