Water, water everywhere

[NeylasMom]

Help! Someone please tell me they have a good solution for a sloppy drinker. I have a boot mat under our elevated bowl and it's about 1/6 of the area Violet gets water over, plus it's running underneath, and down from the cabinet side, causing mold on the molding (heh). I'm at a loss. 

I swear, she literally gets the biggest mouthful of water possible, turns her head, and opens her mouth to allow the water to tumble out. 

Does anyone have a magic solution? Or at least feel my pain? 

[HeyRunDog]

I feel your pain. I'm constantly telling Grace to keep her head over the bowl. Not that she listens

[MerseyGrey]

I feel your pan too, but we have underfloor heating where Buddy’s bowls are so it dries up fairly quickly. Would something like this work for you? You might need a couple of them but at least they are washable and very absorbent.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-Microfibre-Dish-Drying-Dark/dp/B079P9FH2V/ref=asc_df_B079P9FH2V/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=389319101948&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9773122076665421518&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046501&hvtargid=pla-471792040257&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79631491676&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=389319101948&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9773122076665421518&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046501&hvtargid=pla-471792040257

 

[Kathy02]

Also feel your pain! We have two 16x20in bathmats under Zula's water bowl, which absorb most of the splashback from drinking. We still have to deal with the spillage that comes when she starts walking away with a bunch of water still in her mouth, so we just keep a mop handy nearby. I've lost track of the number of times we've walked by the area and ended up with wet socks though! 

[greysmom]

Shower curtain?

They also make bowl/feeder systems with a sort of molded hood around the bowl for sloppy eaters/drinkers, but if she's walking away with water dribbling those probably wouldn't help much.

 

[Anya]

I've had the same problem. Pools of water all over the floor so I put a basin under her elevated water bowl which didn't work either. I found this on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07J4PJNZF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  Lifesaver! Works like a charm, no more wet floor, problem solved.

That's a link to Amazon.ca but I'm sure you can find it on any Amazon site.

[cleptogrey]

I have a non splatter water bowl that I bought over a decade ago . The person who designed it went no where with it. But it works.

Take a bucket that is at least 12" tall. Cut 2 parallel lines down around 5" and 5" apart.  Then a horizontal  cut at the bottom of the parallel cuts. Essentially you are cutting out a rectangle. 

There is enough of a tall collar left to contain a good 85% of the splatter. And you should have 6" for water.

Home depot and the dollar stores have cheap buckets. All you need is a utility knife.

I was thinking of donating mine to an auction.....But one can be er tell if they just might need it.

Edited November 21, 2020 by cleptogrey

[capitalhounds]

I use a big stainless steel bucket that I fill 3/4 full.  Still "tall" enough and less spillage.

[kudzu]

We have two Messy Mutz water bowls. These have been the best for us & fit perfectly in the wooden food stands we always had.  Unfortunately, it appears these are no longer available.

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by kudzu

[HeyRunDog]

11 hours ago, kudzu said:

We have two Messy Mutz water bowls. These have been the best for us & fit perfectly in the wooden food stands we always had.  Unfortunately, it appears these are no longer available.

 

You could cut the side out of a suitably sized plant container with a Dremel

[cleptogrey]

On 12/27/2020 at 1:58 PM, kudzu said:

We have two Messy Mutz water bowls. These have been the best for us & fit perfectly in the wooden food stands we always had.  Unfortunately, it appears these are no longer available.

 

this is what i have- cut your bucket and go for it. i also have used a tall ceramic glazed planter and only filled it 1/2 way. that worked as well. i used individual metal plant stands- home depot and ocean state job lot has them.

[DaveS]

We use Buddy Bowls for the dogs' water.  Not perfect, but much, much better than an open bowl.  https://www.rayallen.com/coyote-buddy-bowl/

[NeylasMom]

On 12/27/2020 at 1:58 PM, kudzu said:

We have two Messy Mutz water bowls. These have been the best for us & fit perfectly in the wooden food stands we always had.  Unfortunately, it appears these are no longer available.

 

Revisiting this topic AGAIN and still having trouble settling on a solution. I thought a stainless pail/bucket would be best, but finding one wide enough for her to stick her head in comfortably is harder than you'd think and I worry she'd knock it over. So I looked into wall mounts for horse pails, etc. I can find the for 5 gal buckets (way too big) and 1 gallon jugs (too small). 

Anyway, would you mind sharing the dimensions on these? Diameter, and height from both bottom to top and bottom to the bottom of the cut out? I really don't like plastic for water bowls, but I may just have to make something like this. 

[1Moregrey]

It has been a long time ago I found stainless flat backed buckets at https://upco.com/ not sure if they still have them.

[FiveRoooooers]

Jen, google Goat Milking Buckets for more options. I found this in several sizes on Amazon.

[Time4ANap]

Found these but it looks like the same size is cheaper on Amazon that Jan linked. 

https://www.gundogsupply.com/flat-sided-bucket-9qt-hooks.html

Edited to add - the web page for the company that makes those flat buckets has a ton of different containers used in livestock feeding.  https://www.miller-mfg.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH&Store_Code=MMFG&Search_Category_Code=&catidx=&qsearch=All+Products&Search=bucket

Edited June 13, 2021 by Time4ANap

[cleptogrey]

i also have a (app measurments)9" tall x 6-7" wide ceramic glazed planter and only fill that 1/2 way. sturdy, can't be knocked over and pretty. any glazed tall planter or vessel for holding kitchen utensils will work. i'm sure home goods has something- but here's cheap at target:  https://www.target.com/p/stoneware-tilley-utensil-holder-black-project-62-8482/-/A-76167586?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012764142&CPNG=PLA_Dining%2BShopping_Local|Dining_Ecomm_Home&adgroup=SC_Dining&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9004251&targetid=pla-844605617503&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&ds_rl=1247068&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_rFQJaOB1BQW0vcIG54UVXHGSYGK3WbineD6i1JZVoFeOiIG2Oi8sxoCxiEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

i can't believe the price of what i have on eBay now- i picked up 2 of them at $2 each https://www.ebay.com/itm/224455839511?hash=item34429c4f17:g:wy4AAOSwIZ1gl~VY