A Michael Broad Blog
A UK/German business, Pawly, is looking for Kickstarter funding to develop what looks like a very interesting cat flap (‘cat door’ in the US). A cat flap which will meet the requirements of millions of indoor/outdoor cat owners. Not all cats allowed outside unsupervised are keen predators but many are. My cat is in …
The infographic explains more or less what I want to say on this topic. I’ll add a personal experience. Like many cat caregivers I have an indoor/outdoor cat with a cat flap. For about 18 months a neighbour’s cat came into the home via the cat flap looking for food. They came at night …
The photograph on this page was taken by the boyfriend of a woman who is the caregiver of a grey cat who is allowed outside and who likes to bring her prey animals inside the home, which is entirely typical. Note: some cats devour their prey animals where they kill them. Often domestic cats …
In this video we see a woman climbing through a cat door in the US. Admittedly the cat door is larger than normal but everything in America is larger than normal! That’s meant to be a compliment by the way. Their “cat doors” are certainly about twice the size as “cat flaps” in the …
Cat flaps can be a security risk. It depends on what the house owner does with the keys to the door in which there is a cat flap. I should know because when I was young and living at home I not infrequently got into my parents’ home via the back door without a …
There are millions of full-time indoor domestic cats in the US. A fire safety cat escape door, sensitive to smoke might be a good seller. Today, I had planned to do a cat news roundup. While scanning the news I notice that, as usual, there are a couple of news items about cats being …
An artificial intelligence (AI) controlled cat door (cat flap) could be manufactured to distinguish between an owner’s cat bringing in a mouse and a cat without a mouse in the mouth. This would be very helpful to a lot of cat owners whose cats are prolific hunters because it is unpleasant for a lot …
by Michael (London, UK) I am not a burglar! Just playing. Photo by Adam Melancon (Flickr) Cat flaps can undermine the security of your home. I am not saving that they are a critical factor in making your home less secure against burglars but there is no doubt that they are a weakness and …
