Cat Mate Microchip Activated Cat Flap - ISO and AVID Compatible, Door for Entry Control of up to 30 Cats or Small Dogs, for Single/Multiple Glazing, UPVC, Walls and Wood, White

I have 6 cats who have limited access to certain areas of the house. the 3 blind cats that are not permitted upstairs (for their safety) 2 sisters are allowed in the main bedroom (because they are very territorial and protective of me) this was the perfect solution I needed. easy to install, doesn't interfere with the door opening. the lock feature works great. it does have a very distinctive "click" when it unlocks, but you get use to the sound over time. it looks good, with a nice rounded finishes. my cat's are all use to cat doors, so didn't take too long for them to figure out the new door. the one sister was a bit reluctant to use it, because of the distinctive click sound, but nothing a laser light for motivation couldn't fix... great way to protect your pets and home from uninvited guests.

for anyone looking to create "food pods" or similar for cats with different dietary needs, IT WORKS!i was able to cut it down, following the instructions, to fit both a very thin door and another unit fits a pretty standard size door -- i did not need an adapter.speaking of size, my diabetic furbaby is a Big Boi but is able to squeeze through, though he is very very food motivated and is willing to put in the effort. the others are fairly normal size cats and fit very comfortably.note that this unit does not come with any collar tags, so if your cat isn't already microchipped you will need to get one of the Cat Mate ID Disks per door like me -- they are not small, but don't seem to get in the way too much and work just fine. can confirm for anyone that this unit will read 125 kHz rfid codes, and the ID Disks use 125 kHz as well 👀chip-training is fairly straightforward, and you are rewarded with a not-loud but not-quiet ka-chunk when the mechanism successfully unlocks. my cats seemed confused by the noise at first, but now are not bothered and even seem to use it to confirm when they can push their lil faces into the door.the sticky-outie tunnel part must face OUT of whatever you are controlling entry for, so in my case i have it sticking out of the food pods, and the control dial is inside the pod. the controls aren't super intuitive, but just leave it on "unlocked" to bar entry for nonchipped cats and allow any/all cats out. i literally had to sit there with a collar and mess with it until i figured this out, as the instructions aren't super helpful.it needs many batteries. it will use rechargeable ones, but apparently the low-battery alert light only works with the nonrechargeable ones due to the difference in voltage -- this remains to be seen, but i assume it will work as advertised and will update if otherwise. i also am using a camera inside the food-pod to monitor eating, so i figure i'll see the light that way since it isn't visible from outside the unit in my configuration.the unit is white -- pictures make it look gray or something, but it looks nice and white in person 👍 the door is also significantly tinted, which i think prevents distractions to whomever is eating but i suppose it could be a pro or con depending on your use case.overall super pleased with the price ($79.99+tax) and functionality (allowing me to separate food stations inside my house).

Door works as described but jeeze - why not make it a bit larger. My cats (3) all struggle to get through this tiny opening.

We have two Bengal tom-cats and if you know them, you know that they are much more independent, stubborn, and defensive than a standard pussy cat.The new electronic flap door is to be installed between inside and outside - that is we have to cut a hole between these two worlds to fit the new flap door into that hole.Therefore we needed to make sure of two things: a. that it operates as described and b., that our cats accept the door as well as their standard cat door (not chip-operated) that we have already installed between two indoor rooms.To avoid expensive mistakes we clamp-installed the new door in a sliding door to our deck, which is, so far, their standard door (operated manually by us many, many times by day and by night). The opening gap above was closed with a taped-in piece of plywood.The new flap-door was activated as per printed instructions accepted by them both cats. They did not hesitate to potentially use this door and - after activation - used it to get in or out but not reliably in both directions. The opposite direction was not allowed by the door (whilst correctly set for "in and out") after they went through once.This may be an activation mistake or something else not under our control. Whatever it is, we do not dare cutting a hole in a wall or door for a cat door that does not work reliably.The proposed alternative option to operating the flap door with a collar switch to be applied on in/outdoor cats, which are already chipped with the veterinarian standard US chip does not make sense to us. Actually, we think a collar on an active outdoor cat is dangerous because they could strangle themselves when getting stuck in a fence or similar.We observed the following while activating:Once the cat had their head deep enough in the tunnel, the red light switched to blinking (read the chip). As per instruction, we pressed the command button but there was no indication of success (as the blinking turned off or switching back to a steady red). The instructions don't mention any such feedback of success either, which seems odd. The blinking kept going for an hour and then the system shut off.Conclusion: We determined that the door is not reliable and it will therefore be sent back.

I would give it 1 star if i could. I cant use it. Its not smart. It keeps letting dead rodents into the house brought in by the cat. The cat gets 1 star.

This requires an additional purchase of an adapter kit for some doors (I realized that the day I was supposed to install it). Was fairly easy to install and program the microchip. Mini figured it out on her own within just a couple of days. But it doesn’t work how we need it to. Raccoons can push right through it. The plastic piece that flips up to lock it is tiny and not effective. Keeps other cats out but the raccoons come right in nightly and make a huge mess. Now we have to go to Plan B.