The Magnetic Cat Door: Cats Need to Come and Go Too

While a magnetic pet door sometimes operates on batteries or on regular house electrical current, that doesn’t mean that it’s always the case, which means that they can continue operating even when there’s a power failure. This feature is very convenient, as the door won’t let the cat be locked out during bad weather because the storm kocked out the electrical system of the neighborhood.

How These Doors Operate

This kind of door can sense a magnet that is installed on the collar of the cat, which works as some sort of “key” that will open the door to the cat. When the cat comes next to the door, the detection of the magnet makes the system open the door. The cat is then free to go and come at their convenience.

The idea behind this concept is to give freedom of movement to the cat, who can them come and go without the need of the owner to interrupt his or her activities just to open the door or a window for the pet.

Safety

One of the safety features of the magnetic cat door is that it only opens for your cat and for nothing else, locking itself after the cat is inside the house. This will keep unwanted animals from getting inside the house. Plus it will protect against theft because a person will not be able to slip through the locked door either.

There are a few models that will give you other options, such as leaving the door open or closed at all times. Magnetic cat doors aren’t really harder to install than regular cat doors.

A magnetic pet door is resistant to water, which means that you won’t have to worry about rain or winter affecting it, and it won’t let water come into your house either. They are recommended for cats six to nine months of age, but are not recommended for kittens.

Price

Generally cost around . But some fancy models can cost up to 0. You can even get one made in order to fit the style of your house, but that will cost even more.