My cat is always getting trapped in buildings. What type of range does the chip and scanner have?
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Unfortunately it's range is only a few inches. You need some sort of GPS locator.
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You need to be close. Sometimes the chips travel from their implant location and I have scanned animals along their coats and not found a chip because it had traveled away from the implant site. For this reason, I don't think it will locate a cat trapped between walls or buildings.
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The scanner is simply for scanning an animal at very close range to check for an implanted microchip. The scanner needs to be moved directly over the neck, back, shoulder area of the pet, literally an inch from the fur. So, it is NOT a long range solution for locating a pet, etc.
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Same problem here, a high fence cats jump from onto back garden. We are going to try with beam across garden but need to buy another one and will mount it higher. The one we have works a treat in lower front garden area, not one cat since purchase on the fence or ground level.
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Hi Michael,The SureFlap DualScan Microchip Cat Door does have increased security against raccoons as the external catch will prevent an intruder pulling the door open towards them.I hope that helps.Best wishes,The SureFlap Team
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I believe this does NOT work with the microchip that your cat may or may not have embedded under his or her skin. You must use the external collar tag for it to work.
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No cats in my installation but based on how sensitive it seems to be I would think it would pick them up if it was very close or directly over the liter box and their approach path does not have any obstructions that would block the sensor. Hope this helps.
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I can imagine in a crowd of people - with lots of electronic devices it may be different - but we got ours to track a deaf cat (who could not be called) when accidentally loose outside. It has worked extremely well, with no false readings at all in that situation. Up to about 75 feet
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Depends on how clever and devoted to getting outside the cat is. I had a normal dog door for 3 years with my 2 indoor cats remaining inside no matter how much the dog used it. One day the clever cat I have fogured out the old, non-locking, door. I bought this to try n keep him in. But once he saw the dog still using it he caught on to the unlock noise and just follows the dog. I have to leave it locked now and it used the batteries to keep it locked...on the other hand.l our second cat never figuered out the door. Powered or standard. Ultimately it comes down to the cat.Hope this helps;) Depends on how clever and devoted to getting outside the cat is. I had a normal dog door for 3 years with my 2 indoor cats remaining inside no matter how much the dog used it. One day the clever cat I have fogured out the old, non-locking, door. I bought this to try n keep him in. But once he saw the dog still using it he caught on to the unlock noise and just follows the dog. I have to leave it locked now and it used the batteries to keep it locked...on the other hand.l our second cat never figuered out the door. Powered or standard. Ultimately it comes down... » Read More Depends on how clever and devoted to getting outside the cat is. I had a normal dog door for 3 years with my 2 indoor cats remaining inside no matter how much the dog used it. One day the clever cat I have fogured out the old, non-locking, door. I bought this to try n keep him in. But once he saw the dog still using it he caught on to the unlock noise and just follows the dog. I have to leave it locked now and it used the batteries to keep it locked...on the other hand.l our second cat never figuered out the door. Powered or standard. Ultimately it comes down to the cat.Hope this helps;) « Show Less
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No - u just set it to "learn" the chip, then get your cat close enough to the door so that the door senses it and it records it.
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Yes, any metal will set off sensors. Will the cat be riding in a pet carrier, otherwise? Probably best to not harness the cat when going through security. It would stress out your cat. Exercise him hours previous to trip in an area he's familiar.
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While we do not live in the mountains, we do live at the top of a large hill and our backyard is wooded. We have tracked our 16 year old cat through the woods, down the hill and behind a house at the bottom of the hill with pinpoint accuracy. I would think that as long as the total distance away is within the parameters of the system, it wouldn't matter if the animal was up, down, or sideways!
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Yes but I don't use it. My cats are microchipped. This is a great door and I love it!
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The reader reads the chip instantly, so they don't have to wait in front of the door for it to work. It unlocks as the cat puts their head to the door to push it open. So I would think it would work for you.
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Yes, if you unplug the base unit and wait 10 or 20 seconds, the unit will track your pet regardless of where it is in relation to the Home Zone because there is essentially no longer a Home Zone when the base is unplugged. Also, you can page the unit when it is within the Home Zone. The only problem I ever have with this device is if my cat removes the collar....
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Yes. Just to be sure, though, you can go to http://www.sureflap.com/products/details/1-microchip-cat-door and enter the chip ID number and it will tell you if it will work. If you don't know the chip ID number, you can get it from your veterinarian.
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It is adjustable for motion sensitivity and where the motion sensor is facing. It will pick up animals. Our neighbors cat trips ours sometimes.
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reception will be good as long as the cat does not travel out of receptionthen u have to close the distanceI would suggest the long range antenna for it also
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The way it works is you have one direction where anything can get through (for example, your cats can go outside if they are inside). The other way can then be set to where only cats that have the magnetic key on their collar can get back in. This requires a little bit of time for the cat to realize that he has to put his head up to the door in order to activate it, but once it's activated, he can push through. The only problem is if you have a smart cat or animal that is persistent, they can claw at the door and pull it open and sneak through without the collar to activate it. It's for this reason that mine is useless. The cat I wanted out was too smart for the door and just pulled it open when he couldn't push through.