PET ARTICLES BLOG

If you have one or more pet cats, then you might want to install one or two or even more cat flaps for both your and your pets' convenience. Cat flaps take away the need to get up and down to let your cat in, and make for a more peaceful life, and a happier cat that enjoys his freedom.

It pays to have a professional install them so that they won't let water in whenever it rains; it's also important to make sure they're well fixed to the door so that they won't fall off with time.

Think About Burglars

One of the important safety points to take into account is to make sure that the installation of cat flaps won't make it easier for people to break into your house when you're not at home. The standard placement for them is near the bottom of the door where your cat can walk through without having to jump up and balance on a ledge.

Cat flaps are not considered to be big enough for a burglar to be able crawl through, but obviously they are a good size for a potential thief to get his hand through and gain access to your keys if you leave them dangling in the lock, or close by on the side

Not Your Cat

Even if cat flaps won't let burglars of thieves break into your house, the neighborhood cats will have no trouble at all getting into your house, something that you might want to consider. A simple way to get around this problem is to have a cat flap with a locking system, which identifies the cat by a small tag, added to his collar.

Normally working on a magnet, this means that the cat flap remains locked shut if approached by another cat, but when your cat comes near, the magnet on the collar releases the cat flap lock and he is allowed to pass through