Is it necessary to buy a water fountain?

[Olive42]

Am looking to buy our one year old cat a Christmas present and was wondering about a fountain. I looked it up and am now inundated on social media with how important it is! (Thanks, cookies!) stainless steel one for £70 is coming up the most. They make you feel like your car is slowly dying from dehydration!! He does drink from a bowl that is refilled every day and placed away from food bowl but not much and he does drink from My glass on the bedside table!!

Any experience or knowledge abd recommendations most appreciated. He has a vet check up and vaccinations coming up in a week so will ask and report back if useful.

What an odd comment. No. If you have outdoor cats then they are very capable of looking after themselves. They get what they need from their wet food, consuming mice, puddles, ponds etc

Cats are clever creatures, they need very little in the way of "extras" unless they are indoors cats of course.

Mine prefers to drink out of a puddle, if not that then her own glass.

Lovely kitty