Cat Door for Outside Cats

[Lover of Animals]

Originally Posted by Dwatted Wabbit

Thanks, Lover of Animals. I found a cat door at Amazon that looks like it'll fit these guys. And gals. We're thinking two doors in front and one on the side. Then I'd probably close the window. Tighten things up for cold winter nights.

For summer I found a gate at a farm supply store. It's 5' high and 4' wide, and if bolted down properly nobody short of Godzilla will be coming through it.

Sounds good!

[Dwatted Wabbit]

Originally Posted by James Bond 007

I used to have a cat door going out to my balcony. My cat never had a problem with it.

One thing you might want to keep in mind is that raccoons and opossums could potentially get in there too. Maybe also a small dog.

I go into some detail regarding the cats' apparent benign relationship with the local wildlife in post #4.

Not sure the little yappers would go in there, especially if there's a cat flap they're not familiar with, and they haven't gotten this far south yet AFAIK, but they would be seriously outmatched by any of the cats should they corner one of them.

The cats pretty much ignore the wildlife, but big killer dogs cannot be ignored and this is the best compromise we've come up with, considering all factors.