As I have stated before, my fiance and I live with his parents. His mother came to our door asking that we refill the dogs' water bowl. It's the kind where you fill the jug, and that in turn refills the bowl for a period of time. The way I like to do it is to unscrew the empty jug, make sure it's clean, refill it, then take the empty bowl and screw it back on before flipping it right-side-up.
Well, THIS time...we made a horrible discovery. "Horrible" is inadequate to describe it. There was a colony of MAGGOTS living under the thing!!!!! I was dumbfounded!! Sure, we've had a few problems with flies in the past; that happens when the in-laws decide to leave doors open 24/7, but to think they were coming from our precious pets' food and water area!!! We drowned the maggots right away, and I scrubbed the bowl again and again with hot water and soap until I thought it was safe. We found that dog food had gotten under the groove in the bowl, coupled with spilled water to create a breeding ground for mold, bacteria, and you know what else. Apparently, the "head of the house" gets to decide WHEN we clean this mess up, but I wasn't about to put my dog (or theirs, for that matter) back in danger! If they're going to leave the rug like that, fine. But I moved the water to a clean spot, for now.
We're going to have to keep a sharp eye on this from now on.
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