I had a problem with a raccoon coming in the house through my homemade flap type cat door. He would come in to eat the dry cat food in a dish in the utility room. Since the opening is fairly small, the raccoon would grow too large to get through, so, no problem until the next generation of young raccoons. I've always allowed our cats to come and go as they pleased, so blocking the flap at night was something I didn't like doing. The cat didn't like it either and would come into our bedroom in the middle of the night and complain.
It only took a day for our cat to get used to the automatic door. One night he sat down in front of it and the motor held the door open. After a few minutes the door closed and would not open, either with the collar or by pushing the open button. I thought for sure he had burned up the motor. I unplugged it and let it set for a few minutes. Thankfully it must have a thermal breaker in it that reset.
The collar strap is very difficult to undo, so I use a nylon puppy collar with a belt type buckle. To keep the sender unit from coming apart, I use a zip tie around it.
So far. So good."..." Read more
- T. in Royal Oak, MI