After researching I decided on this cat door because it looks nice, has a notch to secure the door, and has the option to close and lock the door. I bought a jig saw to cut the hole. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, the cutout template is perfect. Even though I didn't cut the hole perfectly (first time using a jig saw), the installation of the door was very easy and the result is great. Although the material is plastic, it's good quality. My cat figured it out right away. I'm glad that I can finally close my bedroom door to sleep and still allow my cat to go in and out as she wishes. Very pleased with the purchase.

So cute & easy to install. Very sturdy & well built. Highly recommend! The fur babies have no problem using it & one of them is a chonk!!

Our 10-lb neutered male cat named Spike lives primarily in our ex-garage (now cat domain) to keep his catbox and food separated from our 15-lb female terrier mix and provide him with his own home base territory within the house. I didn't want to go through a massive effort to install a flap door for Spike as the garage door is a solid wood door and this door type was the answer to my prayers. It's made of durable plastic and comes with an easy-to-follow color instruction sheet and cutout template to create the opening. A jigsaw is a must and it took me about an hour working alone from start to finish, including removing the door and reinstalling it back in place again. I particularly like the latch mechanism that incorporates twisting the door knob as there's no way either the cat or the dog can 'brute force' it or get lucky with a paw swipe to unlock it for unauthorized escapades in the middle of the night. It does require that it sit flush with the bottom of your door, in my case that meant removing the metal weathering strip attachment plate that had been on the original door but was a minor complication that you won't encounter with an interior door. Unfortunately, the dog can barely fit through the door so it can't be left open all the time without some training. Spike on the other hand figured it out right away and has no problems using it for a fast getaway that the dog can't replicate easily, so that's a plus. I do like that it has the 'doorstop' catch for securely keeping it open for extended periods and the door hinge has a stiffness to it that further hampers determined break-out efforts via head butt. It's an elegant solution that I'm sure is going to see a lot of use in the coming days as the dog and cat figure out their relationship balance courtesy of this little elf door.

My dogs relentlessly tried to eat my cats' food and litter. Not only was it gross, but I was going through cat food like crazy and wet dog noses tracking dry litter from the laundry room and into the kitchen. I had to keep the door open because the laundry room was the only place we have room for a litter box so shutting the door to prevent all of this was not an option. I finally found this cute little door. It was easy for my husband to install. It even locks which made me laugh, but it is helpful because the cats can't pry it open when you're filling their food dishes.

I was a bit nervous as I have never used a jigsaw before but I watched the video and read the directions and thought I’d give it a go.This was soo easy! I put more work getting the door off the hinges than putting on this little cat door. All in all, it took less than 30 min. I’m so happy with how it turned out and my cat had no issues using it.The cat door is made well and even if you didn’t saw it nicely, it’s very forgiving. I’m so happy that if needed, I would definitely repurchase.Seriously, no handyman skills required!

My kitties are coming in a few months. For them, I was looking for an interior cat door or pass-through between my kitchen and laundry porch, where I'll be keeping my litter box. The smallish laundry porch has a second door leading to my driveway. I wanted to be able to stop access to the laundry porch on those occasions I am bringing in groceries or something from the garage, and don't want the kitties (they'll be two indoor-only Bengals) to be able to get out. I didn't like the idea of a door with a locking flap because should they believe it to be open as usual, and find I'd locked it, they'd bang their heads on it, or even not be sure about trusting it! I next then decided, heck, I'll just purchase a pass-through -- basically a hole in the door with a kitty template. That way, if I needed the pass-through blocked, I could just put a large brick or object in front of the pass-through and they'd visually SEE they couldn't get through. The problem with that is the hassle of moving the brick or large object.I just saw this on a video from the folks with Kona the Bengal. The woman was rightfully giddy about how unique and different this was, and I liked its looks and functionality immediately. PLUS, the fact that it DOESN"T have an always-present flap was perfect for my needs. Now I can keep it always open, but on those rare occasions I'll need it closed for a few minutes, I'll just shut its little door.The extra bonus for ME, is that now -- when I might go on vacation and use a cat sitter service -- the sitter can come INTO the house from the driveway with Meow Mansion closed (while gone, I'd move the litter box into the kitchen). That way, she can come in and out with impunity and not worry about the cats squirting out --- she can have that safe buffer of closing the back door, THEN opening the interior door into the kitchen. I know that all sounds confusing, but just think of three areas (1) outside driveway with back door into laundry porch; (2) small laundry porch room with interior door into the kitchen; and (3) kitchen.I just got the kitty door today and even though I have a ton of projects to do, really couldn't wait to install it. Now, I CAN wrench a motorcycle and can do extremely minor repairs, but these are things ANYBODY can do if they read how to do it. The installation of the Meow Mansion was even easier and I absolutely had to take a crack at it. A month or two back (in anticipation of cutting out a whole in ONE of my doors), I purchased an inexpensive jigsaw. I pulled the interior door off the hinges (one of the two pins was stuck but a hammer and screwdriver wrenched it loose). The 1 1/4" thick door was not light but it wasn't difficult to bring it to my backyard where I placed it on my covered hot tub (nice, large flat surface); but really you can probably figure out some place in your home to do it; even on a simple table if there's room).I brought out everything I figured I'd need: the paper template, scissors, tape (to tape the template to the door), a pencil, my jigsaw, a Philips screwdriver, an electric screwdriver, (then, a) drill, screwdriver bits for all, an extension cord, the Meow Mansion and screws for it, a Yeti cup of ice water and my glasses (it was a nice sunny day, mid-60s in the late afternoon). One of my four photos shows most everything I mention just a minute or so before I started.Now, I'd uh, NEVER operated a jigsaw before, but watched a few YouTube videos, and opened the jigsaw package for the first time ever. I saw they gave me about 6 blades. I just made an educated guess which one to use, and even had to find a video of the model to see how to insert the blade. You might need two people to manhandle the door, but I did it myself -- not too heavy, just awkward. Having seen two separate installation videos, I just went for it. Cutting the paper template was easy. I tried to cut/stay in the middle of the outer black line. I then measured the width of the door and made a pencil mark at the center. I laid the template on it and taped it lightly in place away from tracing spots. I then traced with a pencil by pressing down the template and voila! I had a light but very visible line on my door.I plugged in the jigsaw and as best I could, followed the horseshoe-like line. Happily, the jigsaw had a laser light that helped; but I still had to blow away sawdust to see. In MY case -- perhaps because I was using the wrong blade or this was my first time using a jigsaw -- instead of taking about 30 seconds to cut out the hole, it was slow going and took me, I dunno, about 4 minutes. Even though a couple of times I strayed INSIDE my pencil line, I went back and cut those parts wider (that took maybe 20 seconds). It appears that the actual Meow Mansion plastic templates give you plenty of leeway, so don't get too caught up in being 100% perfect -- just do a reasonably good job.AFTER the hole was done, since I had an electric screwdriver I figured I was home free to emplace the 6 (3 on each side) screws onto the MM. But it was not to be. The electric screwdriver was meant for light in-home screws and NOT to start and finish screwing a wood screw into "virgin" wood. It just spun around. Well, I reasoned, I had a nice standard-sized DRILL. But I dunno, I'm no everyday driller either, and it spun around a bit, probably because I didn't think I needed to push down with force. Maybe I shouldn't have been that timid. [Editing here 2 years later it was really because I didn't drill a small pilot hole first.] Ultimately I ended up using a standard Philips screwdriver. I found you had to PUSH hard while screwing, and then they went in fine and I was able to cinch them down. So much for my hopes of just going "Wrrrrrrr" with an electric something-or-other and being done with each screw. Still, I just took my time -- maybe 2 minutes per screw. The only other hassle was completely turning the door OVER for the other side; slightly tricky, but not that difficult. After that, the instructions to emplace the little door handle holder or keeper was easy; even ingenious. You merely placed the keeper on the door handle, remove the sticky tape atop the keeper, then open the door on its hinges against the "wall," pressing the sticky part of the keeper onto the "wall." Then you carefully detached the door knob from the keeper. The keeper was then perfectly in place, and after you use the provided screw that comes with it (again, more cinching down), it is permanently in place. You're DONE!I know this sounded like a lot. But honestly, it took me perhaps 45 minutes from gathering all the tools, removing the door to the outside, cutting the template, the door; REALIZING the electric screwdriver wouldn't work and obtaining my drill and hooking THAT up; failing with that, THEN screwing the MM down manually; and finally placing it back on its hinges and taking photos.The bottom line is, this thing is cute as a button, a good size for just about any cat I'd think; can act as a kitty pass-through OR a blocking mechanism to another room, and was not difficult for someone who at least knows about a few basic home tools (hammer, pliers, some wrenches, that type of thing). Once it's finished there is a lot of joy in knowing you've made life easier and safer for you and your warm, furry friends -- oh, and your kitties too! haha I highly recommend this wonderful cat door!!

Ya no tengo que dejar mi puerta abierta y el aire acondicionado o enfriaba correctamente, con esta puertita, mis gatitos entran y salen y la pérdida de aire es mucho mejor, ellos están encantados y es muy fácil de instalar.Si tienen dudas busquen videos en YouTube.

Mes chats l ont validés directement ! Et puis très simple à installer !!!

Ordered two from Amazon Australia knowing this was a USA product but thrilled when it arrived in less than two weeks. Couldn’t be more pleased with the cat doors. Brilliantly designed and constructed, right down to the door open holder having a self adhesive backing to help you position it before screwing to the door. We have 5 cats of varying sizes and only our enormous Tom has so far refused to use it. Suitable for all sizes up to “I’m really a large raccoon” cat.Installation is very easy and, beyond needing a jigsaw and a screwdriver, the hardest part is taking your doors off their hinges to make it easier to work on them. Our doors are typical “budget” hollow panel doors with a wooden frame and cardboard packing and the design of the cat doors works well even with non-solid doors as the bottom screws on each side go into the wooden frame. Where (and if) the top screw is simply going through a thin moulded panel just tighten slowly and gently. There’s no need to torque it up with any of the fixings.The recessed screw holes; the soft rubber hole plugs; the open door holder …. everything is just so well thought of. It might only be a plastic cat door but it’s such a pleasure to buy and receive something that is so well designed and works without customisation. Well done to Lisa and her team.I hesitate to add feedback in case it’s taken as criticism (because it isn’t) but the cut-out template - another great idea and much better than trying to draw around the inside of the door - creates a hole that’s very generous so be careful not to cut outside your marker line or you’ll have no door left to screw into. You can cut slightly inside the marker line and still have ample room. The second “warning” is that the new door frame fits with a flange that sits butted against the bottom of the door so it is not entirely flush with you door’s bottom edge. So, you’ll need to be sure that your door has a 2-3mm gap between it and your flooring but most do anyway unless you’ve later added carpet or tiles that fill that gap.I can’t be more pleased with our doors. If you like the look of them and are considering buying, don’t hesitate!

We have five needy cats who love to drape themselves all over us and our bed at night and would not put up with a closed door. But, we also have kids, so a closed door is pretty necessary for.. things.This cat door solved the problem and it’s ADORABLE. I want to put one on each of our bathroom doors but my partner is currently dying on that hill.

Mes chats ont enfin un accès libre à la pièce sur laquelle on l'a installé, cela n'a nécessité aucun apprentissage puisqu'il n'y a pas de porte battante comme une chatière normale. Et que dire du style de la porte, incroyable et qui fait son effet sur tous nos invités ^^La porte peut se verrouiller si besoin de bloquer l'accès ; l'installation est rapide, facile et très bien expliquée.