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A pet watering apparatus for automatically providing water for animals. A one-piece apparatus is disclosed which includes a bottle holder for holding at least one bottle in an inverted position, utilizing such bottle as a water storage tank. Water is automatically drained from the bottle and retaine

A pet watering apparatus for automatically providing water for animals. A one-piece apparatus is disclosed which includes a bottle holder for holding at least one bottle in an inverted position, utilizing such bottle as a water storage tank. Water is automatically drained from the bottle and retained by a water reservoir so that it is readily available for drinking by animals.

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A pet watering apparatus comprising: an outer wall portion; an inner, upwardly opening water reservoir section comprising: a lower surface; and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from said lower surface and forming a first portion of a water-retaining boundary for said reservoir section; a firs

A pet watering apparatus comprising: an outer wall portion; an inner, upwardly opening water reservoir section comprising: a lower surface; and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from said lower surface and forming a first portion of a water-retaining boundary for said reservoir section; a first upper surface connecting said first portion of said water-retaining boundary to said outer wall; at least a first and second bottle holder forming a second portion of said water-retaining boundary, each of said bottle holders comprising: a longitudinally truncated first substantially cylindrical upper portion dimensionally conforming to an outer surface of a bottle to frictionally hold said bottle in an inverted position; an inwardly extending lower shoulder portion having a second cylindrical surface coaxial with said cylindrical upper portion and dimensionally conforming to an outer surface of a neck of said bottle to frictionally hold said neck, said second cylindrical surface defining a recess arranged to be in communication with an opening of said bottle adjacent said neck; and a curvilinearly tapered intermediate section interconnecting said cylindrical upper portion and said lower shoulder portion; a second upper surface connecting said bottle holders to said outer wall; and a plurality of substantially horizontal upwardly opening water conduits, each conduit having a first end in communication with a bottle holder adjacent said recess thereof and a second end in communication with said water reservoir section adjacent said lower surface thereof; wherein said outer wall portion, said water reservoir section, said bottle holders, said first and second upper surfaces and said water conduits are integrally molded on one-piece construction.