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esmegirl
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26-03-2009, 10:03 AM

is it ok for a kong to be washed in the dishwasher

I have several kongs for Lola and Esme of varying types and sizes and I stuff them only when I leave the house for a coupleof hours, and they get played with in the mud and dust etc....

I have been washing them by hand as I am sure putting food in a dirty receptacle is unacceptable as you wouldn't eat a snack/dinner off a dirty plate? And it occured to me just now when I was washing a couple of kongs if they would be ok to pop in the dishwasher.

I cannot find any info on this on the website but thought I would ask if anyone else does it.

Becky
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26-03-2009, 10:21 AM
I put ours in the dishwasher, never had any problems with them
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26-03-2009, 10:23 AM
I think long term in the dish washer the rubber would perish, and I don't think the hole is big enough for the water to blast everything away, try it with one see what happens lol....
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26-03-2009, 05:19 PM
Yup, if it's really caked on it sometimes needs more than one wash but ours is in there all the time
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26-03-2009, 05:28 PM
I wash Woody's kongs by hand and once a week sterilise them in boiling water.

I have accidentally (well once was me, once was him) dropped them into the washing machine and they've survived ;o)
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26-03-2009, 05:43 PM
No dishwasher here but I find that the baby bottle brushes are good for cleaning the inside of the kong
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26-03-2009, 05:55 PM
I wash my boys with a tooth brush in boiling or very hot salted water...just soak it in the water for a few mins and scrub with the tooth brush, good as new!
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26-03-2009, 08:03 PM
Originally Posted by hades View Post
I wash my boys with a tooth brush in boiling or very hot salted water...just soak it in the water for a few mins and scrub with the tooth brush, good as new!
not your toothbrush I hope
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Jamie nial
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26-03-2009, 08:33 PM
The instructions that come with the kong say they may be put in the dishwasher
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26-03-2009, 10:52 PM
My dogs kongs go weeks before getting washed.
Then they mainly get handwashed and get occasionally put in the dishwasher for an extra clean.

I had another kong-type toy and found this didn't stand up to the dishwasher (or chewing) as the real kongs do.
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