Cat Flaps

[K77 CTR]

The cat flap I have at the moment causes such a draught, has anybody got any good ideas on how to reduce the draught or suggestions for alternative cat flaps that aren't as draughty (it's a staywell one if that helps)

[moosepig]

We have one of these http://www.sureflap.co.uk/ and there's very little draught comes through.

It has the added bonus of never letting the neighbours' cats in as well. Great bit of kit and worth the money.

ETA: probably not suitable if you have a very large cat.

Edited by moosepig on Friday 26th November 13:48

[mrsxllifts]

We have just installed a sureflap but it seems to have more of a gap round it than the old one, a bog standard one. Am I missing a draught excluder accessory?

[moosepig]

No, there's no draught excluder accessory as far as I know - maybe we're just lucky with location etc.

[eltawater]

OP: The most basic staywell flaps have bog all draught protection.

Have you got one of these?

http://www.staywell.co.uk/Intl/UK/Products/Cats/70...

If so, imho it's crap

We replaced it with one of these:

http://www.staywell.co.uk/Intl/UK/Products/Cats/30...

which has an additional cover on the inside which acts as a draught excluder

[K77 CTR]

I've got the one in the second link - get draughts around the smaller door (love the warning on that advert about small children).

Not sure the sureflap one will work with my cat, he is over 7Kg.

[moosepig]

You're right, he probably wouldn't fit. My cat is only just over 5kg but has to squeeze his way through.

Sureflap told me (back in March) that they are "developing a larger version", but one has yet to come to light.

[mrsxllifts]

Have emailled Sureflap about our draught problem and they are sending us out an updated version which now includes a draught excluder, great customer service.

As for the poster with a 7kg cat, they would definately struggle to get through the Sureflap. Our mog is 6kg but is long and sleek and he only just gets through! Any more of a belly or wider shoulders and he'd be getting cold!

[moosepig]

I can echo your comments about Sureflap's customer service, most excellent.

We had one of the earlier Sureflaps which had a sliding control for the flap door (to set in, out, in/out etc) and by chance we found that it had a slight design flaw which meant that the cat could lock himself out by knocking the control with his back paw on his way out. I emailed Sureflap, and 2 days later a replacement fascia turned up in the post with the newer rotary control on it. Totally free of charge.