Comments on: Cat & Dog Acne from Plastic Bowls?

By: sarkari naukri

sarkari naukri — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:04:32 +0000

It is by now well documented that plastic pet fountains can cause chin acne in cats.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:55:57 +0000

Bizarre! Makes me glad I feed my dog out of ceramic bowls

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:30:24 +0000

The place I buy our dog food also said that animals can develop cancers from plastic bowls.

By: The Easiest Steps You Can Take Towards a Plastic-Free Life » cynosure » life, love, body image, sustainability, & personal growth.

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:13:37 +0000

[...] Plastic even produces pet pimples! [...]

By: Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 186 | The Good Human

Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 186 | The Good Human — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:02:11 +0000

[...] Michael came home last Friday and told me his workmate’s cat had developed acne, and that her vet said she should stop feeding him from a plastic bowl. Huh? I mean, I’ve heard a lot of negative things about plastic, but that was a really new one for me. So I Googled “cat acne plastic,” and guess what: it’s conventional wisdom that cats can develop acne on their chins from eating out of plastic bowls. [...]

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:40:53 +0000

Interesting article. And I’ve heard that before, actually.

But I currently have 12 cats and 11 dogs, and they’ve eaten out of plastic bowls their whole lives and none of them have acne. Meanwhile, at the animal shelter where I work, we feed our animals out of metal dishes, and there’s almost always at least one critter with chin acne. Maybe plastic can cause acne in some animals, who knows. But until I find some real scientific evidence that says so, I’m gonna save my monies and keep feeding my kids out of their old dishes. Why fix what ain’t broken?

By: Cherie

Cherie — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:36:44 +0000

My vet told me years ago to stop feeding my pets (who were suffering from “food” allergies) to stop feeing out of plastic bowls. They both (a cat and a dog) had what I now know is chin acne and it cleared up. Thanks for giving me a better explanation as to what caused it.

By: Michelle Cassar

Michelle Cassar — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:27:25 +0000

Well you learn something everyday!! Glad I´ve only ever used glass for ours.

By: Sonja

Sonja — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:07:29 +0000

re the stop feeding ourselves and loved one out of plastic:
I’m sitting here and eating peanut butter out of a glass jar while reading this. My favourite brand (unfortunately nothing compares to it in taste) is sold in plastic, thus I don’t buy it anymore.

When we had a cat its bowl was made out of plastic and she never had a problem with it, but knowing what I know now, if I ever have one again, I’m defintely not going to buy plastic bowls!

By: Molded Plastic Parts

Molded Plastic Parts — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:56:47 +0000

I`ve read something about animal plastic allergies prior to this post, an now I stumbled upon this. I just want to support life less plastic and to say that we need to recycle as much as we can.