Any time my dog licks a bowl clean, it takes forever to wash his saliva off. Much harder than oil or even butter. Yes I am using dish soap, hot water, and a scrubby sponge.
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Dish soap is designed specifically to interact with fats. The soap works as a binding agent between fats and water, letting water combine more easily with fat and break its connection with the plate.
Unsurprisingly, dog slobber doesn’t contain much in the way of fats. So dish soap has nothing to bind to in the same way.
Dish soaps and detergents are primarily concerned with fats binding to things and stripping them off.
Dog saliva really has no fat content. I’d recommend getting something like dawn power wash or other alcohol based cleaners to help strip the dried saliva off.
That or just soaking in hot water can do a lot to help get rid of it.
The dog slobber has a lot of non-fatty proteins and other biological gook. Enzyme-based cleaners do a great job with this. A lot of dishwasher detergent (even the cheapo stuff) has some of this stuff in it (standard liquid dish soap probably not) so try adding a splash or to of the powder or gel or whatever you keep under the sink for the dishwasher. works a treat with my dogs disgusting bowl lol.
Wash in hot water and soap and rinse, then let soak in a bleach and water mix for 10 minutes and rinse well again. Bleach breaks up the bio-film that forms in bowls. I do this for my cats bowls and it works well.
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