Forgetting to wash your pet’s bowl happens even to the best pet owners but DSPCA warns it can be harmful for pets.
Washing your pet’s bowl is part of the daily routine all owners have but if you’re particularly busy during the day, or if you’re living with other people, it might be easy to forget to wash it or to assume someone else has done it. However, sometimes it can lead to the formation of harmful pink slime in their water dish which can also sometimes be seen on shower curtains and other parts of the bathroom.
DSPCA spokeswoman Gillian Bird told Dublin Live that while being lazy and just pouring water in their pet’s water dish is something every pet owner has been guilty of, it should not become a habit. And if you find a mysterious pink substance in your pet’s bowl, it’s probably a combination of airborne bacteria (called Serratia marcescens), mould, and yeast spores that thrive in damp environments. While washing pet dishes thoroughly every morning is the most obvious and effective way of preventing the attack of the pink slime, here are some other ways to avoid it.
