The VASA Story:
Building the Best Cat Drinking Fountain We Could

My name is Darren Scott and I created the VASA Waterwheel Pet Fountain.

I spent years as a biomedical process engineer in pharmaceutical manufacturing ...

where sterility and cleanliness were the essential foundation for life-saving medicines. 

This standard of uncompromising cleanliness came to hit home in an unexpected way ...

you see ... I was visiting my cousin’s house and saw a slime-covered pet fountain pump sitting in his sink.

My stomach turned. “If this were in our factory, we would be shut down instantly!”

Then came the gut punch:

My cousin’s cat had CKD — Chronic Kidney Disease.

I knew from my training that bacteria-laced water could invite infection and place extra strain on already failing kidneys ...

a hidden danger that could quietly shorten my cousin’s cat’s life.

Something had to be done!

I could not unsee that slimy pump.

I became obsessed.

Nights, weekends, even vacations turned into design sessions.

I filled my shop with sketches,
... 3D printers,
... electronic parts,
... and half-finished prototypes.

One design had an annoying dripping noise ...

the next a squeaking wheel ... 

another a piercing vibrating hum from the motor ...

and the next would melt when sanitized in a dishwasher.

Each failure only fueled the next attempt.

7,468 attempts — until after 7 years of effort — VASA emerged!

Finally, a waterwheel pet fountain that can be easily sanitized to 99.999% germ-free.

The fountain that could have prolonged the life of my cousin's cat.

Darren Scott - Inventor, VASA Pet