Dry food messy eaters solution?

[Medusa]

Hey, whatever works for you, as long as you don't mind them on your countertops. That's a no cat zone here. Not that they obey, mind you, but I like to at least pretend that I'm the boss.

[pomtzu]

My son's cat's food dish is on top of the washing machine - only to keep my dogs from eating the cat food, since the kitties are free fed dry food, and have a once a day small meal of wet food. The cats are still young and spry enough that they have no problem jumping up that far to get the food.