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

[lv4dogs]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with plastic dermatitis when their dog drinks out of a plastic water bowl?
I know it is quite common when they eat out of a plastic bowl but have recently heard from a friend that it is not common if they only drink from a plastic bowl. Has anyone else heard of this? Or even possibly had a dog that had problems with a plastic food dish but not a water dish?

You see one of my b/f's cats is a water tipper/splasher & he's spilling/splashing literally gallons of water each day. I have been searching for 2 weeks to find some sort of alternative yet nothing is working.
See this thread for more info: http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=103797
Maybe someone with a dog has this same problem & has cured it. I need all the help I can get right now, this is really a pain in the butt.

I was thinking of getting a water fountain or a spill & skid proof bowl but they are all made of plastic. Raustyk & Tiki both get dermatitis from palstic bowls so I am not sure if this would be a waste of money or not. Heck even if it doesn't cause dermatitis the cat may still end up spilling/splashing it making it a waste of money anyways.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with plastic dermatitis when their dog drinks out of a plastic water bowl?
I know it is quite common when they eat out of a plastic bowl but have recently heard from a friend that it is not common if they only drink from a plastic bowl. Has anyone else heard of this? Or even possibly had a dog that had problems with a plastic food dish but not a water dish?

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.

[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?

[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.

[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.