On Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:04:54 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:

On 02/04/18 14:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
I was discussing fitting a burglar alarm with my son-in-law and the
problem of their cat occurred to me.

While they could confine the cat to a room not covered by a PIR, the
layout of their house would make this far from ideal in a number of
ways.


I can't believe I'm the first person to think about this problem- what
to the millions of people with cats/dogs do?


Pet proof sensors. Basically, the lens is designed to ignore low moving
objects like cats or dogs. Work OK here.


I'm not a cat owner but don't they climb on sofas etc?

Daughter's one seems to sleep a lot. They are also trying to work out
how to fit a cat flap - the only available door has glass panels.

We had a single glaxed panel fitted, with the right size hole.

There
is a wall into a conservatory but I'm not sure if you can fit a cat flap
in a wall.

Yes, some can have a 'tunnel' added too. Quite a lot of work making the
hole, though.

They tell me you can get flaps which are coded to the
microchips that each cat has.

You can - but the company was, in the past, associated with an individual
on another newsgroup whom I would not trust. That has probably changed.
The showstopper for me was that it only controlled inward movement, and I
needed per-cat control in both directions. They assured me there would be
an accessory for that, but were unable to tell me how long it would be
before it was available.

I see that Pet Mate do a microchip 4 way version now, though, and they
are a reliable company. They also do one that works with a small ID disc
you put on the collar (not a magnet). Pet Mate have always been good for
support and spare parts, too.

http://www.pet-mate.com/gb






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