Coral
Reviewed in Mexico on September 27, 2024
Es la segunda que compro, mis gatos la usan todo el tiempo y es super facil de programar. Pero esta puerta gasta mucho las baterias, cada dos dias tengo que cambiarlas, son recargables y nuevas. Ya probe con las de la otra puerta y ocurre lo mismo.
Evan J.
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
Great little unit! (slaps top) this thing will fit your mid sized tabby or orange boi with lil to no issues! Your furred ones will be able to sneak in and out at their leisure all while this door eliminates you of any door duties . My cat is was a bit hesitant and he has a litter loo and loves to come and go, but once he got the "swing" of this door he was happier than pigs in the pen!! Lock works good, and I trust the RFID and speed of door will keep unwanted critters from partying like andrew wk in my garage!Missed a 5 star due to one thing I see they could improve and provide to their customers. That is a longer tube/tube extension for a little wider wall, or door. Its not a huge deal, and its not like most people will need more than whats supplied....but the option to be there would be SWEET!Sureflap is awesome and if they keep it up I can see them on alot of doors in peoples homes and businesses
Ute Zoller
Reviewed in Germany on December 4, 2024
Wir hatten eine normale Katzenklappe, aber seit einiger Zeit kam eine fremde Katze ins Haus. Sie hat unsere Katzen terrorisiert und so mussten wir uns für eine chipgesteuerte Klappe entscheiden.Vor kurzem wurde eine unserer Katzen verfolgt, rannte und flog förmlich durch die Klappe.Es hat super schnell funktioniert.Eigene Katze drinnen, fremde Katze stand davor 👍Der Umstieg fiel leicht, da wir vorher eine Klappe ohne Steuerung hatten.Damals konnte früher eine unserer Katzen absolut nicht durchgehen. Irgendwann stellten wir fest, dass die Katze total blind war. Sie hatte das so gut ausgeglichen, dass es im normalen Alltag überhaupt nicht auffiel. Mit dieser Erkenntnis war jedoch klar, dass sie beim geringsten Widerstand umkehrte.
Amy Hay
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
This cat door flap works well, is easy to install, and is reliable. I just replaced my previous door, which was more than ten years old. (Full disclosure, I might have been able to fix the problem, but figured it was time to update the hardware.) Using the SureFlap, I made my cat door using plexiglass (and it survived a hurricane).My cat is microchipped and once I enticed her to get close enough to register her chip, the door works great. I appreciate that it has multiple settings: inside/outside access; just lets the cat go out; just lets the cat come in; or locked. I do strongly recommend purchasing the Cat Flap Mounting Adaptor as it reinforces and secures the SureFlap Cat Flap.I have no complaints about this product. I, and my cat(!), look forward to being satisfied customers for another ten years.
Client d'
Reviewed in Belgium on November 20, 2024
Très facile à installer, dimension idéale, ne fait pas bcp de bruit et mon chat a vite compris comment l'utiliser. Les chats indésirables ne rentrent plus chez nous. Si j'avais su, je l'aurais acheté plus tôt.
Jon
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
I have two cats - one is a bit of a bully and the other is the victim of his bullying. I use this door to give my female cat access to my utility room without my male cat being allowed in. This results in a better quality of life for her by giving her a private place with food, water, litter, and a bed where she can escape from the other cat for a while if he tries to start a fight.The door does a great job at opening only for the cats it's supposed to open for. When she approaches, you hear it unlock, and it locks behind her just a second or two after she gets through. It would conceivably be possible for another cat to follow in the cat who is supposed to be allowed in the door, however the timing window would be tight and while it is technically possible, it's unlikely the other animal would act quickly enough to get in before it locks again. Installation into an interior wall was easy, I can't speak to installation into glass or an exterior door or wall - any of these are likely much harder.I can't speak to battery life - I've had it for a couple months now and the batteries are still going strong. But the product works and works well. If you have a space that you want your cat to be able to access and no other critters, this will do the job. There are cheaper devices on the market which use a magnet that you put on their collar. However, that would mean that you have to put a collar on your cat and if it ever lost its collar, the door wouldn't work. This solution is much mor elegant as long as your cat is chipped. It doesn't depend on anything that the cat could possibly lose. All in all, it's a solid product. Expensive, but it does what it says. Think about whether you really need this or whether a similar model that uses a magnet on the collar will do. If you do need the feature that this offers, it's great and you won't be disappointed.
Igor
Reviewed in Italy on June 29, 2019
Ad un mese circa dal suo utilizzo posso dire di essere soddisfatto. Facile installazione, io avevo già fatto un apertura per la porticina precedente, non automatica, è si è adattata completamente. Ho chippato i miei 3 gatti e fatti passare nella porticina quando questa era in modalità programmazione, operazione molto semplice e ben spiegata nelle istruzioni. Da lì in poi la porta resta chiusa e si sblocca solo quando arrivano i miei gattoni, nello sbloccare fa un po' di rumore, ma i miei gatti si sono abituati senza problemi. Unico limite le istruzioni in inglese, sebbene sia tutto talmente semplice, che anche per chi conosce al minimo la lingua, siano facilmente interpretabili.Per ora molto soddisfatto, i gatti del vicinato non mi entrano più in casa, spero duri nel tempo. Staremo a vedere.
Biggy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2015
I have to say that this cat flap is fantastic. Great quality build and the design is first rate. Simple to install and just as simple to program to my cats microchip. I was a bit worried because the vet, who should've gone to Specsavers, couldn't get the chip in my poor cat in the right place. It ended up off center of the back of his neck but there's no need to worry as the Sureflap just detected it faultlessly and continues to do so. The only problem now is trying to get the furry little bugger to use it . . . he's a little dense and it looks like patience, many treats and encouragement will be required. I couldn't recommend this highly enough though, it works flawlessly and was extremely easy to program (do this first!) then install. If my cat is too thick to ever use it it'll be a highly decorative piece of door furniture. Hey hoUpdate: Within a couple of days of having the Sureflap installed we've managed to get our moggie to start using it. Extensive bribery with treats works wonders. Take a look at the many YouTube videos for ideas on getting your cat to use it. Of interest, one technique is to tape the flap open permanently so the cat doesn't have to push the flap in the early stages. This worked wonders and he was able to find his way back into the house in no time. Unfortunately, traveling the other way is still a mystery to him but I'm sure we'll get there . . . Anyway, during this 'taped up' experiment we found one of the neighbours bigger Toms showing interest. Not long later and the big boy had become an intruder!I'm now so pleased I paid the extra for this item rather than a bog standard cat flap. Locking out the neighbours cats is fantastic and will make our cats life easier and stress free. He's lovely, just wish he wasn't so denseFurther Update: After some hesitation our furry family member is now using this cat flap freely, both to go out and come back in. I've lost count of the number of times the neighboring cats have tried and been denied access. The main offender has now completely given up even trying! It's hard to convey just how much of an improvement to our home life this device is. No more having to open the door every time he wants go out or come in, no more having to worry about invaders nicking his biscuits. This is one of the best buys we've made and I seriously can't recommend it highly enoughFurther Further update: Got a cat? Just get one! After a few weeks our furry friend now uses this constantly and the days of having to get up to open doors through constant meowing are gone. Seriously, this is such an improvement in quality of life, particularly with a moggy who changes his mind every 5 minutes. Of course, the major advantage with Sureflap is the microchip and as I've commented before this works like a dream. The other older local bully cats no longer even bother trying the flap, they did so many times but never once got in. This is just a superb device and I can't imagine being without it now. I couldn't rate this highly enough. Quality construction, excellent instructions, even a selection of screw sizes for different doors. Wonderful
Sylvesterthekat
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011
I just installed this flap today after having problems with next door's cat coming into the house to eat. This wouldn't have been an enormous issue (he does no damage and my cat gets along with him) except that he has a long running feud with the local bully, a black cat who attacks all the other cats in the area. Last night was the final straw when they evidently were both in my kitchen yowling at one another! This freaked my cat out so I decided enough was enough and went out to get a file to make the existing hole fractionally bigger so I could install this flap which arrived a week or so ago. That was no problem, I enlarged the hole and slipped the SureFlap in place. Within a few minutes, the interloper was trying to get in, to no avail.I programmed my cat into it without any difficulty, her chip is right between her shoulder blades. But getting her to use it... there's another thing! I went outside and lured her out. It took a while but eventually she figured out that she had to push it with a paw and not just her nose. However... going back in. So far she still hasn't done it. Once outside she sniffed about then took a look at the new door. It was very sunny and the plastic is highly reflective. She saw herself in the door, thought it was a strange cat inside her house and freaked out. She puffed up to twice her normal size and shot off around the side of the house. It was very funny but obviously I had to solve that. So I got some mud and smeared it on the outside of the flap so that it wasn't as reflective as it used to be. You can still just about see out of it if you're inside, but on the outside unless the light is on indoors you can't really see through it any more. She then was happily sticking her head in the tunnel and you could hear it click quietly which makes her start just a little. I'm hopeful that she'll get used to it quickly because I can't be having the big bully coming into the house tearing her to pieces. My main concern right now is that she is used to hurtling through the door when she runs away from him. (Until last night he didn't seem to have any notion that he could come in but now he's seen the other male do it I think he figured it out.) I don't know if it will react fast enough and open the flap without her smacking into it. It may put her off of using it altogether. I'll report back on progress in a while.Jan 9, 2012A month has now gone by since my cat began using this new flap. It took her a couple of days to start using it to enter the house. I ended up having to cover the inside and outside of the flap in white Scotch tape so she couldn't see her own reflection (but you can see kinda see through it). That was freaking her out a bit so perhaps something for SureFlap to consider in future. Maybe offer an opaque door flap as an option. On the whole though this door has been a life saver. It stopped the other cats from entering - maybe he's brighter than your average kitty but the main offender learned almost immediately that he could no longer get in that way and stopped trying. The only problem, if you can call it that, is that my cat can no longer hurtle through the door, it just doesn't react that fast. But she's learned that and doesn't try to enter it at a run. I worry a little that she may get caught by the big bully cat who occasionally chases her but so far that hasn't been the case. My only other concern and perhaps someone can inform me - does it give you any warning when the batteries are about to die or do I need to test them periodically to see how long they're likely to last?March 10, 2012There's a slight flaw in this door but I guess not likely to affect most users. My cat is constantly being chased by her enemy, the female cat who lives next door. One day recently she was in hot pursuit and when Mizz came through the door she was so close behind that she was simply able to follow her in because the door hadn't yet shut. This can't be called a design flaw, it's more to do with the nasty character of the cat next door but if you're thinking that it's completely fool proof, it's not. As luck would have it, my husband and I were both in the kitchen when this happened so no fight ensued. The interloper was terrified to find herself in this strange situation and being unfamiliar with cat doors she didn't simply turn around and go back out, instead running off into the house. Hopefully the experience scared her sufficiently that she won't do it again! Regarding the batteries, I tested them and three months after installation they're still almost at max strength so they're going to last a long time.Overall I highly recommend this product; it's miles better than the ones that rely on a collar tag, the microchip isn't going to get lost!