I'm sure she'll love that. Ours have sometimes started blocking up the door when it gets colder. But putting the bendy bridge over the door sounds like an idea as well.
I use one of the granite tiles from rodipet under the water bottle. They're not that expensive but the postage makes them more expensive. It works well as it's rough granite so it soaks up any drips (and helps keep nails short
. Or a terracotta plant pot base would do the same thing.
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