Microchipping your cat by inserting a tiny chip into your pet is one of the easiest ways to keep it safe. You could change this gradually by running a few errands before or after work in the week leading up to the clock change.

Need to get a cat flap for my lord and master but we have a local cat who tries to get in the house so it needs to be a chip activated one and also because we keep him in at night would prefer one with a timer or at least one I could lock to stop him going out but not coming in. If you’re installing a microchip cat flap, programme your cat’s chip into the flap before you install it. I quite like the fact we put something in front of it now so it’s not the cat flap not working in their eyes, it’s us stopping them. I’m a lover of the Sureflap connect as it works on their chips and I have full control via the app with a curfew mode or manual locking/unlocking. The pet door runs on four C cell batteries, which should last around 12 months and can be fitted into doors, as well as glass and walls with the relevant accessories.

These cat flaps have a built-in sensor that recognises your cat’s microchip, meaning only they can go in and out of the flap. This cat flap keeps your house as a no-go zone for neighbouring cats or, at night, foxes and martens that mistake it as an invitation to come inside, and saves you the hassle of opening the door or window yourself whenever your cat wants to come inside. They immediately send a dual scan one out to me The cat flap is locked both ways You can change the settings though. In addition, there is an innovative, easy-to-view LED-display that allows you to set specific times for your cat to come in and out. We've also had a new school open round the corner from us so I'd quite like to keep them in at school rush hour time when there are cars parking and reversing all over the place.

You could change your cat’s mealtimes gradually so they’re less likely to be waiting desperately at the food bowl for an hour when the change does happen. The cat flap can be programmed for up to 32 cats and is powered by four AA batteries that should last up to a year.Cat flaps in general are a godsend for those of us who are servants to moggies, meaning we don’t have to get up and down every five minutes to let a cat in or out through a window or door.

You might put their food down an hour earlier or later or arrive home from work at a different time. If we manually set it as “in only” one cat cat find a way by pulling it forward with her claw and dipping under it! You can lock or unlock the cat flap remotely when you’re not at home, and there’s also a curfew mode to allow you to lock or unlock the cat flap at specific times of the day. My neighbour's cat found that if he pushed on the bottom corner of the flap, the other side would move enough for him to hook a claw underneath the flap, pull it towards him and get in the house.

Be patient and remember that it may take your cat days or weeks to get used to using a new cat flap. After this confirmation, you will receive the zooplus Newsletter regularly starting with the next issue.