Cat Mate 4 Way Locking Large Cat / Small Dog Door

Have a old feral cat that figured out how to defeat a couple of OTHER cat doors! Not this one. He is learning to stay indoors at night.

I bought a more expensive and larger dog door also for our pet raccoon to access her room and I bought this for her to access outdoor enclosure and this thing u feel no cold air coming thru even on a windy day very satisfied and also she has not damaged this one what so ever RACCOON APPROVED the other one I got she already ripped one of the flaps off and she leaves it alone now thank goodness it only has one side flap left. This one way worth the money. In fact the above review was over a month ago I bought another one of these doors bcuz our raccoon got to big to go thru the small door. I sized up still love it as much as the first one I bought

I have a few of these and fairly easy to install. We remove the magnet that keeps door centered but our cat is better with a free swinging door. Removing magnet takes finesse.

Don't expect perfection at this price. It's basically a hole liner with a swinging flap. Heed everyone's warnings and you'll be fine. If the provided "sticky strip" on the template rips in half when removing the bag, just use some masking tape. The door I installed it into is an old, hollow, finished wood grain door. Pencil is no good. I scratched my lines with an awl.1) Find the middle of the door, and make a mark.2) Measure 4" up from bottom (adjust for non-average cat size, basically you want belly level for the bottom of the hole) and use a small level to score a line. Unlevel mounting of any pet door might affect the swing of the flap.3) tape template up, even with line, and centered (fold in half for simple center, because they didn't mark it.)4) draw or score lines around template, then remove template5) drill holes big enough for saw blade to enter, anywhere inside the scoring/marking6) get a jigsaw w/ long enough blade or sawsall, and go to town. Some points:a) I cut in 10 minutes w/o removing door. this required some extra holes for ease. knees get a little dirty, but it's fine.b) i cut to the line, mostly, but straying outside of it a bit. don't worry. the flange is super wide and will cover small mistakes. I didn't even bother with the rounded corners. Just don't get so far outside the lines that you leave no wood for the screws to bite into.c) the finer the teeth on your blade, the less tear-out along the edges.7) fit outside half into hole, then inside half. hold flap open to reach through and squeeze them together and make sure you won't have to trim plastic, in case your door is thinner. If everything fits tight, time to screw. If not, trim the plastic as directed.8) use the smallest screws and only push hard until they begin to bite into the wood at first. Then, go slow and gentle. Stop when the plastic frame is pulled close to the door. These doors have paper thin wood, so it won't take but 1/2 turn over-tightening to strip your hole. I didn't bother with the confusing instructions about drilling any of the plastic. These are self-tapping screws that went through fine.Personally, I removed the magnet from the frame side (bottom magnet) with a lot of careful prying and cracked it out w/ cutters, before beginning. The felt makes the door hard enough to swing. I am not really worried about air-flow, though, just so the main door can close, again. I'm sure that with use that felt will smooth out and the door will swing more easily, but the magnets were too powerful for a gentle-natured cat. I played around with half of the magnet and even a tiny sliver of it, and it was still too much. I was going to glue a smaller piece back in, if it worked.Speaking of that, this kitty is large-ish, but super timid and polite. I swear, he "mews" a little "anyone home? can i come in?" before entering any room. Fortunately, he likes to follow us in/outside. So, closing the main door behind us, then calling to him through the clear flap, and holding the flap open for him, and "pawing" the flap back and forth w/ our fingers for a couple of days is about all it took. He now gets that this is his special lil door, and I've caught him just playing with it a bit, making it swing.Awesome product at an awesome price! Thank you, Cat Mate!

Very good pet door that is installed in a metal porch door. This is the third cat door I’ve purchased and replaced over the past three years. Initial installation was no major problem if you are comfortable with removing the door and cutting the opening. The only issue I’ve encountered is the locking latches. Over a period of time they become weak from twice daily use and as a result my cats have at times locked themselves in or out by inadvertent movement of the latch tabs. Otherwise the pet door is well built and quite serviceable.

We are loving this tool for the cats

Shopped around first; got this at a great price here on amazon. Arrived very quickly thanks to Prime. It took me two days to work up the nerve to put a hole in my wall, but I did it. I am so happy with the way it turned out! The liner makes it very forgiving if your cuts aren't 100% perfectly straight (mine weren't, probably because I was shaking while cutting the wall!) Incidentally, I used a Dremel tool with a drywall bit to cut it, making easy work of it. All I can say about the installation is that if I can do it, pretty much anyone can. My experience with household tools is mostly limited to hanging pictures (not very well) and assembling furniture with a screwdriver.Installation went like this: Use the included template to trace out the opening area on the wall. (Make sure there are no studs behind the cut-out area). Use the Dremel to cut on the lines as closely as possible. Place the liner in the opening and mark the screw holes. Remove the liner and drill thin pilot/guide holes where the screws will go. Place the liner and the door itself in the opening and screw them in place. Ta-da! That's it!The red and green buttons in the picture are sliders you can set to "in only" or "out only" if you want. This is a great feature! Of course, they'll both normally be set to be open in both directions, but if I should need to close it off for any reason and I'm not sure which side of the door the cats are on at the moment, I can set them to "in only". I can think of other handy uses for these sliders as well. They were a surprise bonus as I had thought "locking" simply meant it was either open or closed up tight.The seal around the outside, as well as through the flap is nice and snug, keeping the outside air out and vice-versa. However, it isn't so tight that my cats can't push themselves through it. Kittens may have to grow into it, though.I bought three of these. One is to give the cats access to go outside through the garage. (Not using on an exterior wall) The other two are to give them access to two rooms with litter boxes so I won't have to worry about keeping a door open for them. This is going to make my "life with cats" much easier.All pros for me - No cons; other than having to put a hole in the wall to make it work. Can't get around that, though! I decided to hang on to the piece of drywall I removed in case I move or change my mind about having a cat door there. It will make the repair a bit easier, I think. Regardless, it makes me feel better to have it.

Have had this cat door for 15 years, my cat is in or out about 10 times a day. I highly recommend it. I’m replacing the old one with a new one.