Small pets make small messes, but they make them in the places you notice most: beside the kitchen island, along a hallway, on the one patch of floor everybody walks across. A slim printed mat under the bowls turns that into something you wipe rather than something you scrub, and the heart pattern makes it look like a choice rather than a resigned compromise.

The build is BPA-free PVC over EVA, and it is only 2mm thick, which is the practical detail here. A thick mat catches under a door that opens onto it and gets shunted along the floor; at this thickness a door swings clear over the top and a robot vacuum rides across without shoving it into a corner. It also rolls up small enough to take to a caravan or to a relative's house for the weekend.

• Heart print design
• 29.2 x 48.3 x 0.2cm
• Weighs 60g
• BPA-free PVC and EVA materials
• Wipes clean in moments
• Non-slip surface stops bowls sliding
• Works indoors or outdoors

On coverage. At roughly 29 by 48cm this comfortably takes two small bowls side by side, or one bowl with room to spare around it. For a large dog with a wide-based stand, or two big bowls set well apart, measure your bowls first. This is a mat sized for cats and smaller dogs rather than for a Labrador's dinner station.

Who it's for: Cat and small-dog households wanting a neat, easily cleaned feeding spot, and anyone buying a small gift for a pet owner.