Picked up a great little mat to put the cat food dishes on. It's kind of a heavy rubber (sort of like the Rubbermaid dish drainers) and his a raised lip on the edges so the messy eaters don't throw food all over the floor - just stays on the mat. Of course when I put it down my big brave(?) Tony was afraid to go near it. But soon hunger got the best of him and he had to deal with it.