Poop in the food bowl?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

jmdt · 11-06-2009, 07:12 AM

Just a question. Has anyone else noticed that when your baby poops in their crate it ends up in their food bowl??

I noticed it with my others and now when I go in to get Wally in the morning his little poop is in with the food!

Princes mom · 11-06-2009, 07:17 AM

Have you tried raising their food and water dish a little? Prince doesn't use a crate any more, but I think that would help. I've seen food and water dishes at PetSmart that hook onto the side of the crate.

Princes mom · 11-06-2009, 07:31 AM

I checked PetSmart site and couldn't find what I was referring to. It was something like this...

Crate Bowls, Food-Water Dish for Crates.Lowest Prices!

zetnan · 11-06-2009, 07:36 AM

When it is my Yorkie's bedtime and I put her in the crate for the night I set her water and food out of the crate. However, around three a.m. she wimpers to let me know that she needs to go out. She is 5 months old and can't make it through the night yet without going potty. Maybe you need a large crate and also setting the bowls a little higher as suggested before might work.

jmdt · 11-06-2009, 07:44 AM

My Wally is 3mo. Believe it or not I have a large bird dish that I hook on the cage for the water. Maybe I will get one for the food. I just think it's funny because he's been here for 5 days and 2 times his little poop was in the bowl. The crate is plenty big enough. I have his little bed on one side and the small food bowl and water hanging on the other side.

Princes mom · 11-06-2009, 07:59 AM

misslissa · 11-06-2009, 10:48 AM

try a hamster water bottle for water and then you have more room for food and you can macgyver a hanger for the food dish with extra long zip strips just wrap them around and zip on the other side of the wire then you can lift up and put back without rdiong it over and over and you dont have to buy a new bowl

lpolidora · 11-06-2009, 02:02 PM

I don't put food/water in Kodi's crate at night, but I was putting it in his playpen when I leave for work and one day I found the same thing. It's gross!!!! I am not sure if he actually pooped in there or flung it when her flung his pee pad around. This is his favorite thing to do lately! Needless to say I feed him in the am and take dishes out before I leave for work or the mess will be ridiculous!!!!!

Lisa
Kodi's new mom

11-06-2009, 07:12 AM	#1
jmdt YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA Posts: 3,498	Poop in the food bowl?? Just a question. Has anyone else noticed that when your baby poops in their crate it ends up in their food bowl?? I noticed it with my others and now when I go in to get Wally in the morning his little poop is in with the food! __________________ Coco, Pebbles, Trixie, and Wally LOVE MY BABIES!!

11-06-2009, 07:17 AM	#2
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	Have you tried raising their food and water dish a little? Prince doesn't use a crate any more, but I think that would help. I've seen food and water dishes at PetSmart that hook onto the side of the crate. __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.

11-06-2009, 07:31 AM	#3
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	I checked PetSmart site and couldn't find what I was referring to. It was something like this... Crate Bowls, Food-Water Dish for Crates.Lowest Prices! __________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.

11-06-2009, 07:36 AM	#4
zetnan YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sparta, TN, USA Posts: 6	When it is my Yorkie's bedtime and I put her in the crate for the night I set her water and food out of the crate. However, around three a.m. she wimpers to let me know that she needs to go out. She is 5 months old and can't make it through the night yet without going potty. Maybe you need a large crate and also setting the bowls a little higher as suggested before might work. __________________ zetnan

11-06-2009, 07:44 AM	#5
jmdt YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA Posts: 3,498	My Wally is 3mo. Believe it or not I have a large bird dish that I hook on the cage for the water. Maybe I will get one for the food. I just think it's funny because he's been here for 5 days and 2 times his little poop was in the bowl. The crate is plenty big enough. I have his little bed on one side and the small food bowl and water hanging on the other side. __________________ Coco, Pebbles, Trixie, and Wally LOVE MY BABIES!!

11-06-2009, 07:59 AM	#6
Princes mom YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,566	__________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much.

11-06-2009, 10:48 AM	#7
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	try a hamster water bottle for water and then you have more room for food and you can macgyver a hanger for the food dish with extra long zip strips just wrap them around and zip on the other side of the wire then you can lift up and put back without rdiong it over and over and you dont have to buy a new bowl __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

11-06-2009, 02:02 PM	#8
lpolidora Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ambridge, Pa, United States Posts: 17	I don't put food/water in Kodi's crate at night, but I was putting it in his playpen when I leave for work and one day I found the same thing. It's gross!!!! I am not sure if he actually pooped in there or flung it when her flung his pee pad around. This is his favorite thing to do lately! Needless to say I feed him in the am and take dishes out before I leave for work or the mess will be ridiculous!!!!! Lisa Kodi's new mom