A question about bowls

We've decided to switch the boys from plastic to ceramic food bowls. My main question is about the water bowl. How many of you out there have a ceramic water bowl for your babies? For the time being it's still plastic, so I'd just like some feed back on what type of water bowls you all have.

We have two fresh flow fountains, as well as ceramic water bowls

I have one ceramic bowl for water (quite deep) and one stainless steel. Mosi seems to prefer to drink out of the ceramic one and I never see Jaffa drinking at all. I've had the ceramic one a few years and both my cats - that I had then - would drink out of it when I got it.

(I never see Jaffa drink these days but I'm not sure when he stopped and I don't think it has anything to do with the bowl. He gets wet food with added water twice a day to compensate, btw)

i use cermaic food and water dishes for mine, the oils in the plastic can leech into the water which is not only unhealthy but also tastes yucky

Oliver drinks out of wherever he pleases, haha, no matter how many dishes I offer especially for him! But he does have 3 (currently) plastic bowls designated for his water.... one Le Bistro water coolerish type thing (they're apparently treated to cut down on bacteria, haven't had a problem), one plastic "Nittany Kitty" bowl (yup, he's my very own mini Penn State Nittany Lion, so he's gotta have the bowl) and at my apartment the third bowl is just a plastic one from the dollar store and at my parents' it's a plastic cereal bowl.... the two smaller bowls get washed with soap regularly (especially since the dog's taken to cleaning them out often lately... yar! she's got her own trough to drink out of!).... anyway, depends on your cat's personal preference and skin sensitivity (some cats develop feline acne due to certain bowl materials... plastic's usually the worst though).... if you're worried whether they'll take to a nice ceramic bowl, maybe try a cheapo from the dollar store first before spending money on a really good bowl

Originally Posted by BuzbyJLC10

.... if you're worried whether they'll take to a nice ceramic bowl, maybe try a cheapo from the dollar store first before spending money on a really good bowl

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why spend money on a really "good" bowl? i bought one from the dollar and its great! even looks cute!

All our bowls are ceramic or glass and they are all from yard sales. You can get some great little dessert dishes at yard sales, and they are perfect cat food dishes. Otherwise we get kitty acne and we are too handsome for that.

I have 2 stainless steel bowls, 1 ceramic and 4 regular drinking glasses (glass), mine use the drinking glasses, but it has to be on top of a table.

I use ceramic, especially for the water. Plastic outgasses and flavors the water after a period of time.

we use the plastic ones for food cause they are easy to wash and light weight, also Phoebe won't stick to it with her magnetic collar. both my cats have their own special wooden cat box with a magnetic or infra red cat door to get in. Phoebe has allergies to everything and Trouble eats all of Phoebe's expensive prescription diet! so no metal bowls for Pheebs. then i have both of their water bowls out in the open in the kitchen for them. both of those bowls are ceramic and i think ceramic is great because it keeps the water at a cooler temp in the warmer seasons.

Originally Posted by jaycee

i use cermaic food and water dishes for mine, the oils in the plastic can leech into the water which is not only unhealthy but also tastes yucky

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Yikes. I change their water out everyday, but I think I'm gonna change to ceramic anyway! Poor kitties!

My boys have 2 ceramic bowls for their food and water, and one stainless steel one for Davidson's food.

Originally Posted by BuzbyJLC10

if you're worried whether they'll take to a nice ceramic bowl, maybe try a cheapo from the dollar store first before spending money on a really good bowl

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I just buy the cheap ones (usually good, sturdy ones on clearance, though).

Vodka has a ceramic water dish that looks like a flower...its really cute. THe main reason I got it, though, was because it is heavier, and for some reason, she liked to flip the plastic bowl over and spill her water everywhere.

But lately, she has taken to jumping in the shower after I get out and licking the water out of the tub. Weird.

We have a bit of everything in our house. One plastic food dish (free from the vet), one ceramic food dish , one stainless water dish (both from the dollar store) and various glass and plastic cups throughout the apartment.

actually I use real glasses for water ...

food is glass ceramic and stainless...

Stainless steel here.

I recently transitioned to stainless steel bowls. After reading about a TCS kitty who had acne so bad that she needed surgery, I switched. No more plastic for me. I do miss my automatic feeder, but like I said it isn't worth the health risk!

Two ceramic food bowls and some glass ones for water.

I am feeding three cats three times a day and getting tired of washing their metal and ceramic bowls (ceramic for water until I get the CatIT fountain I want for them)

The fosters drink from ceramic bowls--I got them all at the dollar store and they are pretty nice, for a buck apiece.

Tonight I tried my first round of something I dreamed up last night. I put their food out on little cheapo paper plates. I have to put the plates on a placemat on the floor though so they don't roam around while eating from them.

This will be making my life a little easier, I think.