Patent ID: 8752507

Claim:
A nourishment station for an animal, comprising: a bowl having at least one cavity for containing food or water, a top, a bottom, and an outer periphery which is widest at said bottom of said bowl, wherein said at least one cavity extends from said top towards said bottom; a flange connected to, integrally formed with, or attachable to said bottom of said bowl at said outer periphery, said flange extends away from said bottom of said bowl from said outer periphery in a plane which includes said bottom of said bowl; a mat or pad having a top and a bottom and an opening which passes through said mat or pad from said top to said bottom such that both said top and bottom of said mat or pad is open at said opening, wherein said opening is sized to fit said outer periphery of said bowl but which is smaller than said flange, wherein said bowl fits within said opening of said mat or pad, said flange fits under said bottom of said mat or pad such that said mat holds said bowl down at said flange, and said mat or pad extends at least six inches radially in every direction from said outer periphery of said bowl.