Here Comes the Rain(drop)

Review: Pioneer Pet Stainless Steel Pet Fountain Raindrop Design receives 4 out of 4 paws!

As  I’ve said in the past, I want my apartment to announce itself with a resounding,  “Hello, an independent sophisticated single woman lives here “ not “Meeeooowwwww, welcome to Casa Cat.”

I’m always on the lookout for discrete, modern, affordable cat products to review. And have written about litter boxes, cat toys, cat beds and even cat portraits, but hadn’t found a water fountain that fit the bill.

Until I laid my eyes on the Pioneer Pet Stainless Steel Raindrop Fountain Raindrop I heard angels singing. But could it possibly be as good as it looked?

Most pet fountains are clunky looking and made of beige or speckled grey plastic with blue and purple accents. The Raindrop nails it when it came to being compact, and aesthetically pleasing. In terms of affordability it retails at $26-38, the higher end of the range but I’ve certainly seen more expensive.

Typical cat pet fountains. Cat like them but not so cute or fun to clean.

The big question is, how the Raindrop performs against the most critical success metrics: Ease of Cleaning, Noise Level and arguable the most important, Cat Acceptance.

Ease of Cleaning: Plastic seems to invite algae growth that clings stubbornly to each piece making it a challenge to clean properly (even with the use of special brushes).  In addition to being slimy and gross, algae and bacteria can casue cat acne (catne?).

The Raindrop, made up of two stainless steel pieces and a pump, couldn’t be easier to clean taking less than 2 minutes.  And it’s super easy to put back together. I also noticed after a week there was no algae to clean from the pump or bowl, just a little cat hair!

Noise Level & Cat Acceptance: I’ll let the video speak for itself. Click here if can’t see the embedded YouTube video.

I HAVE CAT Proudly bestows upon the Pioneer Pet Stainless Steel Raindrop Fountain 
4 out of 4 paws. An honor that no other product has received to date!  If you forced me to tell you something I don’t love about the Raindrop I admit it’s hard to avoid water stains on the stainless steel.

But lucky for us Pioneer also makethe Raindrop Design Fountain in Ceramic
(black and white). Maybe the stains show up less? Hopefully we’ll get a chance to review it next (hint hint!).

NOTE: While I receive the products I review free of charge, I am not compensated in any other way.

6 MONTH UPDATE:

• Still loving the Raindrop and recommended to my friends. It would be great if they found a replacement for the short 1/2″ piece of circular plastic where the water bubbles up from the basin. That does get a bit slimy and does require cleaning once a week.

• After 3 months It thought the motor had conked out but it just need a proper cleaning, the company provides a step-by-step video to cleaning the motor.