We recently adopted 2 kittens that were only 4 weeks old. They barely ate from a little plate so when we got these they were a godsend. Not only did the wet food stay on the plate but we could use one plate initially for the two kittens and eventually graduate them to one each. Now that they are eating all dry food they are great for water!We didn't realize that our older cat had whisker fatigue, but these plates revealed that to us. She always drank out of the sink and would beg constantly as if she would never drink out of her dish. And she seemed to always have some kind of buildup/rash/funky skin under her chin. Once we started using these plates for water her skin cleared right up and she barely ever asks for water from the sink! We put the dishes in a few spots throughout the house and found that all 3 cats drink a lot more water than they were with the big deep water dish. Now they are constantly drinking from the dish and will even lead us to a dish when its running low. They are light weight enough that they tend to pick them up and drag them around the house when they run low. We do have some dishes around the house for food and I would say they may not be great for that because the food just ends up a good 6 inches or more outside the dish. Somewhere for us to step on, which wasn't as big of an issue with the deeper auto feeder. But at least we know they are well fed and aren't getting whisker fatigue.As an added bonus they clean extremely easy. Even dried up wet food can wipe right off with a little bit of water. We have put them in the dishwasher and they are the perfect size for the top shelf, or in little slots of a full washer load.Very handy under a small potted plant too!