Catit Flower Fountain with Triple Action Filter, 3 L, Green

Why it's worth it

This is the fountain from every cat video: water trickles down a plastic flower, and cats who ignore bowls tend to work it out fast. You get three liters, a triple-action filter and replacement cartridges stocked just about everywhere.

Nothing here is clever, and that's the point. Three flow settings — a quiet trickle, a bubbling top and the classic petal waterfall — cover most feline preferences with no app, no battery and no modes to configure. The 3-liter reservoir keeps one or two cats going for several days, and the footprint tucks into a corner of the kitchen without dominating it.

The triple-action filter does real work. A foam layer catches hair and grit, activated carbon pulls odors and impurities, and ion exchange resin softens tap water. Catit's documentation puts the reduction in chlorine taste compounds at over 70% against untreated tap. If your cat sniffs at the water and walks off, taste is often the reason why.

From our review of 7 cat water fountains, by James Bennett, Associate Editor

What we like

• +Nothing here is clever, and that's the point
• +The triple-action filter does real work
• +Filter availability is the quiet advantage

What to know

• –It's plastic all the way through
• –The pump gets loud when the water runs low, something Catit flags in its own instructions