I've been feeding my outdoor cat who recently became sick. I've been keeping him indoors at the moment and bought him a new food dish but the old one is still good. I was thinking of boiling it but how long should I do it.
2006-08-14 17:12:57 · 18 answers · asked by stormymidori 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Well, to purify stream water it must be boiled for 20 minutes to remove all the impurities and make it drinkable, so it would make sense to boil the dish for 20 minutes as well (that's a rolling boil for 20 minutes).
You don't say if it's a metal or a ceramic dish. If it's ceramic, you can just put it in the microwave for 3 minutes and that will kill all the germs. Or you can put it in your dishwasher (metal or ceramic) on the highest heat with a heat dry cycle and that will also take care of it.
(P.S. - You should also microwave or put in the dishwasher your kitchen rag or sponge on a daily basis to kill the bacteria.)
2006-08-14 17:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did baby bottles and pacifiers. It was 5-7 minutes. Do NOT go over 10 minutes, you can actually increase the toxins in the water if you boil it for too long.
2006-08-14 17:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by gumby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the material, some things are more pores than others, if it is plastic you cant boil it too long or chemical will come out that are not good. If it is stainless steel boil the **** out of it, but just a good wash will real hot water should be just fine for most anything
2006-08-14 17:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by BIGRED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't usually boil it I usually boil water in a tea kettle until it starts making that weird noise ( when it's ready) and then pour it over whatever I'm sanitizing. ( sometimes you should do this several times.
2006-08-14 17:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 minutes
2006-08-14 17:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Marsh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as the cat dish is stainless steal a plastic one will melt 15 minutes should be long enough to boil it
2006-08-14 17:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to boil the baby bottles etc., for five minutes so I think that's the time.
2006-08-14 17:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by dreamcatweaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what altitude you're at, 5 mins at a hard boil for sea level. If you are at a higher altitude you'll have to boil them longer.
2006-08-14 17:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 minutes in rapidly boiling water
2006-08-14 17:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by MzzChaos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You count five minutes afer the water start boiling
2006-08-14 17:18:49 · answer #10 · answered by Miss. Tee98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋