Closer Pets Cat Mate Microchip Activated Medium Size Cat Door for Entry Control of up to 30 Cats – ISO and AVID Compatible

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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).

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

Works like a charm!
This is really an ideal product for indoor/outdoor cats in rural areas. It offers a set it and forget it solution to make sure your furball can go in and out, but raccoons, possums, skunks, and other cats can’t. My kitty took to it pretty quickly. Just tape the door open for a few days so they can get used to the idea that it is a portal to the indoors, and then lower the door in stages over a few days so they get used to the flap. Set up was simple and the instructions were easy to follow. The only tricky part was installation. Since we put ours in the wall instead of the door, we had to do a little carpentry to make it fit, but it wasn’t too bad. In all fairness, we did opt for a non standard installation, so that’s not the fault of the manufacturer. The door has been reliable, and has not had any problems or issues for us or for our kitty.

Lo bueno es que está bien hecha, de material de primera calidad y el detector de RFID parece funcionar bien.Lo malo es que es algo pequeña incluso para gatos medianos y el control de la puerta no tiene la opción de habilitar la libre entrada sin chip RFID, toda entrada es forzosamente con chip (la salida si es libre, sin chip)

Compré estos para hacer cápsulas de comida para mis dos gatas. Fueron fáciles de programar y funcionaron muy bien durante aproximadamente una semana. Ahora, una de ellas no registra el chip a menos que Prosecco esté en la posición EXACTA en la que quiere que esté. Está frustrada por no poder entrar fácilmente y viene a buscarme para que pueda ayudarla. No puedo saber si el lado de Amaretto tiene problemas porque está loca y ataca la puerta para entrar. También compré comederos automáticos de comida húmeda refrigerada más los gabinetes y construí todo, así que estoy bastante invertido (tiempo y dinero) en que esto funcione. Estoy esperando un reemplazo y el precio subió desde que compré hace un par de semanas, así que eso también es muy frustrante.

Expected betterMakes a loud click when it unlocks that scares the cat awayNeeds stronger detection, cat head has to be right up beside it, would be better if it could sense from a couple feet rather than a few inches awayScrews that hold it in are very slim with a very weak thread, a little force from a human or larger animal would dislodge it from the doorCat has to hold her head right up to it, tolerate the “click” then quickly push through.Cat first try was almost successful until the “click” of it unlocking made her jump back 4ft, now she won’t have anything to do with it.Hopefully in time she’ll use it. And I’ll get stronger screws and some construction adhesive to hold it in securely.