I use elevated food bowls at my house. Never had a problem. They seem to be more comfortable eating that way & seem to prefer the raised bowls over the the ground level ones.

What I did is buy the large plastic planters (for plants), turned them upside down, cut out a circle for their bowls to fit in but left the holes small enough so that the lips (edges) of their bowls would catch the pot & prevent them from falling into the planter.

The elevated stands are ussually well over $25 & these cost me $3-$5!

They look nice left alone or you can decorate them.

Raustyk's is plain, but I decorated Nanooks by cutting up an old vinyl (for easy washing) tablecloth, tucked the upper part in the hole before the bowl goes in & just let the edges drape down to the ground.
You can hot glue it in place if need be but I didn't need to.

I thought about hot glueing plastic flowers to match the decor of my kitchen, but I figure if he ever spills any messy food it would be a pain to clean.