Dog bowl cleaning

[slimceagirl]

To not expect people to not put a dog bowl which the dog has just ate from in the dishwasher with humans plates for washing? Anyone else think it's a gross thing to do? Or is it my OCD? Thanks!

[PantPlot]

Even in a separate sink I can't see how you could get the water hot enough to clean them properly by hand

[HipsterHunter]

I just put the cats bowls into the dishwasher.

How is it any more gross than human meat really?

Cat saliva isn't some super toxic thing. The cat licks my hand and I haven't died yet.

[gandalfspants]

I've never understood the concern over things that are going to get washed afterwards touching animals or animal food.

Everything goes in our dishwasher - this will make most of you think I'm disgusting, but I once put the bin lid in there (on its own) rather than scrub it after it had been overfilled and was rather grim.

I also don't understand why my friend has a special 'cat food fork'. It's cat food, not toxic waste.

[HipsterHunter]

Oh, when I run out of cat bowls I use human bowls.

I honestly can't see that they are 'infected' with animal cooties after a bit dishwasher cycle.

[Anasnake]

Always in the dishwasher - not even an issue

[spanieleyes]

Anyone who thinks the dog bowl is the dirtiest thing in the home
a) hasn't seen my dog-everything he comes near is licked spotless
b) hasn't seen my home

[MiddleClassProblem]

HipsterHunter - How is it any more gross than human meat really?

just subtly dropping in a bit of cannibalism

[slimceagirl]

To those who have asked why I have a dog when I'm squeamish - I never said I had a dog, I haven't - I am referring to friends who do this!

At least I know I'm not completely mad as a lot of people agree with me!

And don't get me started on people who use human plates etc. to feed their dog/cat and then use them for humans after. Totally yuk!!

[friendlysnakehere]

do you want me to post lots of links about human health improving when living with dogs?

[slimceagirl]

I don't doubt that but they're animals at the end of the day

[Huffletuff]

Dishwasher. Raw fed dogs so they need to be cleaned at a high temperature. Always a separate wash to human things.

[PantPlot]

they're animals at the end of the day

Precisely, so why wouldn't you employ the most hygienic way of cleaning their bowls if it's available to you?

[friendlysnakehere]

But there has to be logic to the argument surely other than them being animals?

If the germs are killed at high temperatures, along with salmonella from raw chicken, I don't understand the science?

[friendlysnakehere]

So do people run a separate wash to plates/dishes that had raw meat on them for humans?

[Laura1206]

I swill my dog's bowl round then put it in the dishwasher

[Thinkingofausername1]

I don't see an issue as someone stated dishwashers are mostly on a high temp.

[JigglyTuff]

My dog and cat often sleep in bed with me - as in under the duvet. Putting their food bowls in the dishwasher with mine is minorly minging compared to that

[kaitlinktm]

It's probably only a matter of time before the actual dog goes through a hot wash

[TeaChest100]

fourquenelles you're not alone!

[jarhead123]

I always dishwash the dog bowl with the human plates :)

[MrsJayy]

If my family wasn't so ewww gross about this I would stick bowls in the dishwasher the water is about70 degrees the germs would be killed..it is the thought of it the freaks people out

[BMW6]

Meh
My dog gets to lick our plates before we wash up and we don't have a dishwasher.
His bowl gets washed up after ours in the same water.

I give zero fucks if anyone thinks we are mingers

[Lloyd45]

Slimcegirl

You eat animals and then put that in the dishwasher and that's ok 🙄 We are all mammals and all have to live on the same planet, I can't believe how far some people are from reality

[Olliver27]

All our dog/cat/hamster bowls go in the dishwasher. Not the hamster's water bottle though. Those melt.

[missiondecision]

What other people do is their business.
I would never consume anything at a house that carried out the gross practise of washing their animals utensils with the human ones. I think opinions will depend upon if you have pets or not. Not having pets means I don't/wouldn't do it and infact consider it most disgusting.