Georplast Aladdin Rubber Cat Litter Mat - 41.5x32cm

The Georplast Aladdin Rubber Cat Litter Mat is a moulded rubber mat that sits against the litter tray and catches the grains a cat carries out on its paws, before they reach the rest of the floor.

Key Features

• 41.5 x 32cm - suits small and standard trays
• Moulded rubber, heavy enough to stay put without sliding
• Textured surface that works litter off paws as the cat walks across
• Rinses under the tap or shakes out over the bin
• Five colours: Blue, Grey, White, Black and Light Green
• All five colours are currently out of stock

Getting A Litter Mat To Work

• Put it directly against the tray with no gap. A mat a few centimetres away catches almost nothing, because the cat clears it in one stride
• If the tray has a door, the mat goes under the doorway so the cat lands on it
• Shake it out over the bin every couple of days, and rinse it under the tap weekly
• A mat reduces tracking. It does not eliminate it - fine-milled clumping litters travel further than anything else, and a second mat beyond the first is the usual fix

Which Mat For Which Tray

• Aladdin at 41.5x32cm suits the Junior, Max and Shuttle 45cm trays
• Iago at 45x35cm is the one for the Big, Jumbo, Shuttle 57cm and the high-sided and covered boxes
• Either way, the mat wants to be at least as wide as the tray's opening

Who Makes It

• Georplast s.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer founded in 1970, based at Mezzago just outside Milan
• They injection-mould their own plastic rather than buying it in, and the whole pet range is made in Italy
• Design is done with an Italian studio, which is why the trays and carriers look less utilitarian than most of the category

Good To Know

• Rinse and dry it properly. Rubber mats are easy to clean and easy to leave damp underneath, which is where smell starts
• Lift it when you mop. Water trapped under a rubber mat on tile will mark the floor over time
• Cat faeces can carry toxoplasmosis. Anyone pregnant or immunosuppressed should avoid handling the tray where possible, and everyone should wash their hands properly afterwards
• Colours vary by batch and the photograph is a guide. Pick on size first - the colour is the part that matters least to the cat