Feeding: bowl or plate?

Shelley123 · 21-09-2010, 10:24 PM

I think it's true that most cats prefer not to get their faces dirty in a deep dish. Tom and Jerry have shallow plastic bowls which they seem to like and they are easy to clean. However i read somewhere that plastic isn't good as apparently chemicals can leak out ?

dandysmom · 21-09-2010, 11:32 PM

I remember reading that somewhere too, Shelley; didn't pay too much attention as I don't use plastic. I think the article suggested metal bowls.

Tink · 21-09-2010, 11:42 PM

I read that too but because there is a theory that it is porous enough to harbor bacteria. My holistic cat care books recommend metal/ceramic.

angieh · 22-09-2010, 11:34 AM

I have these bowls and find them excellent. Very good value too!

dandysmom · 22-09-2010, 04:08 PM

Those look very nice, Angie.

calismum · 22-09-2010, 06:15 PM

I use bowl, have a fair mixture of depths. Tend to put the wet food in shallow ones. Liquid or dry in deeper ones.

Kittens still manage to make a fair mess - hoping they get a bit tidier with age!

PoshPuss · 22-09-2010, 06:53 PM

Posh is a very messy eater, I blame her lack of dentition, but she's a spiller. I have tried shallow bowls, saucers and plates but she noses the food off them all. Because of her flat face she gets fed up stooping over so I elevate her bowl/plate on an upturned bowl, to save her bending too far. The queen that she is, she likes being had fed, of course

angieh · 22-09-2010, 07:52 PM

Did you see PP that Pet Planet now offer for sale a bowl especially designed for Persian and BSH cats with flat faces? They have grooves in them which is meant to keep the food in place. Whatever will they think of next?

PoshPuss · 23-09-2010, 05:42 PM

Thanks Angie. I haven't seen those but I'll check them out now

lisa01uk87 · 23-09-2010, 06:16 PM

i use double cat dishes although the kitten will have 2 seperate cat bowls till i can get another double dish

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