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HomeCat SuppliesKitty DoorsPetSafe Staywell Infrared 4-Way Locking Cat Flap, White |
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16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 This product is garbage May 30, 2005
By Karl E. Burmeister
The door is made with flimsy plastic retainers which the neighborhood cats enjoy ramming to pop the door off its housing and get into my house. The infra red transmitter must be oriented perfectly on the cat collar to function. After 3 weeks of use, the motor which controls the locking mechanism gave up. I would feel ripped off paying $30 dollars for this, but having paid $100... grrrrrr.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Great Product ..... works well when battery is in it... Dec 12, 2004
By Carina Johnson
"fat cat lover"
I love this product. I moved to a new home where the neighborhood cats love to come into my home... needless to say, my cat doesn't appreciate their friendliness.
We bought this door and it worked like a champ. However, it stopped working and we just need to replace the battery.. easy you would think. We have been to a ton of stores and searched the internet with no luck -- where does someone buy replacement batteries for this thing!?
If you know, please send me an email... I would recommend you purchasing this item if and only if you are able to find the batteries.. otherwise, you will end up with a very expenses regular cat/dog door.
My two cents. Good luck!!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Used for feeding stations - works great! Nov 30, 2008
By C. Dobbin
We purchased 5 of these 6 months ago for our 5 cats that have 5 special diets. We mounted them on wire sided dog crates with the food in the back to prevent the door for staying unlocked as the pet ate and from searching paws from stealing food. They work great! Now we can go away and leave the automatic feeding bowls to feed meals and not worry that one is eating another's special food. Only problem our fat cat is smart and realized it only takes the cat with the right collar (3 collars available) being near the door to open that door and he gets in to eat thei food. The others though know their food is only in their own crate so don't even try the other doors. So if you try it this way crate train the cat first that dinner is only served in that crate then add the door it works great.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
IR Door Better than Magnetic Feb 15, 2009
By P. Montgomery
The Staywell IR cat door solved multiple problems with our cats.
We have two cats and originally had an open cat flap. That resulted in feeding many of our cat's neighborhood buddies. We solved that problem with the installation of the Magnetic Cat Flap. It worked well for restricting the buddies. However one of our cats would try to use her paw to open the door. Since the collar magnet must line up over the bottom of the door, it would seldom open for her.
Now we installed the IR door and it solved both the neighborhood cat and cat learning issues. The IR door opens every time for both cats. The collar transmitter only needs to get within about 6" to activate the door.
Programming was easy but you need to read the instructions carefully to ensure success. The IR transmitter on the collar must be attached to point outward, if attached backward it will cut the activation distance in half.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
collar key problems Apr 29, 2009
By catwings
The product is great when it works. I have had one of these doors for 2-3 years. I have three indoor-outdoor cats. I had a problem with a neighbor cat coming in and spraying all over my house. The door solved the problem. However, I have had a lot of problems keeping the collar keys working. I have had to replace them numerous times. I am spending $100 / year / cat to keep these keys going. I am not sure what happens to them that they don't work any more. I have replace batteries to no avail. I think the little circuit board gets wet and fries. The unexpected failure of the keys has caused one or more of my cats to get locked out of my house for days. I travel on business and need this system to work when I am away.
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