Dogit Replacement Drinking Water Fountain Filters, 3-Pack – Replacement Filters for Dogit Fresh & Clear Drinking Water Fountain and ZEUS H2EAU Elevated Dog and Cat Drinking Water Fountain

Love the Dogit Fountain. The 3 pack of fillers makes is a cost-effective means of assuring that you've got the filters you need on hand when you need them. The instructions for the fountain are to replace the filter every 3 weeks, or sooner if when you're cleaning the fountain (once a week) you notice that it contains debris -- such as pet hair or food particles. Some reviewers have noted that the filters cause there to be charcoal flakes in the water. I prepped the filter the way that I would the filter for a Brita or Pur Pitcher, and have had zero charcoal in my dog and cat's Dogit Fountain. The tip is that prior to using the filter to rinse it by holding it under a medium stream of tap water for approximately 30 seconds, and to then place the filter in a bowl of filtered water for 15 minutes. You will probably have to initially submerge it by holding it down in the bowl of water for a second or two until the water molecules replace the air molecules in the filter so that it doesn't just float on the water. After 15 or so minutes, just rinse the filter for a few seconds and then it's ready for use. I highly recommend filling your Dogit Fountain reservoir with filtered water as this will be the healthiest and best-tasting for your animals.

Great product. Easy to clean, easy to fill (you don't even have to take it to the sink - just pour water in until it gets to the marks) The dogs love having fresh,FILTERED,circulating water. When I had a big bowl of water on the floor for them, it would get dirt and hair in it over the day, and looked yucky. Now, their water is fresh. One thing to know - you need to clean the PUMP once per week or so, especially if you have long-haired dogs. The entrance where the water enters the pump can beome clogged with dog hair, etc and the pump won't work. This is spelled out in the instructions. It's very easy to clean it - just pull off the front cover and rinse it off. You'll notice that the water isn't being moved as fast when the pump is starting to get clogged. Also, this product is QUIET. Have recommended them to my dog friends who have gotten the product and also love it. Another benefit - my dogs drink more water, which is healthy for them.

While these aren't priced *too* bad at 3 for $5, they're not listed as 'add-ons', so you have to spend a bunch of money to buy them for that price. Instead of spending this or going without (using without a filter), you can use: Tetra Whisper Unassembled Bio-Bag Filter Cartridges...you get 12 for $9 on Amazon, and they can be cut round to fit just fine in this. I used these for my tanks, so I tried it out and fit as well as these filters (which don't fit perfect, they seem just slightly too large), so you may even get a better fit than these by taking a little off a little bit. The Tetra kit comes with charcoal, filters, and plastic filter casings (which can be cut to fit just inside the hole to hold the filter material down).If you wanted to take it a step further, you could use super glue (aquarium safe) or aquarium glue (I've used this in my aquarium filter, still holding a year later) to cut a hole, glue around the hole, then put in activate charcoal, then glue the one open end down. Not necessary if clean it out at a regular frequency (once a week).

This carbon/filter does a very nice job of keeping our dog bubbler watering system clean and working nicely. I have used this for several years, and will keep using as long as they are available. I will order again.

I have two Schnauzers that love the drinking fountain. Their beards get dirty and pick up everything from leaves, grass and stray food. Some of this goes into the fountain and even though it is cleaned out regularly, things do happen. There is an intake in the pump that needs cleaning. So when I refill the fountain, I remove the suction cup pump, release the side where there are two of the four suction cups and rinse the pump thoroughly with a good stream of water.I would be ridiculous to think of buying a car and never having to change its oil. There is maintenance. And yes my pump was very weak and had to be replaced. But that is the cost of ownership and convenience to my dogs. I have two of these fountains. One for my dogs and one for our cats. Both groups wanted me to let you know that they love it!

My four pets love their fountain and you can't use it well without these pads. However, I feel like I'm stuck in the printer ink cycle ... fountain reasonable to purchase but I pay through the nose to keep it going ...So here's what I do.Once a week I soak the fountain and its parts in some bleach. This helps kill any bacteria hiding under the pump motor and lets me sanitize the rest. I throw in the filters, which usually smell like mildew (not a great thought that my pets are drinking from them).After I soak the filters, I put them in the sun for a day or two. I live in Arizona, so sun is never in short supply. I find the sun zaps any nasty organisms and kills any mildew smell.I can get 4-5 cycles from a pack before they look pretty worn (white filter gets nasty yellow color) and I buy a replacement pack. I try to have about 6 filters on hand to cycle through before I buy a new one.May not be as the manufacture intended, but I think they could try a bit harder in making this great item most cost effective for customers.Updated 7/27/13 - The price on these filters has gone up quite a bit since I bought the fountain. At $13.99 you can almost buy a new fountain for the same price - which is ridiculous for foam filters.The Catit filters are identical and as of this date only $7.99. Catit Replacement 3 pack Carbon & Foam Cartridge for Fresh & Clear Water FountainI just bought these filters and you can't tell the difference.

What's to say. It's a filter for Dogit water fountains. It fits, it works.