"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 7/14/2014 6:10 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> They are a PITA. I had to get rid of ours because Jetta has a plastic
>> allergy. Even the metal and ceramic ones have plastic parts in them.
>> Plastic gives her an itchy chin which I have been told would progress to
>> pimples but I nipped it in the bud by taking away the fountain and
>> replacing all of their dishes.
>
> It's not an allergy, and this is very common when using plastic dishes for
> pets. They don't clean up completely and bacteria get in the porous
> material causing the face rash.

That is what I read but I fed her in brand new dishes and she was still
scratching at her chin. The lady I got her from freaked and told me not to
use plastic. Now she has only ceramic, metal or some old Corelle. No
problems.