When I first adopted my cat (a little over a year ago) I just had a regular water bowl for her.  I didn't even know water fountains existed.

It didn't take long for me to discover that my cat hated drinking standing water.  Whenever she could, she'd drink running running water from the sink or shower.  She wasn't afraid of getting soaked by the shower to get that drink.  I was worried that she wasn't getting enough water, so I started looking for alternatives.

I went with Petmate's fountain because it happened to be one of the rewards for my credit card.  When it arrived, I hooked it up right...