"This is a good and fairly sturdy Litter Mat. True it's not 100% able to keep all the litter from tracking to other places, especially the very very fine particles, but it catches most of it and keeps the average sized litter kernel from getting off or far from the mat. I know how some cats will jump over a mat onto the floor. My cats don't mind walking, standing, sitting or shaking their coats of litter or water (after a bath) on these soft rubber mats. I find them easy to either shake out, sweep and/or rinse off to clean and get rid of the litter particles it traps in the grooves."