Posted 2nd Jun 2023 (Posted 15 h, 21 m ago)
does anyone know of a good way to connect a catflap to a catio?
This would allow our cats to go outside during the day while keeping them safe.
This would allow our cats to go outside during the day while keeping them safe.
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sorted by• weather resilience & precipitation ingress resistance
• claw resistant
• weight of cat(s)
• which edge of the door the cat flap is fitted (biased to hinge edge or biased to handle edge) relative to the mechanism to temporarily auto-(re)move the solution when the door is opened - unless the owners are OK with sidestepping / jumping over the solution, or the cats are OK with a sharp S-bend permanently fitted to the CF
• typical cat flap max external dims = 250mm sq so any circular-based solution is likely needing to be minimum 350mm internal diameter at point of contact with the CF.
small path separating the lawn from the back door.
oh, there is also one step from back door to path. (edited)
This came up on YT. The step might pose a problem, though you could make a ramp.
You'd really want to stabilise / frame it too to make sure it's not a hazard to the cat in high winds etc.
Do folks seriously do that.