CuBowl launched on kickstarter this year and early feedback has people raving about the startups gorgeous copper and silver plated bowls that don’t get slimy.

Cubowls are the only pet bowls on the market designed to use the natural antimicrobial properties of copper and silver to prevent the growth of microbes. This is called the “oligodynamic effect”. It’s the reason why hospitals are now are using silver and copper instead of stainless steel.

Pet bowls are ranked among the germiest places in a household. CuBowls have been tested in a lab to have less than 99.9% bacteria than a stainless steel bowl, but you don’t need a lab to tell you that they are cleaner. The water in a CuBowl is noticeably cleaner than in a normal bowl to the naked eye. Owners of certain dog breeds will find the difference immediately, the bowls don’t develop a slimy layer on them. The slime is created by bacteria that can’t grow in a CuBowl.

Having access to clean water is essential to your pets health and pets can be as picky about their water source as we are. Shared pet bowls can also be a transmission vector for many bacterial and viral diseases. Backers who received early bowls have even said that after switching to a CuBowl their pets chronic UTI went away.

Ancient traditional medicine from India even teaches that it’s healthy to drink water that’s been stored in a copper vessel.

But CuBowls main selling point might be how eye catchingly beautiful the all metal bowls are. The copper bowls are for water only, while silver can be used for food as well.

CuBowls are avaible for sale at www.cubowl.com and start at $17