Oh! This is too funny! Above my quick reply box is an ad for Proactiv AND I can hear a Proactiv commercial on the TV behind me!
I'm surrounded!
If the smudge is a reaction to oils/acne, changing the bowls and cleaning them definitely helps. Plastic has a tendency to get little scratches in the surface that catch and hold oil and bacteria, transferring the bacteria onto the cat when it eats and their chin or muzzle rub along the edges. When cats clean their face with their paws, they have a difficult time being able to clean their chin so that is the most common place for acne issues to appear.
Using SS, ceramic or glass creates a smoother surface, one where bacteria cannot get a firm hold, but oils from the cat and the food can still be smeared over the surfaces and transferred to the kitty so they still require cleaning.
Out of curiosity ... I recently got one of those email things about how peroxide is better than bleach and I wonder if using a dab of peroxide on a cotton ball would be sufficient to clean Murph's chin? ...but soap/water and rinse will work well, as will almost any human acne solution rubbed over his chin hair/skin to clean it of oils.
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Just curiosity ... can you take a photo of it? I'd love to see what you're seeing.
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