Running water, and the pump that keeps it quiet · review
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.
What we take from it The Drinkwell to choose if your cat is a tap-drinker. Slightly larger and slightly noisier than the Streamside, for the same reason.
A 2-liter ceramic Drinkwell with falling streams and a submerged pump. PetSafe positions it between the small Streamside and the large stainless Multi-Pet.
This is the mechanical difference from the Streamside, and it is the whole choice. Water falling through air picks up oxygen and makes a sound; both are things that pull a reluctant cat towards a bowl it had been ignoring. The cost is noise, and in a quiet room at three in the morning that is not nothing.
Same argument as the rest of PetSafe’s ceramic range: it does not scratch, it washes properly, and it does not slide across a tiled floor when a cat leans on it.
A PetSafe consumable, on a schedule given in the manual. Add a year of them to the purchase price before comparing this against a cheaper plastic fountain — that comparison is the one that changes which fountain is actually cheaper.
Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
| Material | Ceramic |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 2 L |
| Flow | Falling streams, continuous circulation |
| Pump | Submersible |
| Filtration | Filtered circulation (PetSafe) |
| Manufacturer reference | Avalon-EU-45 |
| Amazon reference | B00JV42HKC (identical on 5 markets) |
| EAN | 0729849140929 |
Nobody can tell you why with authority, but the behavior is common enough that the entire category exists because of it — cats that ignore a full bowl will wait at a dripping tap. A fountain with falling streams reproduces that at floor level, which is the argument for this model over a smooth-surface one.
Water falling makes more noise than water circulating under the surface, and there is no way around that. If the fountain lives in a bedroom, a smooth-flow model is the better choice; if the point is to attract a reluctant drinker, the sound is part of what is doing the work.
PetSafe publishes it in the manual rather than on the listing. Whatever the number, treat it as the outside limit rather than a target: a filter that has been in for a month in a warm kitchen is doing less than one that has been in for two weeks.
8.7/ 10
The Drinkwell to choose if your cat is a tap-drinker. Slightly larger and slightly noisier than the Streamside, for the same reason.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 17, 2026.
A cat that drinks from taps: falling water is exactly what a running tap looks like at cat height.
Listed because the accessory names this product itself.
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
2 L · stainless insert · multi-stage filtration
The fountain most people have seen: 2 liters, a stainless insert, multi-stage filtration, and a price that makes it the usual first attempt.
Best for: A first fountain, or a second one for another room — this is the model that made the category ordinary.
≈ $40
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.
