Page 5 | Dogs bowl, what’s reasonable?

dogsbowl · 2026-02-05T20:05:17+00:00

Terribly exciting topic, I know! The vet asked me how often I wash the dogs water bowl and I said it goes through the dishwasher on its own once a week. He said that was really not enough and it should be done every day. So do you?

willstarttomorrow · 05/02/2026 22:38

Cats have water bowls (and fussy old lady a glass topped up wherever she decides is her room for a while). All get refreshed and washed daily but they prefer to drink from a puddle.....

TheNameWasOnceChosen · 05/02/2026 22:37

My cats eat out of a clean cat bowl at every feed. Then I wash them all in the washer every 5 days. I have a lot of cat bowls!

landlordhell · 05/02/2026 22:35

Helpfullnelly · 05/02/2026 22:03

I wash it when its mucky. I will not allow anyone and that includes any vet to humanise my Animal.
I adore that dog and he has hos own personality and is the light of my life. But, hes a dog. And i keep him trained as a dog.
Also he drinks puddles and licks his arse so yeah, just whatever

This

CoastalCalm · 05/02/2026 22:34

Depends what he’s eating if it’s dry food and as a result the bowl is clean then once a week , if it’s wet food then it’s swapped over more frequently and water is just rinsed out when I refresh the bowl

landlordhell · 05/02/2026 22:33

redboxer321 · 05/02/2026 20:18

Well I'm a bloody mucky pup! I just swill her water bowl. Will change my ways. Thanks OP.

Me too. When it’s empty I swish and refill so that’s every other day. Shes nearly 12 and pretty good on it. They eat stuff off the ground FFS! Dog stuff doesn’t go in my dishwasher!!!!

RangAndRang · 05/02/2026 22:31

Food and water bowls get washed in the dishwasher every day.

SleafordSods · 05/02/2026 22:31

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/02/2026 22:30

Oh wow She caught a live one?!, that's every dog's dream and she lived it!

I had the pleasure of pulling a dead for quite a long time bunny hide out of my dog's mouth hork hork 😧I would have welcomed a fresh dead squirrel

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DDog is old and arthritic. She can only dream of Squirrel Sashimi

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/02/2026 22:30

BasilParsley · 05/02/2026 21:22

You are quite right!

I was pondering whether or not to mention dead or alive things, but hesitated recounting the time, TRIGGER WARNING when she was a pup, she chased and caught a live squirrel just before it got high enough up the tree and promptly ate it...
We kept her shut away in the kitchen all night just in case there were any digestive consequences, but there were none. Just a sad looking pup wondering why she had been excluded for the duration...
She still remembers that tasty incident and still tries to chase squirrels but fortunately she is not so nimble these days...

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Oh wow She caught a live one?!, that's every dog's dream and she lived it!

I had the pleasure of pulling a dead for quite a long time bunny hide out of my dog's mouth hork hork 😧I would have welcomed a fresh dead squirrel

MotherTuckinGenius · 05/02/2026 22:27

YouAndMeDays · 05/02/2026 21:36

Once every couple of weeks, probably. When I remember.

I don't even wash my own overnight water glass more than about once a week 😆

You make a very good point. My water bottle which I use daily is chucked in the dishwasher possibly every five weeks or so and I’m still alive! 😂

MindYourUsage · 05/02/2026 22:07

Water bowl - cleaned once every 2 weeks ish. Change the water every few days though.

Food bowls in dishwasher after every meal (raw fed).

Off to clean her water bowl....

Helpfullnelly · 05/02/2026 22:03

I wash it when its mucky. I will not allow anyone and that includes any vet to humanise my Animal.
I adore that dog and he has hos own personality and is the light of my life. But, hes a dog. And i keep him trained as a dog.
Also he drinks puddles and licks his arse so yeah, just whatever

SleafordSods · 05/02/2026 21:54

user2848502016 · 05/02/2026 21:41

I do yes, but also my dog drinks from puddles and streams most days and is fine!

My DDog must be weird. She very rarely drinks from anything but her water bowl.

pteromum · 05/02/2026 21:50

YouAndMeDays · 05/02/2026 21:36

Once every couple of weeks, probably. When I remember.

I don't even wash my own overnight water glass more than about once a week 😆

This. 😂and another one where dog goes outside and drinks out the disgusting kids water table so her bowl is filled fresh each day but rarely washed.

user2848502016 · 05/02/2026 21:41

I do yes, but also my dog drinks from puddles and streams most days and is fine!

DoggieNamechange · 05/02/2026 21:40

Yes, interested in his reason why

I'm usually super clean but as DDog drinks out of bogs, puddles and streams on the moors every day I can't see the bowl being an issue. Prob about once a fortnight for the water bowl and once a week for his dried food bowl.

Anything wet or human food in the dishwasher daily.

JayJayj · 05/02/2026 21:38

Every day.

YouAndMeDays · 05/02/2026 21:36

Once every couple of weeks, probably. When I remember.

I don't even wash my own overnight water glass more than about once a week 😆

Ophy83 · 05/02/2026 21:34

Rarely! He's 11.5 and fit as a fiddle, loves to swim in the sea, as many walks as he can get (normally 2, but 3 today as my mum popped round and he persuaded her he hadn't been out yet) and playing with his toys, so I don't think it's harming him.

BasilParsley · 05/02/2026 21:34

Asmuchastheypossiblycan · 05/02/2026 21:30

😆😆😆😆 @ the delicate phrase “digestive consequences”

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😉

Bikergran · 05/02/2026 21:31

Wash all pet bowls daily.

Asmuchastheypossiblycan · 05/02/2026 21:30

BasilParsley · 05/02/2026 21:22

You are quite right!

I was pondering whether or not to mention dead or alive things, but hesitated recounting the time, TRIGGER WARNING when she was a pup, she chased and caught a live squirrel just before it got high enough up the tree and promptly ate it...
We kept her shut away in the kitchen all night just in case there were any digestive consequences, but there were none. Just a sad looking pup wondering why she had been excluded for the duration...
She still remembers that tasty incident and still tries to chase squirrels but fortunately she is not so nimble these days...

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😆😆😆😆 @ the delicate phrase “digestive consequences”

tiredlazydoesntmatter · 05/02/2026 21:29

Freashwatereverydsy but have never actually washed water bowl ,doggie is thriving.

NoYourNameChanged · 05/02/2026 21:27

mindutopia · 05/02/2026 20:23

Probably about every week. Same as her food bowl. It gets washed when it starts looking a bit grim. I haven’t killed her yet, so I’m sure it’s fine.

This but it probably wouldn’t even be as often as every week 😂 can’t believe how many people are doing it daily, my poor bastard dog 😂

reversegear · 05/02/2026 21:24

I have 4 dogs multiple bowls and they get washed scrubbed maybe weekly!? They drink out of plant pots, wheelbarrows and puddles mostly!!

AngelinaFibres · 05/02/2026 21:23

goldenhunter · 05/02/2026 20:21

We have loads of those stainless steel type bowls. Fresh water one out each day, and fresh one for each meal. They go through the dishwasher though which apparently is disgusting 😅

I'd wash them in the big snk in the utility. I'd never put a dog bowl into the dishwasher. That's foul.