Scruffs Bone Print Cork Placemat

Scruffs Cork Pet Placemat – Bone Print, 40 x 30cm

Cork works better under a feeding station than plastic or silicone, for one reason that is easy to miss: it grips at both faces at once. The mat holds the floor, and the bowl holds the mat, so a stoneware dish being pushed at by a determined dog simply does not move.

This one is 40 x 30cm with a scattered bone print, sized by Scruffs to take two of their small to medium bowls side by side. Cork also absorbs the small spills that would otherwise sit in a puddle, and it deadens the noise of a ceramic bowl being knocked about on a tiled floor.

Performance & Benefits

• Natural cork grips the floor and the bowl at the same time.
• 40 x 30cm — fits two small to medium bowls together.
• Absorbs small spills instead of letting them sit on the surface.
• Deadens the noise of a ceramic bowl on a hard floor.
• Sustainable material rather than moulded plastic.
• Wipes clean with a damp cloth.

Suitable For

• Tiled, laminate and wooden floors where bowls slide.
• Dogs and cats that push a bowl around while eating.
• Households wanting a plastic-free feeding mat.
• Feeding stations in a room where bowl noise carries.
• Not right for a dog that chews soft surfaces — a heavy stoneware bowl such as the Scruffs Aztec Dog Food Bowl 19cm Terracotta on a bare floor is the safer arrangement.

How to Use

• Lay flat on a dry floor and stand the bowls in the middle.
• Wipe clean with a damp cloth as needed and let the cork dry before replacing the bowls.
• Do not soak it, put it in a dishwasher or machine wash it — cork swells when saturated.
• Lift it occasionally so the floor underneath can dry.

Specification

• 40cm x 30cm.
• Natural cork throughout.
• Wipe clean.
• Sold in four prints: bone, wave, zebra and diamonds.
• Scruffs publish no thickness, weight or cork density for this mat, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• Cork is soft enough for a determined dog to strip and swallow. Swallowed pieces can cause a blockage, so lift the mat between meals if your dog chews it.
• Replace the mat once the surface starts breaking up rather than letting a dog pull fragments off.