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Pros & Cons
Pros
Sturdy, easy to install, closes solidly with a nice strong magnet. The door works great, but the sliding lock switch seems flimsy. The magnet is pretty strong--takes a little force (in cat terms) to get open.
The cat uses it, somewhat grudgingly. My kitten loves it, flies through the flap at top speed. Makes a racket when the cats come and go!
The door comes in a simple cardboard box with good instructions, 4 screws, 4 plastic spacemakers (if your door is too thick or if you need to make space between the 2 sides). Easy to mount with the 4 screws provided (dont overtighten)- cats get used t... Read More
I have a pocket door that has a metal grate in the lower center. My 20 pound chubby cat uses these doors well.
We have 2 indoor cats at home who are smart enough to knock on the doors. Tantalizing them with the favorite cat treats on the other side of the door was helpful.
Cons
Screws are dinky and you can barely use any torque before screwdriver slips. Save yourself all the trouble and purchase something else.
Highlights
Quality
You wont be able to do this with this product
The cat mate door looks like a high quality product
Use a jig saw with the appropriate blade finetoothed metalcutting blade in my case
This along with the cat mate wall liner worked great what i changed was i used screws with lock nuts to mount this on an interi... Read More
Price
Great as described and just what i needed and price was fantastic
I was skeptical because of the low price i had just bought a 200 dollar dog door
Packaging/appearance
Was easy to put into our metal overhead garage door
Competitiveness
Not very costly compared to similar products
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
easy, great, through, fit and open. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,296 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 18 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was a bit difficult to installmaybe because it was the first pet door ive ever installed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Then just screwed the frame in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This looks really small but i feed several semi feral cats of all sizes and they easily fit through this door
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It seals against drafts pretty well and i cant see any obvious points of wear or stress that would lead to future problems
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When placing the template on your door use a bubble level across the top of the template
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cutfile the opening so that the door frame slips in with zero force so as not to distort the frame and bind the door
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When marking the screw hole locations use a bubble level again across the top of the inner frame
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this for a mini chiweenie not a cat
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