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Window Sash Cat Door - anyone seen anything like this?

  • 14-03-2012 12:47pm
    #1
    quaalude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭


    Hi there -

    I hope someone can help.

    My friend would love a cat flap for her two furry cat friends to come and go as they please. However, she lives in a rented flat (landlord is fine with the two cats), so can't alter the door.

    However, we found this on eBay:
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Window-Sash-Pet-Dog-Cat-Door-ELECTRONIC-7-x-9-Flap-/300562597854

    Described as:
    "Attractive window sash style pet door is easily installed in your window without tools."

    Has anyone ever seen anything like this to buy in Ireland? Or does anyone have another solution for those with cats in a rental?

    Thanks for reading.

    q


Comments

  • #2
    angry kitten
    Closed Accounts Posts: 311 ✭✭angry kitten


    I haven't seen one like that, we had our glazier build a catflap into a side panel on our back door, before they installed the double glazing, maybe your friend could get a glazier to put one into a pane of glass. I've found the microchip flaps to be stronger than the ordinary magnetic ones. The advantages of the microchip ones are that only her own cats would be able to get in, they are programmable so you can control when the cats go in and out and of course if her cats get lost the chip has the owners contact details.


  • #3
    Discodog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,960 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    It should be fairly simple. Choose a downstairs window that opens & that the cat can access. Then make up a frame or cut a sheet of wood (or clear perspex) so that it fits the gap. So if the window opens outwards you put the sheet on the inside & then fit a cat door into the sheet. You will probably need to make ramps to allow the cat to approach the door from the outside.
    You can then remove the part of the window that opens & store it somewhere safe so that it can be refitted.

    Post up a pic of the window so that we can advise the best method.


  • #4
    TreesAreCrowd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭TreesAreCrowd


    Haven't seen them in Ireland, but they do deliver to Ireland...


  • #5
    lolo62
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    im in a similar situation as your friend...thinking of building a ramp and fashioning something like that for the window

    check out this link...scroll to the very bottom to see

    http://www.heathermichele.net/KittyHaven.html


  • #6
    quaalude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    Thanks for the replies - I'll post a pic of the window.
    lolo62 - that looks good, thanks for the link.


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