On 12/25/2010 4:43 PM, aemeijers wrote:
On Dec 25, 10:23 am, wrote:
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On 12/24/2010 3:53 PM, Erik wrote:
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Jeff wrote:

I'm putting in a new door, as well as residing/rebuilding that part
of the house, and I'm thinking of putting in the cat door in the wall
rather than the door.

I'd like to avoid some obvious problems, like water in the walls.
So
either make a channel out of backer board or find about a 6" tube. Slope
it down toward the outside so it drains and has a bit of wind blocking.

Those are my ideas. I don't always have good ideas. Something else?
The commercial cat doors have not been holding up for me, but they get a
lot of use.

Jeff

Hmmm... or maybe make it a bit longer than necessary, and have 2 doors
to form a little 'airlock'? The upsloping 'tunnel' part could even run
parallel to the outside wall face... cats are nimble enough to make a 90
degree turn.

Just thinking out loud... I've never done or been involved in such a
project.

Good Luck!

Erik

That sounds like a very good idea because small kids have been sent
through pet doors by burglars to unlock the door and there are some
small adult burglars who can get through pet doors too. :-)

Also other cats, small dogs, squirrels, rodents, raccoons and other
non-desirable animals can enter through a cat door. Indoor cats that go out
can get into cat fights, get injured, become road kill and/or bring home
fleas, bed bugs, worms and diseases. Indoor cats should stay indoors and
outdoor cats should stay outdoors.- Hide quoted text -

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Indoor-only cats aren't cats any more- they are self-propelled plush
toys. Sure, they live longer- keep you locked up and you probably
would, too.


No truer words could be said. In fact indoor cats have to be special
low cal diets. Indoor cats are a study in inactivity.


My indoor/outdoor cats lead cat lives, are often on the go, and are
much better behaved than the indoor only cats I've had in the past. I
mean they have real cat things to do, not just play with the furniture
and get fixated on having some treat or such.

They look happy to me, and they all have such different approaches to
being a cat.

Jeff

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