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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Trust me they are a pain! For about 5 years of Callie's life we had several different ones and they all were hard to clean. When we moved we packed it to move but couldn't get to it the first few days so just used a bowl and she was much happier with the bowl. Water makes things slimy so it has to be cleaned very often. |
It's not particularly that water is the culprit-- it's the fact that bacteria are everywhere and the slime you feel is the beneficial bacteria growing on the side of the water container. Well beneficial to say things like aquarium, but to avoid any of that one could say theoretically use an aquarium grade UV sterilizer-- which can also be found for the water you drink. It basically works like chlorine-- excepts it wont harm you nor anything other than the bacteria in the water.
On the subject of that, there are germs everywhere... and no amount of cleaning will remove them unless you use a heavy dose of chlorine each time you clean your pets stuff... that or boiling it at really high temperatures could kill 90-99% of bacteria, viruses, etc.
But I do get what you mean. Bottled water isn't something that makes much of a difference...
Bottled Water Comes From the Most Drought-Ridden Places in the Country – Mother Jones
They're the same thing you would find in your tap water.
I don't know I only ask because my dog doesnt want to drink water often like she should... But then again she's been having problems recently like soft stool, and after she eats she coughs like shes gonna regurgutate.