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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2004Cat flap ramp?
We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first time in years (wife doesn't like the idea of boarding the cats). The flap is around ideal height inside, but there's a drop on the outside, and the cats only go out the flap, not back in, since it's probably too high for them to get a good push through the 3" tunnel. Has anyone built a ramp/step up for their cats and what did you make it from? I've got some ply left over from replacing the door panels (to fit the flap) but I'm worried this will de-laminate since the edges won't be protected from the rain/damp/frost. Any pictures/plans appreciated.. > We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean > that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Any pictures/plans appreciated.. Do you suppose this is a troll attempt? > > We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean > > that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Do you suppose this is a troll attempt? Why would it be? Isn't the poster trying to build a ramp up to the outside of the door so the cat's can get back into the house? Jeannie "Jeannie" <not@thisaddress.net> wrote> > > Why would it be? *shake shake* So he can leave his cats ALONE for two weeks. > > We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean > > that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Do you suppose this is a troll attempt? I would say no. Get him. :-) >>> We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean >>> that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I would say no. Get him. :-) Well, if he's not, to the OP: You CANNOT leave your cats to fend for themselves for two weeks just because you have a catflap! If you want to be a good owner, you have someone come in and look in on them. You make sure that they are accounted for and in at night. You hire someone or have a trusted friend or neighbor help you out. Sheesh. Karen > >>> We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean > >>> that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Well, if he's not, to the OP: You CANNOT leave your cats to fend for > themselves for two weeks just because you have a catflap! He never said he was going to leave his cat's alone for 2 weeks. Where I and (presumably the OP) live people ask their neighbours to feed their cat's while they're away rather than putting them in the cattery if the cat's have access to the house via a cat flap. The poor bloke was only asking about the ramp. Jeannie circa Fri, 14 May 2004 16:02:31 +0100, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Jeannie (not@thisaddress.net) said, > He never said he was going to leave his cat's alone for 2 weeks. Um, what does this say? "We've recently fitted a cat flap to our back door, which should mean that we can finally take a well earned 2 week holiday for the first time in years (wife doesn't like the idea of boarding the cats)." > Where I > and (presumably the OP) live people ask their neighbours to feed their cat's > while they're away rather than putting them in the cattery if the cat's have > access to the house via a cat flap. If you trust these people to feed your cats [apparently] out on your lawn, why do you not trust them enough to let them into your house? That's a ridiculously irresponsible way to "care" for your cats. > The poor bloke was only asking about the ramp. Well, help him out, then. Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > circa Fri, 14 May 2004 16:02:31 +0100, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Jeannie (not@thisaddress.net) said, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > lawn, why do you not trust them enough to let them into your house? > That's a ridiculously irresponsible way to "care" for your cats. Um...Let me explain. My neighbour has a key to my house and comes in to feed my cat if I'm away (why would he feed the cat on the lawn?). However, he doesn't live in my house 24/7, hence the cat flap. If you don't have a cat flap, and your cat goes outside, it can't get out when the neighbours not there, so you can't go away on holiday. Is that clearer? circa Mon, 17 May 2004 10:13:16 +0100, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, jeannie (jeanniw@NOSPAMdaikatana.fsnet.co.uk) said, > > If you trust these people to feed your cats [apparently] out on your > > lawn, why do you not trust them enough to let them into your house? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > feed my cat if I'm away (why would he feed the cat on the lawn?). However, > he doesn't live in my house 24/7, hence the cat flap. As opposed to the neighbor opening and closing the door? See, the cat can come in and go out when the neighbor does that... > If you don't have a > cat flap, and your cat goes outside, it can't get out when the neighbours > not there, If it's already out, why does it need to get out again? Hmm. > so you can't go away on holiday. Is that clearer? Nope. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > circa Mon, 17 May 2004 10:13:16 +0100, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > jeannie (jeanniw@NOSPAMdaikatana.fsnet.co.uk) said, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > As opposed to the neighbor opening and closing the door? See, the cat > can come in and go out when the neighbor does that... The cat flap is so the cat can get in and out of the house when the neighbour is not there to open and close the door. I think you are being deliberately dense now Karen Chuplis <kchuplis@alltel.net> dumped this in news:BCC8B8D3.2BB60% kchuplis@alltel.net on 13 May 2004: > Do you suppose this is a troll attempt? I'm suspicious of any poster with yahoo email addy's and posting from google. Read some of the other groups. SignatureCheryl I just made a platform outside of the flap and then made a step halfway up. I covered the wood with indoor/outdoor carpet. I don't let my present cats out but the platform and step are still in good shape after almost ten years. -MIKE >Has anyone built a ramp/step up for their cats and what did you make >it from http://www.mary.cc/patches/images/upstairs.jpg Just a piece of wood with half dowels nailed into it. I had to add white grippy tape later. The first time he went down the ramp he slid all the way down and bonked his head on that tree there. I had a ladder there before but my cat got older so I thought this would be easier for him. 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