Quote Originally Posted by MyCatMowgli
I own a drinkwell. http://www.vetventures.com/

I like it better than the petmate version because on the falling stream, which my kitten loves to drink from!

It does not splash , and is not very loud due to the design of it.
It uses a carbon filter that Im not sure if the PetMate one uses.

Not that it matters, but I believe PetMate originally used the same sort of design as Drinkwell, but they got sued because the free falling water was patented or something along those lines.
So PetMate had to redesign and they came up with the "slide" idea.

The drinkwell one was the one I steered away from, partly because I have a couple cats that fear running water, while others love to play in it. LOL

The Petmate one also has a carbon filter inside. That was a good selling feature to me and I think it helps keep the water fresh and clean.

Dunno about original designs, I'd seen pet fountains before but never really paid close attention to specific design until I got the first one last fall.

Glad to hear the drinkwell one doesn't splash, I'll make note of that in the future if someone asks.