Please consider "going home" gift pet mats.
My vet is really into pet adoptions. My critters and I were at the vet's and a lady came in bearing a tower of pet mats to go to the local no-kill shelter. They were themed, of all things, around an upcoming holiday and totally adorable. I understand that the lady sewed the mats with whatever fabric she had on hand at the time and sometimes there wasn't a theme and sometimes there was. I hit a themed day. Come to find out, the mats were not used in the shelter. They went home with the adoptees!
If anyone wants to make pet mats and their shelters use other things (towels, etc), the "going home" gift is a thought.
I like critters.
Pat