What on earth can we do to get rid of them? It was a losing battle last year. They loved the cat dishes.

This is what we tried:
Borax
Borax and sugar mixture
Bleach, water, and soap mixture (found that one online - worked awesome to get rid of them, but not keep 'em from returning a couple hours later)
Ant baits (which seemed to only attract them more)
Corn meal

It needs to be pet friendly (of course!) Hubby's already screaming at ants this year and its only bound to get worse from here.