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Can cats out grow a cat flap!?

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Italiangreyhound · 29/09/2013 01:27

We paid a rather whopping £170 off quid to get two cat flaps and have them fitted as had two doors that needed to be accessed. One is a chip operated the other a bog standard old fashioned flap.

Our ginger tom has gone from a kitten the size of a guinee pig to an almost adult looking cat in just under 5 months. Am now worried he will out grow cat flat! I don't think they make bigger ones and we can't afford it anyway do they just cope??

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thecatneuterer · 29/09/2013 01:29

Two of my cats are hugely fat (I'm so ashamed - I'm such a bad cat mother) but anyway they both manage to get through a standard flap (and really there can't be many cats bigger than them). It's a bit of a squeeze but they manage it

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Mogz · 29/09/2013 08:39

If he can get his head through it he'll be fine. Both our cats are bigger than average but use the microchip cat flap.

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readysteady · 29/09/2013 08:46

They can out fat a cat flap :)

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cozietoesie · 29/09/2013 08:51

Naughty TCN. How did they get so podgy?

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cozietoesie · 29/09/2013 08:59

\link{http://notfunny.co/funny-fat-cats/\Listed} as notfunny - and they really aren't. These guys might have trouble with a flap but I'm sure yours aren't in the same state, Italian.

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Italiangreyhound · 29/09/2013 09:51

Cozie those can't be real!!!!

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Italiangreyhound · 29/09/2013 09:52

No mine s svelte compared to those!

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cozietoesie · 29/09/2013 09:56

I fear they are.

Admittedly extreme examples but I seem to recall Lonecat commenting on the number of overweight cats around.

I'm glad your boy is svelte in comparison.