Subscribe Feed (RSS)Last month we mentioned a story about a cat that developed a practice of slipping in through other people’s insecure cat flaps, stealing soft toys and bringing them home.
It should have occurred to me at the time that our readers might want to think about how to prevent anything similar happening to them. How do you provided a way for your own cat to come and go without opening your house to all the unwanted feline visitors in the neighbourhood?
Well surely the answer is obvious. When you yourself go in and out of your house you use a key. So why not give a key to your cat? Are you afraid she’ll lose it?
Hmm! Can the cat reach the keyhole and turn the lock to let herself in through the door? No, of course not. However there is a way. Install a lockable cat flap. But then, you ask, how will the cat lock and unlock this secure cat flap as it comes and goes?
Answer: a magnetic or infra-red triggered lock.
Lockable cat flaps are available which unlock in response to a magnet or miniature infra-red emitter attached to your cat’s collar as he or she approaches. Any other cat trying to get in without the required collar attachment will find itself firmly excluded.
Lockable cat flap sources: Click on the cat flap above to see a selection from PetsAtHome in the UK, or click here for cat flaps
