Hello cat people! Any advice and help greatly appreciated.
I've had cats all my life and have never yet come across one who seems unable to work out a cat flap- until now.
We have a lovely, sweet natured and charming kitten who will be 1 next month. For the last 5 months, we've been trying to teach him to use the flap; he doesn't really get it, still.
Annoyingly, we have all sorts of other cats come in and out of it, it's getting ridiculous and beyond a joke now- they eat his food daily, they creep about the house in the dead of night and generally annoy us.
So, I'd like to get one of the flaps that read your cats microchip, or maybe one of those that read a chip in a collar. This would hopefully stop the unwanted visitors. But am very reluctant to do so before making sure our cat can actually use a flap!
So, my questions are-
- Have you any sure fire tips on how to train a cat to use it's flap?
- Have any of you ever come across a cat that won't/can't learn? Is this possible?
- What experience do you have of these special cat flaps that use a chip recognizer? Are they worth the money, do they work?
Thank you, I look forward to ANY replies!