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The difference between rodents (in general + rabbits) and hogs with regards to bottles is somewhat numerous. One, tooth chipping - rodents teeth grow continuously, if they chip off a tooth, no big deal, but hogs only get the same amount of sets as us, if they chip one, it is gone for good. Two, tongues - a few hogs have had their tongues caught by the bottles - no idea if this is a problem in rodents, but it does appear to be one for hogs. Three, position - rodents (as a general rule) are vertical animals, in that they can sit on their bums; Hogs are horizontal animals, therefore drinking from a bottle, for a hog, is an unnatural position as they have to tip their head right back - bit like us trying to drink out of something that is above and behind us, think of the crink in the neck!

I use what are essentially cat dishes - fairly shallow (2 or 3 cm deep), and wide (14cm wide). Bodhi can wade through her water bowl (if she so desires), but she can't toss it. I know Joey's cat bowls are also rather on the heavy side (proper thick ceramic), so might be worth shooting him a PM - on the other plus side, they are also fairly cheap

Some people have looked into the reptile feeders, the bottles with a pool underneath. Not sure what the upshot of it was, but since you have to change the water every day anyway, I'd figure that would just be a bit of a pain in the bum to do. I see no issue with it, as long as the pool at the bottom was big enough for a hog to use.