I’m clearly a pig for washing dogs bowls in the dishwasher

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My SIL has just expressed absolute shock and disgust at the fact I use ordinary China bowls for the pets that we also use) and put them in the dishwasher afterwards? Maybe I’m missing the point but they are WASHED thoroughly?? AIBU??

I wash my hamster's bowls in the dishwasher, I have 3 sets, one in the cage, one in the dishwasher & one clean ready for next feed.

I do the same. They are only used once , then rinsed and go through the dishwasher

Gross 🤮

My cat’s bowls go in the dishwasher with everything else. If they’re all in there at feeding time she gets her dinner in one of my cereal bowls. Do I care - not a bit.

OMG op, a dishwasher does not automatically cleanse all germs.

🥱 what a non issue

Ewwwwwww

My dogs dishes go though the dishwasher , I can’t see the issue as the water is so hot .

Dog has own bowl but it’s food so nothing wrong with it going in the dishwasher. The heat kills things more than handwashing I would think

Bowls are rinsed first (as is anything before going into the dishwasher), then washed separately from our crockery on a short wash.

A dishwasher sanitises everything so I don't see the problem.

My dog has her own bowls and they go in the dishwasher.
My SIL puts dinners plates and bowls on the floor for the dog to lick before they go in the dishwasher, that makes me 🤢

I cant see the issue with putting dog bowls in the dishwasher but it is odd that you don’t actually have dedicated dog bowls.

My dog bowls go in the dishwasher but then so does my dog on occasion… he’s a very useful pre rinse.

Not in the same sink that you wash teacups in, I hope!

I put my dog bowls in the dishwasher it washes at 70 what's living through that?

Dog bowls, cat bowls, my horses bit, it all goes in the dishwasher with our stuff.

this is why I don’t eat or drink in houses where people have dogs. Ekkkkk grim.

I think she’s got a very valid point.
We often put ours and the dog’s plate in the dishwasher together.

In our house pets have their own bowl, never eat off ours, and NEVER allowed to lick our plates. Pet bowls are always washed separately, never in the dishwasher, and have their own washing up brush/scouring sponge to wash them with.

My dogs' bowl doesn't go in the dishwasher, but only because it's not dishwasher proof.

We put our plates down for the doggie 'pre-wash' before they go in the dishwasher though.

I put dog bowl on DW with our stuff. Not a problem. But I don't like idea of dog eating from bowls / plates we use ...

Thankfully we have a utility for that, and the dog gets fed in there so all the smelly tins are out there and get rinsed out there too.

My dog has his own bowls washed with our stuff in the dishwasher

It doesn't.

Not unless you also sanitise your dishwasher each time