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Fraidy Cat Is Afraid My stepcat has been suffering from constipation, so I bought this fountain to encourage him to drink more water. He always wanted to drink from the toilet or from the tub spout, which is unacceptable to me. (His bachelor dad let him do those things before we became a blended family.) I thought our boy would like the fountain because its spout is similar to our tub spout. BINGO!!! As soon as I got the fountain in place, the boy started drinking from it immediately. He drank and drank. Poop problem solved! HOWEVER… when our little princess kitty passed by the fountain, on the way to eat, she did a double take. (She wasn’t nearby when I installed the fountain, so she didn’t know it was there.) She timidly walked up to the fountain, focusing on the bright blue light that shines through the water level indicator window; she put her nose on the light, her pupils grew huge, and then she ran to hide under the bed. I turned the window to the back of the bowl, thinking that would solve the problem. The next time she went for food she approached the fountain like she might like to get to know it, but then she saw the blue light shining through the slot where the water returns from the drinking pan to the bowl. Back under the bed she went. Now when she wants to eat she carefully makes sure to walk as far away from the fountain as possible. (And of course, our little princess has to have her own “non-threatening” bowl of water.). It has been a month and she’s showing no signs of making peace with that blue light.I know our precious girl can’t be the only pet who is afraid of that “monstrous” blue light. I get that the designer probably thought that the light would help pet parents see the water level easier, but I think we would be able to manage without it. You would think the designer would have anticipated that some pets wouldn’t like the light, and that the person would have provided a way to turn off the light. They could have even offered a model that didn’t have a light. That’s why I’m taking a star from my rating. When you develop a product that scares the population you’re trying to serve you don’t deserve a 5 star rating. I would have returned the fountain if our boy wasn’t enjoying, and benefiting from, it.I personally love the fountain. I love, love, love that the pump comes out of the fountain, instead of being permanently attached to it, so I can give the bowl a thorough cleaning. The fountain is so easy to take apart, clean, and reassemble. It is also very quiet. Upon inspection during cleaning, I found that the filters did a good job of filtering hair and food debris.Since I’ve only had the fountain a little over a month I can’t speak to its durability. It appears to be well made, but I will update if anything changes.Pros: Our boy now drinks enough that he no longer gets constipated, and he no longer attempts to drink out of the toilet or the tub spout. The fountain works well, and it is easy to manage.Cons: The monstrous blue light continues to threaten our little princess kitty. (I would wish the light to stop working, but that would probably mean the pump would stop working, too)