Most cats drink less than they should, and one of the easiest fixes is to stop putting the water next to the dinner. Cats instinctively keep drinking water away from food, and a second dish in another room is often enough to get one drinking properly, which matters for a species prone to kidney and urinary trouble. A 13 cm melamine bowl is a cheap way to set that second station up.

It serves just as well as the food bowl, of course. The melamine build is what earns it a place on the floor: shatterproof, and resistant to the scratches and chips that make an old bowl impossible to get properly clean. It is BPA-free right through, so there is no question about what sits against food all day, and it goes in the dishwasher, which is the only reliable way to shift the film that builds in a standing water bowl.

• 13 cm diameter in a blue colourway
• Shatterproof melamine, scratch- and chip-resistant
• 100% BPA-free and food safe
• Non-slip base for kitchen floors and patios
• Dishwasher safe
• 90 g

On whiskers. This is a bowl rather than a flat saucer, so a cat who is fussy about her whiskers touching the sides may do better with something wider and shallower. If she paws at her food or eats only from the middle, that is the sign. As a water bowl, the depth is an advantage rather than a problem.

Who it's for: Households setting up a proper second water station, kittens, and anyone after a cheerful everyday bowl that survives being knocked about.