I have been having such a HUGE problem with my cats thinking its ok too spill their water. I mean literally seconds after filling the bowl with water, my cats paws are inside & their washing themselves. Then bam they put their paw on the edge of the bowl & tip it and I have a mess to clean. I have tried putting towels down, & I even bought one of those hard plastic mats with a nice ridge on it. So if something spilled it would remain on the mat only. Well that failed miserably because they could scoot the bowl and when they tipped it over it would spill on my nice hard wood floor. And then I would have a white stain! I even went as far as not filling the bowl completely and they still would rather spill it than drink it. Then meow cause I wasn't given them more. Mind you they never ever spill there food. I ran out of options!
After months of messes I ran across this silicone pet food mat. I was very hesitant because even though I was paying a couple dollars I still felt like I was going to be wasting money. And these days its hard letting money go down the drain. BUT I purchased it with high hopes as the reviews were great.
When it arrived I took it out the package and I was very upset because of the smell I mean it was bad. Like almost like an ammonia or bleach or something! I sat it outside and washed my hands because my hands smelled like it too. About 20 minutes later I went out to get it and the smell was gone! Thank goodness. I assume that is the way silicone smells! I then examined it I loved how it had a slight ridge so if the water did spill then it would be held in. I also like the little bumps on the top of the mat which really helps the bowls to stay in place. I was ready to put this mat to the ultimate test! I filled the bowl with ice and water like I normally do. I sat the bowl down and tried to slide it myself and it stayed. No longer than like 10 seconds my cat Missy walks over and immediately stuck her paw on the side and tried scooting it. It wouldn't move. I was so excited! But I had to see if my cat Bella could get the bowl to lift or move. Because she is the worst one. I had to go sit down on the step so she would walk over. She is one of those cats that won't eat or drink if someone is by her food or water. She walks over, And I sat their laughing because she couldn't spill it. She wound up walking away meowing not sure if its because she was upset or if she was saying you win Mom.
Overall I am very pleased with not only the design of this silicon pet food mat, but also the quality of the silicone. I definitely recommend this to all cat owners who have similar issues as mine. Not sure how well it would work for big dogs as there stronger, but definitely would work for smaller dogs in my opinion!
I purchased this product at a discounted rate, in exchange for my honest & unbiased review!
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