Patent ID: 8733295

Claim:
An animal water toy and pet fountain comprising: a fountain basin in which water is received; a pump disposed in the basin, the pump causing water in the pet fountain to flow along a recirculating path of the pet fountain enabling a cat to drink from the flowing water; a buoyant object carried by the water flowing along the recirculating path along which the water flows, the buoyant object configured to attract a cat while the buoyant object is floating in water flowing along the recirculating path, and the buoyant object having at least a portion extending upwardly from the flowing water above a surface of the flowing water while floating enabling the cat to bat the buoyant object; a platform extending upwardly from the water and out of the water defining a cat perch disposed above the surface of the water that is configured to support at least one paw of the cat thereon; and at least one flow director extending upwardly above the surface of the water helping direct flow of water flowing along the recirculating path, the flow director arranged to cause deviations in the direction of flow of water flowing along the recirculating path that affect movement of the buoyant object floating in the flowing water.