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Well so far so good. i found some nice ceramic bowls that are sleek and black..and Picky dutchy likes them.
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Plastic Bowls..bad?
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Hurray, Dutchy!
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Yes we must hold our breaths around here to see if she likes stuff...LOL and loki..LOVES IT because it matches himOriginally Posted by dawnofsierra
Hurray, Dutchy!
I am so sorry!!! no no dont tell the dutchess!!!! I have an excuse for that slip up I promise!!! I will tell you the excuse one day
YAY!!!!
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I know.and she appears to REALLLY like them lol
It is the polypropeline bowls that retain bacteria and old food smells. What you need is scratch resistant melamine that are far more hygienic and do not put cats off their food. Melamine bowls are inexpensive and will not break easily.I know of two types of melamine, one is anti slip made by Snugglesafe and the other is not anti slip by Ancol. Snugglesafe also provide a drip tray on their website that catches spillages.
Let me know ho you get on??
Sophie uses the stainless steel bowls on a stand for her water and dry food. Her canned food MUST be in a ceramic bowl, or she turns her little black nose right up at it! Has she been taking lessons from the Dutchess there????
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I have one on ceramic( Gigi the dog shhh she doesnt know) one on melamine and rubber and one on glass ... there fine..
Is it OK to give water in plastic?
Wow that is fancy!!!Originally Posted by dawnofsierra
Sierra and I really like her new dish. It is situated nicely in it's little stand and not very easy to knock over and break. I wash it thoroughly after each meal. There is a wide variety of cat feeders available on line similar to this made of different material, glass, metal, ceramic...all elevated in a little feeder which holds in nicely in place. Although, I have tripped over the little stand several times when I forgot to remove it when picking up her dish!Wonder if this would help prevent your kitties' dishes from getting broken? Just a thought.
Basically, from what I've read, feline acne is caused by bacterial build up - usually in their food and water bowls. If you wash the bowls in vinegar every so often, in the same way you would do a plastic or wooden cutting board, then it should mostly prevent the bacterial issues that would be a problem for your pets.
Just a suggestion. I have a huge selection of cat bowls, some designed specifically for cats, in stainless steel, ceramic, and glass. I've had the best luck with soup and cereal bowls, or salad dishes, for humans. Whenever I see some on sale, I pick them up, usually for less than a dollar. Heavy ashtrays work well, too. Jamie likes certain bowls for certain foods (onion soup bowls for water, china cereal bowls for his cat milk, stainless bowls for dry food, and glass salad dishes for canned food), but he's weirdly picky even for a cat. The shelter cats seem to prefer glass salad dishes for any type of food, presumably because they're flat and wide, and big ashtrays for water. Those are ZsaZsa's preferences, too. You can usually find a lot of small Pyrex bowls and pie plates at Salvation Army stores for less than a buck. They're relatively heavy and not easily broken.
ot: but does Jamie still hang like a bat when you feed him?
Sometimes I use Corelle cereal bowls. They are about 2.50 new at Walmart. So far I only had one break, and that's because one of us dropped it at a funny angle.
my crew seems to like the corelle dessert bowls (the size smaller than the cereal bowl). i also have a few sets of "cat" bowls in ceramic and metal. nobody's real picky around here. i was using elevated bowls (similar to the ones on that Jo Sherwood Products link) and i might go back to it. but mine were actually floating candle holders, and the bowl part is the same size as a corelle dessert bowl. i may go back to them because i think they liked them better.
If you have a dollar store nearby you, check them out ... we have Dollar Tree here and I buy those nifty little glass pinch bowls in the large size. They are nice, heavy glass, they are the perfect size and come three to a pack for a buck. They also have the smaller ones which are perfect for the kittens and those come in packs of six for a dollar. Bargain.
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I use stainless steel bowls and they work great. Throw them in the dish washer and you are all set.....just make sure you let them cool after, they get HOT!! LOL
Here are the bowls that I bought http://www.1800petmeds.com/pdetail.asp?SK=10567
Here are the bowls that I bought http://www.1800petmeds.com/pdetail.asp?SK=10567
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wow this thread is old, LOL..well Ms Dutchess is happy and so is everyone else. we picked up a bunch of very pretty bowls for 50cents each at the thrift store. And matching plates for our wet food. So everyone is happy.
Ooops, sorry - guess I really should look at the dates before I go blasting in. *smile*
