Fountains look nice but if you are not cleaning them out regularly they are just circulating dirty water. Animals use their mouths to drink and many times have food particles on their mouth when they drink so water gets bacteria build up quickly.
Sometimes pets don't drink as much as they should because their water source is contaminated. People may put clean water in but many times they fail to deal with the invisible bacteria build up that their pet is very aware of. Dogs have slimy like mouths to begin with and that goes into the water every time they drink.
I have found that glass water bowls work best for us. They wash up very easily and do not absorb contaminants or odors. We don't cage our pets so we don't use drinking bottles. |