If you've grown annoyed of having to let your cat out when it wants to, then you should think about getting a cat door.
Most of these kitty flaps - chances are you've seen one - are merely plastic flaps; they can be weighed down so they won't flap to the wind, or be held in place with magnets.
Of course, there are flaps of harder but lighter materials - but the point is the same: to accustom your cat to leave and come home when it wants to.
Knocked over items, scratched furniture, potty accidents - these are some of the problems some owners avoid when they have these doors installed in their homes.
Unless you own many pets of varying size - big dogs and cats - you only need a door that's right for your pet's size.
It's common for both animals to use the same flap.
Pushing the flap open is something they might discover on their own, curiosity and all.
You can set the lock on many flaps to open inwards, or outwards.
You have to keep in mind, now, that because your cat can come and go as it wants, so can other animals (or small kids) of roughly the same size.
You need a more sophisticated type of cat door for that.
If you want to avoid having felines or dogs or other intruders - including small kids and thieves - you should look into automatic or electronic doors.
Similar to electronic dog doors, these require your pet to put on its neck a special collar.
The collar, when near the cat door, triggers the door into opening or unlocking, allowing your cat to get in or out, but not other animals.
Remember, you don't want uninvited animals pooping inside your home, stealing food, ruining furniture, or engaging your cat in territorial wars.
The door opens (slides up in some models with electric motors) or unlocks upon "sensing" an infrared, radio, or magnetic device on your cat's collar.
Some cats, especially those accustomed to ordering you around, won't adjust to the cat door immediately; you have to train them.
Just show your cat how the flap works - push it open for the cat to see up close.
If you installed a full-automatic cat door, you must make sure your cat wears the special collar that activates the doors.
Your cat has to get used to the event - of the door's opening - as linked to his vicinity to it.
If your cat is shy, you can use treats to entice it to get close to the cat door.
Most of these kitty flaps - chances are you've seen one - are merely plastic flaps; they can be weighed down so they won't flap to the wind, or be held in place with magnets.
Of course, there are flaps of harder but lighter materials - but the point is the same: to accustom your cat to leave and come home when it wants to.
Knocked over items, scratched furniture, potty accidents - these are some of the problems some owners avoid when they have these doors installed in their homes.
Unless you own many pets of varying size - big dogs and cats - you only need a door that's right for your pet's size.
It's common for both animals to use the same flap.
Pushing the flap open is something they might discover on their own, curiosity and all.
You can set the lock on many flaps to open inwards, or outwards.
You have to keep in mind, now, that because your cat can come and go as it wants, so can other animals (or small kids) of roughly the same size.
You need a more sophisticated type of cat door for that.
If you want to avoid having felines or dogs or other intruders - including small kids and thieves - you should look into automatic or electronic doors.
Similar to electronic dog doors, these require your pet to put on its neck a special collar.
The collar, when near the cat door, triggers the door into opening or unlocking, allowing your cat to get in or out, but not other animals.
Remember, you don't want uninvited animals pooping inside your home, stealing food, ruining furniture, or engaging your cat in territorial wars.
The door opens (slides up in some models with electric motors) or unlocks upon "sensing" an infrared, radio, or magnetic device on your cat's collar.
Some cats, especially those accustomed to ordering you around, won't adjust to the cat door immediately; you have to train them.
Just show your cat how the flap works - push it open for the cat to see up close.
If you installed a full-automatic cat door, you must make sure your cat wears the special collar that activates the doors.
Your cat has to get used to the event - of the door's opening - as linked to his vicinity to it.
If your cat is shy, you can use treats to entice it to get close to the cat door.
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