Cat flaps in front doors?

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Bit of an odd question, will be buying a house soon and in Brighton the kinda places I can afford/want are usually flats or terraced maisonettes. I fancy getting a cat as a next pet and some of these places for various reasons will only have a front door to the outside world.

Now, I was thinking of just putting a flap in the front door, but it doesn't seem very secure?

Anyone here have a catflap in their front door and is it generally a bad idea? :)
 
We have a cat flap in our front door.

We have had many another cat come through for a good meal.

You can lock it or set it on 'one way only'.

I haven't heard of any break-ins through cat flaps around my neck of the woods.
 
This guy I know has a cat that is chipped and the flap only opens for this one particular cat.

When they first had it installed they put it in the wrong way so some stray cats got into the house but couldn't get out.
 
!bluetonic! said:
We have a cat flap in our front door.

We have had many another cat come through for a good meal.

You can lock it or set it on 'one way only'.

I haven't heard of any break-ins through cat flaps around my neck of the woods.
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Or get one of those cat flaps that only open when it senses the correct collar.
 
We had a cat flap put into our back door for Cleo. It was a magnetic collar flap so that only the cat wearing the collar could get it. Unfortunately Cleo didn't like wearing the collar and we'd wake up in the morning to see it wrapped around her neck and one of her front legs as if she'd been trying to take it off.

She was also too dumb to work ou how to the use the cat flap so we ended up opening the door for her. :rolleyes::D
johnnyfive said:
This guy I know has a cat that is chipped and the flap only opens for this one particular cat.

When they first had it installed they put it in the wrong way so some stray cats got into the house but couldn't get out.
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:D:D:D
 
I'd say it was a bad idea - it's just a larger letterbox for thieves to hook things :p
At least if it's in the back door - they would actually have to go round to see if you have a cat flap or not :p
 
Well, my current flat has its own street entrance that goes straight upstairs, so a theif would have trouble hooking stuff... unless he was after our post!
 
johnnyfive said:
This guy I know has a cat that is chipped and the flap only opens for this one particular cat.

When they first had it installed they put it in the wrong way so some stray cats got into the house but couldn't get out.
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i laughed.
 
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Might not have a backdoor mate.
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Sure - he's asking about houses without a backdoor. My point was that he only needs to be worried about the security risk if he believes it would be safer in the backdoor - I don't think it makes any difference. A hole in a door is a hole in a door.
 
johnnyfive said:
This guy I know has a cat that is chipped and the flap only opens for this one particular cat.

When they first had it installed they put it in the wrong way so some stray cats got into the house but couldn't get out.
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Oh god, i'm going to hell, can't stop laughing... :D
 
Who on Earth (apart from Tom Cruise) could fit through a normal sized (I.e. not a dog/v.large cat) flap?

As for thieves hooking things, do people leave door or car keys in range?

We have a lockable cat flap in the back but our cats are such bruisers the cat just force the lock. :( :D

Here's a picture of LordSplodge (my cat not me!):

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Well my main concern would be that someone is going to steal my post but you can resolve that issue without too much hassle. Be aware though that when you fit a catflap your cat will assume he can bring uninvited guests home whenever he feels like it such as rats, birds mice etc.
 
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