I got this for my dogs as they tend to drink a lot of water and I liked the idea of a water filtration system for them. They were actually a little afraid to use it as it was new to them. For the system to work, you have to plug it in each time and keep it plugged in. A switch would’ve been good to have. I didn’t like the idea of the fountain running constantly. The problem though is once you turn it off, the water drains into the base and then becomes inaccessible to our dogs. I would say if you’re home a lot and would trust having this fountain run continuously, then it could be a good option. It unfortunately didn’t work well for our dogs, but could be good for other small dogs and cats.