I bought this about a month ago and find it very useful, I have a Beagle and a kitten, was filling the bowl atleast 3 times a day, now I fill this every 2 days. has held up so far. considering buying the bigger one for our dog and using the smaller for our cat.

I bought this waterer last month and had no problems with it until this week when my dog refused to drink from it. It had a distinct musty odor to it. I had been cleaning the bowl and base every water fill-up with no problem; but I noticed that the double-wall baffle around the mounting point for the bottle allowed water to spill into the base of the bowl, where it was trapped and VERY hard to clean out. A few spots of smelly mold and mildew remained in the base with a snotty looking residue after my previous washings. I had to pull apart the top of the bowl from the bottom, scrub the isolated compartment with a soapy bottle brush, rinse, and squeeze the waterer back together. The base will not tolerate many of these brute force openings for a cleanout before the fasteners give way and I’m out the price of the Le Bistro plus needing a new bowl. The problem didn’t show up until after Tractor Supply’s 30 day return window, and I was directed to Petmate, the manufacturer. The first item on the Petmate return policy statement is: After 30 days from the original date of purchase, all sales are final. This is not a problem solved by replacement bowl. It’s a design problem that traps water in the base and promotes mold and mildew unseen.