flossietoo
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I tried a magnetic entry one for my much-missed moggy. The magnet was attached to a collar. I got home one night to find him sitting with his paw caught inside the collar. Fortunately it hadn't constricted his airway too much but I felt terrible and he never wore a collar again.
I tried the free entry cat-flap and a permanently open window but in both cases other cats got in and attacked him. Understandably, he became very anxious because he didn't know where the next biffing was coming from. Also, he used to bring home all sorts of hunting trophies. Some alive, some dead and some halved.
The best solution for both him and me was to give him a cat flap which worked outwards only. There are usually various settings to enable the flap to work in either/both directions or to be locked. That way, he could go out for a wander during the night or whenever the mood took him. Then he would announce his presence, loudly, when he wanted to come in. Otherwise, a shake of biscuits in bowl reliably produced a ginger tom.
I tried the free entry cat-flap and a permanently open window but in both cases other cats got in and attacked him. Understandably, he became very anxious because he didn't know where the next biffing was coming from. Also, he used to bring home all sorts of hunting trophies. Some alive, some dead and some halved.
The best solution for both him and me was to give him a cat flap which worked outwards only. There are usually various settings to enable the flap to work in either/both directions or to be locked. That way, he could go out for a wander during the night or whenever the mood took him. Then he would announce his presence, loudly, when he wanted to come in. Otherwise, a shake of biscuits in bowl reliably produced a ginger tom.