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Place/feeding mat

  • 21-12-2014 9:31pm
    #1
    tk123
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    My ikea 'place mat' under Bailey's bowls has seen better days so I'm on the lookout for a new one. Any I've seen in pets shops are way too small though - I want one that's around A3 size like the Ikea one to accommodate the stand for the bowls. Any suggestions? Oh and it needs to be plastic/wipe clean not a carpet/mat type one - if so saw the mess under the bowls you'd know why :pac:


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  • #2
    aonb
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    Is this to keep the bowl in place/not moving, or to keep the floor clean?

    If you want to keep the bowls in place, you could get a roll of that rubber stuff you use to keep a mat/rug from moving? Ive used it successfully, Its like a rubber 'mesh' that comes on a roll, and you could cut it to size. I throw it in the sink every couple of days to clean it - washes fast, and dry it in a second.

    Actually if you want to try it, and if you PM me your address, I will post some to you for Bailey's Christmas Present :)


  • #3
    tk123
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    Thanks but it's to keep the floor clean. The bowls and stand are quite sturdy so don't really more that much.


  • #4
    Alun
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    A cheaper alternative, which I use, is some offcuts of vinyl floor covering cut to size. Ask at a local carpet/flooring company.


  • #5
    Nody
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    tk123 wrote: »
    My ikea 'place mat' under Bailey's bowls has seen better days so I'm on the lookout for a new one. Any I've seen in pets shops are way too small though - I want one that's around A3 size like the Ikea one to accommodate the stand for the bowls. Any suggestions? Oh and it needs to be plastic/wipe clean not a carpet/mat type one - if so saw the mess under the bowls you'd know why :pac:
    What about a standard floor protector used for chairs?


  • #6
    tk123
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    Nody wrote: »
    What about a standard floor protector used for chairs?

    :eek: €22!


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  • #7
    tk123
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    Alun wrote: »
    A cheaper alternative, which I use, is some offcuts of vinyl floor covering cut to size. Ask at a local carpet/flooring company.

    Oh thanks hadn't thought of that!


  • #8
    Nody
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    tk123 wrote: »
    :eek: €22!
    Well you can get something smaller cheaper in a normal store usually :)


  • #9
    tk123
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    Nody wrote: »
    Well you can get something smaller cheaper in a normal store usually :)

    Maybe I should stick 2 together....or borrow the laminator in work lol!! :pac:


  • #10
    Dubl07
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    tk123 wrote: »
    Maybe I should stick 2 together....or borrow the laminator in work lol!! :pac:

    Inspired! Print off a photo of them with a suitable quotation and use that inside the A3 laminating pouch. :)


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