Topic: cat flaps (Read 13081 times)

sixfurballs · « **Reply #54 on:** February 15, 2008, 15:35:29 PM »

Aww poor Meg - what a horrible bully. I have responded to a PM to Megsdad about this but just for general info I have found it to be very strong. My Bronte quite frankly batters the life out of all cat flaps in her impatience to get out and so far the Petporte has withstood it.

MegsDad · « **Reply #53 on:** February 15, 2008, 15:05:49 PM »

Thanks, good idea; I may well do.

Meg is a good deal better at the mo as we have only been opening her flap when we are here, so not restricting her movement too much, but keeping out Mr Naughty. She is also on Metacam from the vet to ease the pain of her (probable) cystitis brought on by the stress of her home being invaded. No distressed meeowwing or odd behaviour for a few days now

Dawn F · « **Reply #52 on:** February 15, 2008, 15:01:50 PM »

might be worth sending a personal message to fourfurballs (below) she has one I think - sorry to hear Meg is being bullied

MegsDad · « **Reply #51 on:** February 15, 2008, 15:00:02 PM »

Any thoughts folks?

Thanks again.

MegsDad · « **Reply #50 on:** February 05, 2008, 22:35:13 PM »

Hi all, newbie here.

Just wondering how strong you have found your Pet Porte flaps to be.
Nasty big greedy cat has been coming in and eating little Meg's dinner and generally being a pain in the bum. Vet has diagnosed her with stress following some odd behaviour and, untimaetly, some blood in her urine. A recent purchase of a Staywell magnetic flap (replacing an ordinary one) has not helped - bully cat just forced his way in.... I secretly videoed him doing it!

I ordered a Pet Porte today, having read their claims that no amount of bashing will get an unwanted cat in!! I hope they're right! Are they?!

Thanks for having me! Useful site this.....

lolly · « **Reply #49 on:** November 05, 2007, 11:11:38 AM »

It is going really well. Hector has totally got the hang of it and we are all relieved that there are no more fluffy intruders.

I am afraid you can't flatten the porch bit down though.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #48 on:** November 04, 2007, 20:07:00 PM »

Any more updates from pet porte owners? How's it going?

Can the canopy bit be flapped down flat? Our utility room door opens inwards so with the canopy open I'd trip over it every time I tried to go outdoors

blackcat · « **Reply #47 on:** October 15, 2007, 20:25:48 PM »

Leave her to figure it out herself. If she has not done so in a week, then try another introductory session. My guess is as soon as the weather looks even remotely attractive out there, she will suddenly 'discover' how it works. Mind you, at the rate we are going, that could be sometime next June

sixfurballs · « **Reply #46 on:** October 15, 2007, 10:04:10 AM »

I could do with some advice on Bronte.

As it was edge of dark when she finally came home last night the cat flap was locked so she could not get back out. She prowled around the house last night and was fine. She even got up into a chair with me and Heidi although that fell apart in a whirl of hissing furballs when Huxley jumped up as well and as she was half asleep caused her to jump 6' in air - I got a nice scatch on my foot for that one!

The cat flap opened this morning and the other 3 have gone out but Bronte has not. I do not want to force her out so have let her be but what should I do with her. How do I make her aware that it is there and is safe without upsetting her OR do I just ignore the situation and let her find it and go in her own good time. She is a very nervous cat and I don't want to cause her any further upset/stress.

EDIT: just went to check on Bronte and she has gone out. We have left the petporte on open mode until the cats gt used to it so its not beeping as they come and go as not scanning them. Hope she comes home ok now

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #45 on:** October 15, 2007, 01:14:15 AM »

Great news

blackcat · « **Reply #44 on:** October 14, 2007, 20:46:46 PM »

great news!! what a relief!

sixfurballs · « **Reply #43 on:** October 14, 2007, 20:07:33 PM »

Having spent most of the day looking for her with no hint to her whereabouts I was giving her another call out in the back garden as I was tidying up outside for the night when someone walking up the lane alongside my house shouted over that she was in the front garden. I raced round and there she was calmly prowling up and down. Am so relieved to see my big white ball of fluff!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #42 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:50:16 PM »

Arent you going to look for Bronte?

sixfurballs · « **Reply #41 on:** October 14, 2007, 11:21:25 AM »

I have 4 cats so in long term price well worth it for me.

Its all fitted now although did take hubby ages to get it done. I think its great. Dino is getting on really well with it. Heidi and Huxley are still having a little difficulty with the timing of it - they get scanned an it opens but they just look through it and don't push it so then by the time they do push it the door has locked again. Anyway hopefully they will get used to it in time. The other problem is that when it got dark it automatically locked and they went nuts trying to get out a few times and kept pulling the power cable out which meant the whole thing just locked.

Heidi and Huxley are absolutely loving being outside and were so tired when the came home last night.

My only big worry is that we got Bronte to go out through it with some coaxing but she immediately ran away and has not come home since. She has been known to ignore us in a huff before for a couple of days but I really hope she appears again today or will get really distressed about her.

claws n purrs · « **Reply #40 on:** October 12, 2007, 19:16:38 PM »

The petporte cat door sounds like a great idea but the price

Worth it if several cats need access and have a habit of losing collars, lol!
Does anyone else have cat doors inside their house? I have one on the front door for outside access and two inside the house to allow the cats freedom to roam anywhere in the house (saves me having to open doors all the time as well!). One is on the kitchen door and the other is on the living room door leading upstairs. Of course, this means any cats from outside can also get anywhere in the house too.

lolly · « **Reply #39 on:** October 12, 2007, 10:29:30 AM »

Hope the programming goes smoothly! Look forward to hearing how you get on.

sixfurballs · « **Reply #38 on:** October 12, 2007, 10:25:22 AM »

now that I know Heidi and Huxley finally have their microchips registered to me I am going to programme all the chips into the Petporte today and then hubby will fit it tomorrow. Petporte recommend programming it before fitting it so that you can check it works with your cats microchip.That also means Bronte can get out after 4 weeks stuck in the house and Heidi and Huxley can start really exploring. Don't know who is more excited - me or the cats!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #37 on:** October 10, 2007, 17:59:23 PM »

Postman!!! Wheres my post then grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Sorry, pleased its arrived

lisa77 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:40:48 AM »

Excellent - let us know how great it is !

sixfurballs · « **Reply #35 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:39:47 AM »

Woohoo - post man arrived this morning with a lovely parcel from Guernsey so got to be the new cat flap. I can't wait to get it fitted now. Guess what hubby is going to be doing this weekend!!

lisa77 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 08, 2007, 12:39:16 PM »

Quote from: Millys Mum on September 21, 2007, 15:58:50 PM

If i ever get a cat flap im going for the one which reads microchips and auto locks after dark when all the programmed chips have returned home.

thay is a great idea !

lolly · « **Reply #33 on:** October 08, 2007, 11:52:36 AM »

We left it on normal setting for a couple of days to allow him to get used to it and then switched it to microchip setting over the weekend so we could be around if he had problems. If you are fitting it over the weekend you might be able to put it straight onto the microchip setting. Good luck! Look forward to hearing how you get on.

sixfurballs · « **Reply #32 on:** October 08, 2007, 09:59:32 AM »

mine has not arrived yet and am getting so fed up now. Even is it comes this week it will be at least the weekend before hubby can get it fitted!!!

So pleased to hear that Hector is getting on well with it. How long did you just leave it on the normal setting before changing to chip setting?

lolly · « **Reply #31 on:** October 08, 2007, 09:02:07 AM »

Well Hector seems to have mastered the new cat flap and is able to get himself back in the house when it is set to the microchip setting.

I am so pleased. Now we don't need to worry about cat intruders and the night setting will be really handy during the winter when it gets dark early.

I'd recommend it.

sixfurballs · « **Reply #30 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:07:22 AM »

first mine was out of stock and now I here there is to be postal strike so beginning to think will never get it!

EDIT: just got email to say sent by recorded delivery yesterday so very excited now

lolly · « **Reply #29 on:** October 04, 2007, 08:23:05 AM »

Hector is a big lad and has no problems size wise with the flap. It is actually a little bigger than the staywell one we had before. He uses a paw and head combo to open a cat flap so I am sure your cat could manage it too.

Latest news is that he is happily using it as a normal cat flap at the moment. I think we'll wait till the weekend to set it for microchip opening so that we are around to see if he can get that timing right. Will let you know how that goes.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #28 on:** October 03, 2007, 17:27:05 PM »

My lot all have there own way to get in and out of cat flaps and it ranges from head butting to banging with a paw, or in an emergency charging in like a cannonball

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #27 on:** October 03, 2007, 16:31:53 PM »

oh dear - sounds a bit complicated for my little angel. for some reason he doesnt get on too well with the cat flap, i'm always going to see what all that noise is, just to find out its him just trying to get in or out. i dont think he likes bumping his nose against it so trys to open it with a paw first and then... well you can see how the rest doesnt go so smooth. also my little one aint so little. think i might need to upgrade him at some point anyway so he can get his big bum through!!!!! how big is the petporte doorway? not that i can really afford, but still very interested in it!!

lolly · « **Reply #26 on:** October 03, 2007, 16:11:42 PM »

Have to admit we asked the joiner who is working on our kitchen to fit ours. OH looked at the instructions and didn't think it looked too complicated but it seemed sensible to get a professional to do it while he is around.

Hector is used to a normal Staywell cat flap but needs some practice in timing putting his head in the right place to be read by the microchip reader and then opening the flap in the time available. I'm sure he'll get used to it in a couple of days.

sixfurballs · « **Reply #25 on:** October 03, 2007, 13:13:24 PM »

so will I need some valium at hand when fitting mine (if it ever arrives) or was it fairly easy. Hope Hector gets the hang of it soon. Bronte and Dino are really accustomed to a cat flap although they have not had one into this house before and Heidi and Huxley seem a little wary of them yet but think its just because this is new territory so I hope none of them spend too long looking through or dodging in and out of it before poking heads through!

lolly · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:32:25 AM »

Well, cat flap fitted. It is a little bit confusing for Hector at the moment. He was having trouble timing his return throught the flap from outside. The flap reads his microchip but then only gives him a short period of time to get the door open and he isn't quite timing it right yet. We have left it on the 'open' mode today so it acts like a normal cat flap letting any cat in or out. We hope this will get him more used to it and then we'll try setting it for his microchip again when we get home and see if he can master it.

I am sure once he has done it a couple of times he'll get the hang of it. I hope so anyway!

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #23 on:** October 01, 2007, 17:01:01 PM »

susanne - thats exactly what i've been hoping and waiting for!!!!!!

nice to meet you lolly, now stop chatting and go fix the cat flap!!!

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #22 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:27:39 PM »

lolly!

Can't wait to find out how well these cat flaps work. They sound like such a good idea, and if they take off I'm sure the price will drop (or others will get in on the act and competition will force prices down).

sixfurballs · « **Reply #21 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:22:27 PM »

strange man. My back door comes into the utility room. There are counter-tops in it and so they sockets are raised up to just above the counters and there is one just beside the back door. Am just wondering what it will be like as the door is being opened and closed. Cannot wait for it to arrive.

lolly · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:18:46 PM »

Well, we are just in the middle of getting a lot of work done in the house and so got a special socket put just next to the back door to eliminate the problem of trailing wires from socket to cat flap. Have to say the electrician gave us quite a slagging when he found out what the socket was for!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:16:39 PM »

to Purrs Lolly

yes we definately need to hear how it works.

Great site............awwwwwwwwww thank you thank you

but not really cos we know its simply the best

sixfurballs · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:14:10 PM »

oh yes

Lolly and

- love to hear how you get on with it. How does the cable work that has to be plugged in - am sort of picturing it dangling between door and socket which doesn't seem too safe

Millys Mum · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:10:39 PM »

Lolly

We look forward to your update

lolly · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2007, 16:09:14 PM »

Hello

Been a lurker for a while but thought I'd let you know we bought a Pet Porte cat flap last week (from their website so at full price!) and will be fitting it this week. Will let you know how we get on. We needed to do something to keep out the local bully cat who comes into our house at least once a day looking for food and a fight!

Great forum by the way.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2007, 15:47:19 PM »

Yes we definately need a report on this and how it works with pictures of both of you on yer knees getting angry at the fitting

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