Our cat just stands by the door and meows. We have to hold the door open for him. Any training advice? Food, catnip, & feliway havent worked.
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Along with food or some other tempting thing on the other side of the door, we also physically pushed our cats head into the door and literally shoved them through! Seems a little rough, but it eventually worked. One of our cats took to it right away and the other took longer. Keep at it and they'll figure it out. Another thing I've heard people have done is completely remove the door just to get them used to walking through it, then add the door unlocked, then after a while turn on the lock. Good luck!
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3 things: I taped it open for a few days, so the cats got used to the exit. Then I had it open without fob use (I think they call that training mode). I also triggered the lock many times with the cats hanging out nearby, so the lock engaging with their nose pressed to the door would not spook them. Then I just refused to let them out any other way, and they figured it out. Then again, these cats have totally dismantled the frame I had built around the Cat Mate when I had it locked to keep them inside on Halloween.
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Our cat was doing the same for a while, but then one day heavy rain started and he had to dart in. We now switched to a microchip Petporte door, but it also took our cat probably a month to get used to it. We also noticed that he goes in and out all right when we are not at home. If he knows that we are at home, he "checks in" at the cat door and then goes to the human door to be let in. Cats like it when people open doors for them.
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The situation you described--lying in bed while the cat wants you to wake up--is the primary reason we use this device. A quick press of the button and the cat skulks away. This is with the door closed.
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All my plugins are down low. I have one in the dining room / living room. I do have another plugin but that one seems to serve the purpose. I feel it really helps keep the cats calm, wouldn't be without it.
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It's worth trying out, I've had some success with products that contain Feliway (comfort zone, etc). But it sounds like you might benefit from contacting a cat behaviorist.
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I guess it would depend on if the cat was strong enough to push the flap open and get the food. I have a small-medium cat, and in my opinion, this wouldn't work for her. Sorry. Maybe you could prop the door open for the cat.
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This is a big door opening for a cat. I use it for my 80lb golden retrievers. I would look for a smaller door opening that will be easier for the cat.
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Our cat could sucessfully do that with the previous feeders but not with the Pet Feedster. Our cat has tried but no luck, I think he has given up trying and just patiently waits for his food.
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It's working when the light is on. Mine isn't activated until the cat is very close to it, but it certainly gets her attention when it goes, she runs in the opposite direction. This only happened a few times, she doesn't go anywhere near it now.
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I have two suggestions. One is to remove the old one, just as you thought. The other is to temporarily remove the top from the Clevercat, just to let her get used to it. Once she is going in regularly, she will probably love it. All our cats do.
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So, I was able to finally get my cat to use the red stage only for pooping. I found out in the process that she stands when she pees and doesn't squat. I should have known that from seeing the inside markings of her litter box. She continued with that same habit with the Litter Kwitter, so I had to just stop using it.
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Try scooping some poop out of the other box, place it in the new one and unplug the box until he/she uses it. Then plug it in once a day and hit the button to cycle but dont leave it going. Unplug it once it has cycled. I have the same issues with my cats but we are on week 3 or 4 and they are almost never using the old cat box anymore. Slow transition. They need to trust it.
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I have the same problem but cats vs dogs, I will order this and try it on the top of door but move it closer to the hinge side to open up the door more, I'll let you know the results Frank Ok, I installed on the top edge of the door about midway, it works fine to allow cats to their box. You have to be tall enough to unlatch when you enter though and overall it seems easy to break if you forget to unlatch, I wish it was stronger.
801661
not sure, maybe the smaller version.It might be hard to train your cat too.
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Oops! Just noticed that this was a question and not an ad...sorry, but I have not used this product for that purpose, but I wonder if it might help to spray it on a cloth near the door to help calm the cat down so it wouldn't be so persistent? Small old wash cloths or hand towels come in real handy in order to spray them instead of surfaces--and you can move them to various locations, saving the use of the spray. I would spray it intermittently in the area the cat is in during the day (I spray it on the edge of each cat bed and near where they eat--also in the living room in strategic locations you might try spraying it outside the door your cat is scratching as well , taking care to avoid spraying it where they might get it on their fur and lick it off). I sprayed it on the a blanket inside a crate when I took one of my stressed cats to the vet, and they used pheromones when she arrived, and she was affectionately writhing around, allowing the vet and technicians do anything they wanted with her! The vet tech just loved her because she was soooooo cooperative. This is a cat who will not let anyone lay eyes on her, no less touch her, when they visit my house! Hope this helped.~
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1.) If you got the "add-on" door flap, don't install it until your pet gets used to going in and out of the house. 2.) ALWAYS put your pet's food IN the house - and leave it there. It's sort of like kids, if your pet is hungry, they'll eat.....even if it means going into this new, strange (to them) shelter! Hang in there and good luck!! : )
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Here is an idea; it worked for me. Get your vacuum cleaner and push it up against the door INSIDE the room with you. Plug it into a power strip, so that when you switch the switch, the vacuum turns on. (This keeps you from having to find the switch on the vacuum in the middle of the night when you hear your cat scratching.) As soon as you hear the scratching, flip the switch and let it run for a few seconds. They HATE vacuums. It's in the kitty manifesto as a kitty sucker!
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I've found that my fat cat will push the other one out the way, eat for a bit (the doors take YEARS to respond no joke) and eventually shut her down. By that time the skinny cat has given up, rinse & repeat. I don't recommend this thing, you'll regret it :(