I have three drooling drinkers and finally had enough of mopping and falling when i almost broke my tail bone. We have carpet in the whole house except the kitchen so i put their water and food since when they eat there is food evrywhere to ..in their crates so by the time they walk from the room where there crates are to the kitchen(looking for food) their drips are all dripped out and no drool on my kitchen floor. Idk if this will help but it has worked for us.