Cat flap in internal door

dutchcloggie

Hello,

I want to block one of my cats out of a room and give the second cat a safe room to escape to. So I need a catflap that fits an internal door. The door in question is one of those really cheap pine panel doors. So the panel in which the catflap will go is really, really thin. Will a normal catflap be OK or do I need to buy a specific one? I am worried that a normal flap will protrude by quite a lot or that I will not be able to fit it to the door? I am thinking of the SureFlap Microchip catflap.

Any advice welcome!
Thanks.

EssexExile

It says 3 to 60mm on the Amazon description so it should fit ok. From the picture I'd say it will protrude a bit one side & a bit more the other! I've no idea which is inside & which is outside so I can't say which way around, although the total depth seems to be about 100mm.

phil24_7

I have one of these. The tunnel will protrude a fair bit on one side and it cannot be cut off as it contains the sensor for the microchip.

lewishardwick

Those chip sensor cat flaps are a bit slow.

If harassed moggy needs to escape fast, expect to have it headbutting the flap as it moves too quickly...

dutchcloggie

lewishardwick wrote: »

Those chip sensor cat flaps are a bit slow.

If harassed moggy needs to escape fast, expect to have it headbutting the flap as it moves too quickly...

Ah yes, good point. It is more the case that the new cat is using the litter tray in that room (something that really puts old cat off), rubbing her scent all over it and blocking the doorway at times. There is no room in the house where other cat can just be on her own in a place that it just hers. So it isn't so much about speed. But it is a point to take into consideration for sure.
Thanks.

phil24_7

What about putting it through a wall into an adjoining room? You could put it in a corner out of the way and it wouldn't be noticeable.

rach_k

I would second putting the cat flap in the wall rather than the door, if possible. We have the one you're looking at and whole thing is quite chunky, which is fine for an external door but I wouldn't want it in an internal door.

GwylimT

lewishardwick wrote: »

Those chip sensor cat flaps are a bit slow.

If harassed moggy needs to escape fast, expect to have it headbutting the flap as it moves too quickly...

The surflap petdoor is instant.