Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain for Cats
The white Catit PIXI Smart Fountain (43751) is a 2 L cat water fountain with app controls, three drinking configurations, a triple-action filter, and scheduled UV-C water clarification. We chose it for households ready to give the cat a tiny smart-water department, rather than merely another bowl.
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At a glance
One-line verdict
This smart cat water fountain makes a 2 L reservoir oddly sophisticated, provided your Wi-Fi still remembers how to do 2.4 GHz.
Best for
Cat households that want app-managed pump settings, maintenance reminders, and a choice of stream, bubbler, or pool drinking styles.
Skip it if
Skip it if your home network is 5 GHz-only or you want a fountain with no app-related setup lurking in the background.
The full picture
A cat water bowl is one of those domestic objects that quietly becomes a small tragedy: floating dust, a suspiciously low water line, and one furry critic staring at it as though room service has failed. The Catit PIXI Smart Fountain is built for people who would rather address this with moving water, alerts, and just enough app control to feel vaguely on top of things.
This is the white Catit PIXI Smart Fountain, product 43751: a 2 L fountain that combines a triple-action filter with UV-C water clarification. Its automatic UV-C cycle runs three times daily for 60 minutes, while the PIXI app handles pump control, timers, energy-saving mode, manual UV-C activation, notifications, and maintenance reminders. We think that is a sensible layer of oversight for a device designed to be ignored until something needs cleaning.
The physical arrangement is less needlessly digital than it could have been. Cats can drink from an arched stream, a bubbling top with stream, or a gently flowing pool in the stainless-steel bowl. A backlit water-level window and coloured status lights keep the key information visible without requiring anybody to interrogate a phone before breakfast.
The catch is pleasingly ordinary smart-home nonsense: its Wi-Fi supports 2.4 GHz networks only. For the right household, though, this is a well-considered fountain that treats water maintenance as a manageable chore instead of an ongoing guessing game with whiskers.
The Irresistible
- The combination of a triple-action filter and automatically scheduled UV-C water clarification gives the fountain a more deliberate water-care setup than simple circulation alone.
- Three drinking configurations—arched stream, bubbling top with stream, or flowing pool—let the fountain accommodate different feline beverage preferences without buying three separate contraptions.
The Clever Part
- The PIXI app offers remote pump control, timers, energy-saving mode, manual UV-C activation, status notifications, maintenance alerts, and app sharing.
- A backlit water-level window gives a direct refill check; red status lighting flags low or empty water.
- Its stainless-steel top is dishwasher-safe, with a BPA-free plastic layer beneath it.
- The fountain measures 20.5 × 20.5 × 17 cm and holds 2 L of water.
The Fine Print
- The smart features require a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network, so a 5 GHz-only setup creates needless pet-hydration admin.
The Reality Check
- Built-in Wi-Fi supports 2.4 GHz only and has a stated router range of 30 m; households outside that network setup should rule it out rather than hoping the cat negotiates with the router.
Buyer questions answered
Is the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain automatic?
Yes, it is listed as an automatic cat drinking fountain, and its UV-C clarification cycle runs automatically three times daily for 60 minutes. The app also allows remote pump control, timers, and an energy-saving mode for people who apparently now have calendar invites with the cat’s water.
Does the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain have app connectivity?
Yes, the PIXI app supports remote pump control, timers, energy-saving mode, manual UV-C activation, status notifications, maintenance alerts, and app sharing. Its built-in Wi-Fi works on 2.4 GHz networks only, with a stated router range of 30 m.
Does the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain use a triple-action filter?
Yes, it uses a triple-action filter alongside UV-C water clarification. The included filter helps remove odours and impurities and reduces magnesium and calcium levels.
Does the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain have UV-C water clarification?
Yes, it has UV-C water clarification that runs automatically three times per day for 60 minutes. It can also be activated manually through the PIXI app.
Does the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain show the refill level?
Yes, it has a backlit water-level window. Red LED status indicates low or empty water, which is considerably clearer than interpreting the cat’s increasingly theatrical complaints.
Does the Catit PIXI Smart Water Fountain have an LED nightlight?
Yes, it has an LED nightlight, shown by a white status light. Blue indicates active UV-C clarification or a filter replacement alert, while red signals low or empty water.
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