Plastic dog bowls for drinking water, scientists have discovered a lot of bacteria, dangerous not only for pets, but also for their owners. The study was conducted at the University veterinarians Hartpari (UK), and then presented its findings to colleagues at the annual conference of the European Federation of Animal Science.
The experiment tested 3 kinds of bowls - metal, ceramic and plastic. The question posed by the researchers was simple: which material is favored more education / accumulation of pathogenic bacteria. It turned out - plastic. It turns out that the cheapest, they are also the most popular dog bowls are also the most dangerous.
INother matters, if we talk about the degree of peril, then the palm plastic yielded ceramics. It is in this dog bowl accustomed most harmful microorganisms, including E. coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to antibiotics (MRSA).
The best option for water was a metal bowl, and if more precisely, steel.
However, from whatever material neither would be done drinker, it is necessary to regularly change the new one. Because pathogenic bacteria accumulate over time and on ceramics, and plastics, and metal.
In addition, the study found: dog bowls are dangerous not only for pets, but also for their owners. Dogs drink from the dishes, and then lick owners face, eat from their plates and straight from the hands, becoming carriers of zoonotic diseases - diseases that affect both people and pets. That is why should exercise extreme caution and pay special attention to the dog bowl - wash them thoroughly and change in time.
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