Can the vertical bars be moved farther away from the doorway? I'd like my cat to be able to squeeze through the gate and just keep the dog out.
1726914
This really would not work for pets that way, but cats tend to have a higher vertical clearance than most dogs. So your cat may be able to just jump over the gate, unless you have a big dog.
1726915
Did you ever find a gate that was secure for your baby but your cat could pass through? I'm having this same issue and it's difficult to tell by only reading the descriptions while reading over them.
1726916
Not that I can see. You could raise it off the floor so the cat could get under it. I can't imagine my cat not just jumping/climbing over it
1726917
I agree with V. Sams. Raise it off the floor so the cat can squeeze through but not the dog.
1726918
The vertical bars are stationary and cannot be adjusted away from the doorway.
762823
My opinion is if you move the archway up it will show more of the bottom of the door. We have a 11 pound cat that goes through the hole with little effort! Just remove the brush and your cat will fit just fine!
1808180
If you can position the cat genie so that the mechanical part is by the wall, then the portion the cat uses will be more open. I haven't had that problem
394368
Well, there's a little pin thing (included with the unit) you can stick in a hole in a tab at the bottom of the door that will keep it from (a) swinging open unless you remove the pin, (b) confound a dumb cat or dog that likes to pull at doors, (c) slow down a child intent on opening the door. We have no reason to use it so haven't tried it. I think you probably could use a small padlock stuck through the tab to better lock the door. In other words, there is a mechanism provided, and a clever owner probably improvise a better locking device using their design features.
1708065
Probably not without major additional modifications to the door. When you cut out the hole, you'd be left with slats that wouldn't have anything supporting them in the middle. If there's a reason why you want to keep the louvered door, I'm sure a carpenter could modify it so that it had a solid piece at the bottom where the cat door would be, but otherwise it would be simpler and probably cheaper to just get a different door.
882002
We have it mounted in a 30 inch doorway. The bars themselves are 2 inches apart. The ends where you adjust for your doorway width is 3 inches between the last bar and the doorframe. It will depend on your doorway size how much room you will have on the ends. We have a small dog and a large cat that can't go between the bars. I do have a slender siamese that walks right thru the ends with ease so it will depend on your dogs widths. We really like this and my order more for other doorways. Love the heigth of this as I am a only 5'. Hope this helps. :)
1625617
I did not use if for that reason, however I do use it to keep the cats from the bird when I'm not home..... An agile cat could jump this gate if it wants to. My suggestion would be to use this on the bottom and place another baby gate on top of it to make it too tall to jump. I've had to do that as well. Good luck. I hope the cats become fast friends.
1778021
Food would be blocked from falling if door is push all the way open. For a cat it may work because the door wouldn't need to be open all the way.
113894
I'm sorry. I meant to respond to you sooner. Yes you can leave the door open but you may have to squeeze by unless the door opens all the way back. My cat loved this thing and it's very neat and strong. It doesn't take up as much room as the towers that set up in corners. I got the bigger one, put towels on the floor of each level, and sprinkled a little catnip on each floor to get my cat to explore it. I think it's a great invention. I hope this helps.
2026800
The only way I can see to keep the cat door open permanently would be to tie it - like with little zip ties. It's welded on, so removing it isn't an option. At least not on my gate.
762822
You could move it up but if its a hollow door it will not look so good. I raised mine up 2" so I didn't have to cut through the lower frame and then I wrapped the lower frame in matching color felt and stapled it at the bottom of the door for a clean look and to protect my cat's belly. My cat is only 8#s so I can't say if yours would fit. You can download the template on their website and then cut it out to gauge fit for your cat.
1110886
The spacing between the vertical bars is 1.25". I don't think any cat or dog will pass that!
1045610
Yes, I think so. If the stagger from top to bottom is no more than 4 inches. The gate is not a pressure gate but it has screws that press against the wall. Easy to install -- no holes in the walls or anything. We like ours. Lets the cats in but he dog stays in the room.
2043463
you can move it to the left side of the cage,away from the door. that is it.our cat loves it. hope this helps.
205649
My cat can get her paw through the bars but I think that is the case with most cages. Maybe wire mesh could be wrapped around the cage for safety.
1005421
If you wanted to put more and larger windows in the top make it more airey, maybe! I have to agree with the rest of the comments/replys. I would not put my cats into it but all my cats have been indoor/outdoor cats and use an animal door which I have installed in every house we have lived in to go outside. Cats are fast learners!
147072
Yes, your cats can get out through the door. Some people use these doors for their cats. I know someone who uses the item for both their cat and dog.I love this door tremendously but your cats would use it also most likely.