livingnlearning Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I let the dogs clean the occasional dish and I regularily use bleach on our dishes. We're never sick. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I wash my dog's bowls in the dishwasher. OTOH, my mother attempted to put a pair of tongs she had used to pick up a dead vole one of the cats had left on the floor. THAT was gross. Microscopic vole funk forever swirling around in the dishwasher?!?! :ack2: (yes, I realize this is completely irrational) My "gross-o-meter" must be at the same setting as yours: Ok with dog bowls in the dishwasher... but vole funk is over the line.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 My "gross-o-meter" must be at the same setting as yours: Ok with dog bowls in the dishwasher... but vole funk is over the line.;) Oh, good. I was think maybe I'd pulled out a very special freak flag there. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Not gross. But my animals have their own bowls which only get washed once every few months. Again in the dishwasher with the people stuff. That's much grosser, but not because it's in the dishwasher with the people stuff. This should have been a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Oh, good. I was think maybe I'd pulled out a very special freak flag there. :D Oh no, there's definitely something about the dead animal (wild) that makes me :w00t::svengo: My dog brought a dead rat in the house a couple years ago. Somehow I got him to take it back outside and he left it right by the back door. I couldn't even look at! I had to wait for DH to come home and throw it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvasMom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Handwashed would be gross but run through the dishwasher wouldn't be. I'm funny like that about our dishes though. To me, the dishwasher isn't about convenience, it's to sanitize dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Our pets have their own dishes, but I still don't think it's gross. Washed by hand or in the dishwasher, the hot water temperature is the same, so I'd be okay with either method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 We do it all the time. No big deal IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 To me it is gross, But I cannot stand dogs and cats in a house. I also cannot stand being licked by animals. This exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmama3 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Not gross. My dog runs to the kitchen when he hears me load the dishwasher. He "cleans" the plates as I put them in. I also let him lick me all over my face too.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Our dogs have their own bowls, but I do wash them in the dishwasher now and then. The dishwasher has a high heat wash setting and a heated drying cycle so I figure it's probably safe and sanitized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristyND Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Rational or not...still gross to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeymommy4 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If your dishwasher uses steam, as most do, it is killing the germs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 No big deal. Humans are every bit as germy as animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 It is pretty gross. The vole tongs:ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Nasty. If the dog bowl needs to be washed a kid does it with paper towels, a lot of soap, and in the laundry room sink. Other than the disgusting pet food residue being thrown around in the dishwasher is the issue of gluten (which is ubiquitous in pet food)--if any gluten-containing food is used in our house the dishes/pans MUST be hand-washed until as close to sterile as possible. There are only one pan, one colander, and two utensils allowed for this, so it's obvious if those are in the dishwasher. To the person who asked if anyone reuses dishes that had spoiled food or raw meat juices....NO. If I pull something out from the back of the fridge that has molded and it is growing on the dish, I throw it out. Meat isn't cooked in my house, so that's not something I can answer. I can't imagine using bleach in the dishwasher, though, it seems like it would damage any rubber fittings or seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) I wash my dog's bowls in the dishwasher. OTOH, my mother attempted to put a pair of tongs she had used to pick up a dead vole one of the cats had left on the floor. THAT was gross. Microscopic vole funk forever swirling around in the dishwasher?!?! :ack2: (yes, I realize this is completely irrational) I wash my dog's bowls in the dishwasher. There is no residue on them. Those tongs? I would have boiled them for 10 minutes if they were all metal, and they would have become my emergency tongs. Even though they had been sterilized, I doubt they would ever touch food again because I would think of the dead vole every time I looked at them. Otherwise, into the trash they would go. Now, the tongs would go straight into the trash, no matter that I might need them someday and it is a waste of money to replace them. I've gotten more decisive in my old age. Edited October 30, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I understand that the dishwasher clean it but it is still a bit gross to me. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Totally gross - I can't stand animals inside either. They have their own bowls outside and are cleaned seperately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I wash my dog's bowls in the dishwasher. There is no residue on them. Those tongs? I would have boiled them for 10 minutes if they were all metal, and they would have become my emergency tongs. Even though they had been sterilized, I doubt they would ever touch food again because I would think of the dead vole every time I looked at them. Otherwise, into the trash they would go. Now, the tongs would go straight into the trash, no matter that I might need them someday and it is a waste of money to replace them. I've gotten more decisive in my old age. The vole tongs hung in the trash closet after that. You know, so she wouldn't foul another pair on the next disgusting thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 To me it is gross, But I cannot stand dogs and cats in a house. I also cannot stand being licked by animals. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Huh. I have a low tolerance for gross but this doesn't even blip on my radar. How about the pie plate or casserole dish and serving spoon you took to a potluck? It had tons of hands on it and sat who knows where during transportation. Picnic stuff? The plate used to defrost raw chicken? I've got to assume the dishwasher is effective at cleaning gross or I'd be nuts. I voted gross. Anything with a high ick factor gets washed by hand on its own so that I can see that it is clean & it doesn't get to contaminate any other dishes. Other people germs don't have a high ick factor so that's not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 My "gross-o-meter" must be at the same setting as yours: Ok with dog bowls in the dishwasher... but vole funk is over the line.;) That sounds like the title of a country song. "And here is Alabama singing their top 10 hit, Vole Funk is Over the Line..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) That sounds like the title of a country song. "And here is Alabama singing their top 10 hit, Vole Funk is Over the Line..." :lol::lol::lol: I'm picturing the music video for this one. There'd be a shot of a man holding a poor, little vole by the tail with the tongs, with a sheepish look on his face. His wife would enter the room, put her hands on her hips, and give him a look of intense displeasure. The next thing you'd see would be her handing him his suitcase and shoving him out the door! Edited October 30, 2011 by flutistmom spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: I'm picturing the music video for this one. There'd be a shot of a man holding a poor, little vole by the tail with the tongs, with a sheepish look on his face. His wife would enter the room, put her hands on her hips, and give him a look of intense displeasure. The next thing you'd see would be her handing him his suitcase and shoving him out the door! :lol: That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 we use the toilet. Us, too. I also have a couple of hospital basins that we keep around for such occasions. But for the initial onset, the kids all know to head for the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Icky for me; I prefer pets to have their own dishes. It may just be me, but I wont return & eat or drink out of pet dishes if I can help it. I'll just be thirsty or hungry until I get home. Edited October 30, 2011 by Tammyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I'm a firm believer that people and animals should not eat off of the same dishes. I don't care how hot and sanitary the dishwasher might get them. I also don't think that animals should live in the house with people either. To me it is gross, But I cannot stand dogs and cats in a house. I also cannot stand being licked by animals. :iagree: My dogs hear the dishwasher door open and they come running to "pre-wash" the dirty dishes lol.. My DH is totally grossed out by this, but the dishwasher sanitizes everything. They have their own bowls on the kitchen floor, but they get put in the dishwasher too. Not gross. My dog runs to the kitchen when he hears me load the dishwasher. He "cleans" the plates as I put them in. I also let him lick me all over my face too.:D :blink::eek: I'm really not sure how to reply to this.....but just the thought of it makes me want to gag. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 No big deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Seems fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I know the dish washer would get them clean but it grosses me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 kind of icky for me, but I would be more concerned about using bleach on dishes that I eat from actually. That's my feeling too. I'm kind of icky about dogs in general. I realize this is irrational, as I'm sure that my kids would be more dirty than a dog on any objective measurement, but I just shudder at the whole idea of a dogs being anywhere near my food preparation area, or on furniture I'm going to sit on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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