Plastic dermatitis even if it's only the water dish?

[lv4dogs]

I've never heard that. I'd think that a plastic dish is a plastic dish, no matter what it's used for.

My friend has a cat that pushes and spills water too. What she did was get 2 ceramic water bowls, one larger than the other. Cut a non-skid place mat to fit into the larger bowl. Place the smaller bowl in the larger one. Then roll paper towels, a dishcloth, a towel, or something and pack it between the two bowls. It's worked quite well for her, I don't know if that will work for you, but it may be worth a try.

If you saw my other thread you'd have seen that that has been tried already. lol I think we've tried a combination of 100 different things so far. Thanks a bunch though!!!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

What about something like this? glass bottle



I know pets can learn to drink out of it if you have a place to put it...maybe if there isn't any other alternative? It is made of glass.

[Jessika]

Hmm I thought it was the opposite Because the water can seep into the cuts and stuff. Because they have a stainless steel water bowl, but plastic bowls for their kibble

[jackie]

I use a stainless steel bowl for water, and plastic for kibble, and none of my pets have skin problems.

[cyber-sibes]

I've never heard of plastic dermatitus either. What happens to the dog?

[lv4dogs]

I've never heard of plastic dermatitus either. What happens to the dog?

The dog will have pimple like sores on his muzzle, sometimes it iwll spread a little further than just the muzzle. Some dogs just get pimples, some they will turn into sores and may swell up.

[lv4dogs]

Hmm I thought it was the opposite Because the water can seep into the cuts and stuff. Because they have a stainless steel water bowl, but plastic bowls for their kibble

I've always heard it was both water & food, as it is the bacteria that seeps into the pores & cuts in the plastic.

[shihtzulover850]

I use stainless steel for both food and water!!

[mruffruff]

Have you tried a wooden box with a cut out for a steel bowl to sit into? It wouldn't have to be very tall, but bigger than the bowl, no matter what size bowl you want to use. If the entire box gets dumped, add an L-brace at each end of the wooden box and attach it to the woodwork. You can still remove the bowl to clean and refill, but the box won't be going anywhere. If you need to remove the box eventually, the two little screw holes are easy to repair.

[bckrazy]

I just got Fozzie a small, heavy stainless steel bowl with thick rubber on the bottom, and Fozzie has yet to topple it over. He likes to splash in his water and tip it, and he has done well with it. You might've tried a stainless steel no-skid bowl, though?

Lola uses a hard plastic cat fountain, with no problems. We clean out the whole system at least 2x per day, and I always check it for knicks.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

If you saw my other thread you'd have seen that that has been tried already. lol I think we've tried a combination of 100 different things so far. Thanks a bunch though!!!

I saw it after I wrote this.

I've never heard of plastic dermatitus either. What happens to the dog?

The dogs I've seen with it have had bumpy red muzzles, even a bit swollen.