They are battery operated, right? Is there a switch on the head? So the only way to get to it to turn it off would be to turn the water off first. I was just looking at them again yesterday and noticed the battery part.

We get holes in the yard, too, and sometime get curious enough to try filling them up like you did. And like you experienced, they never do. Hopefully if there was a snake in there, the flood encouraged him/her to go out another hole and never come back. Probably not but clinging to this thought allows me to get to sleep. I don't really care who/what dug a hole, as long as there are no snakes in it! This may help you discover why there's a hole in your yard: what dug this hole?

Runsnwalken, these feed store cats are not our friend Acorn's cats, they are stray cats that she befriended, fed, spayed and neutered, and feeds. They would be wild if not for Acorn. If Friskies is what she can afford, then this is what the cats will get. As Acorn told you, she has already been criticized before on this forum because of the cats being outdoors cats. I learned yesterday that the Animal Control Dept. in our county euthanizes 80% of all of the cats that they bring in, because no one wants them. I am sure this is not unusual and similar numbers are probably euthanized anywhere there are not no-kill shelters. I will bet that Acorn's care gives these wild cats a more than passable life and that they would chose to have the life they do, rather than be caught by Animal Control and killed. I feed my dogs very good food, and I hope that others learn about poor quality food and buy the best they can afford. Sometimes I even have conversations with strangers about why the grocery store brands are so bad. Sometimes, though, it is just best to chime in with support. Advice can feel like criticism sometimes, especially when it is kind of off the topic being discussed. I know you read a lot and have a lot of information to share. I also know that Acorn just went through a very difficult few days. She did everything she could to save this cat and I am so glad that it worked out and that the cat may be okay. Acorn, I don't know if I would have had the courage to nurse the cat for days until the vet came home! My first impulse would be to put it out of its misery - because I would not have the courage you had! I hope that everything continues to go well for Swestie, you, and your home cats.

Thank you Judy, this is much better. Although I really couldn't figure out the part of making four waves and changing the setting on each. Probably working through the original tut made it a little easier to understand. Somehow I got it to work, not as the instructions went as I just wasn't quite sure, but I am so much happier with these results.