Do you have a pet door?

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I used to have a pet door, where my cats could come and go as they pleased. Until, I walked into the bath room and jumping around in the bath tube were two mice. Not only that, but as I'm standing there, Turkey, comes in with another wriggling mouse in her mouth. I'm yelling at her and she gets the idea the mice have to go. She comes back again and again to get each mouse. As she's taking the last one, you could see she was thinking, "What is wrong with you, these are perfectly good mice?".
BTW, that was decades ago, I got rid of the pet door, and it just dawned on me I have no idea what she did with those mice??????
Did or do you have a pet door, with stories about their use?
 

fuzzybuddy said:
I used to have a pet door, where my cats could come and go as they pleased. Until, I walked into the bath room and jumping around in the bath tube were two mice. Not only that, but as I'm standing there, Turkey, comes in with another wriggling mouse in her mouth. I'm yelling at her and she gets the idea the mice have to go. She comes back again and again to get each mouse. As she's taking the last one, you could see she was thinking, "What is wrong with you, these are perfectly good mice?".
BTW, that was decades ago, I got rid of the pet door, and it just dawned on me I have no idea what she did with those mice??????
Did or do you have a pet door, with stories about their use?
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Great story! I enjoyed reading it. :geek: (y) :geek:

I can't imagine how so many people have such pet doors.
I have long wondered about it.:unsure:

As nice as they seem, and especially in stories, what stops numerous other animals and wildlife, from assuming they are also then welcome guests?
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I could write a list of others that I would expect to have had coming indoors, if I'd ever had such a special and easy door for them!
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Yes I have a pet door but the cats would rather stand outside the back door and wait for me to let them in. Not that they never use it. Once I had an adult rabbit (deceased) stuck half in and half out of the pet door. Cat couldn't pull it all the way in.
 

Mason comes and goes as he pleases. The third dog to do so here.
Other critters? ... not so much ... because Mason.
Was difficult to install a pet door in a door with glass panes, but doable.

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I don't think I'd be happy with a pet door on an outside door. With my luck, Pepe Le Pew would decide to come in. I do have one in the hallway door that leads to the basement so the cats can get to their litter boxes.

My friend at work had a very elderly uncle who had a door for his cats. One day, when another family member was over, she noticed a foul odor coming from behind the TV. When she went to look, there was a pile of poo & thought a cat had done it. It was cleaned up & when she came back another day, the odor was back. This time she found more poo along with an opossum who had moved in. I guess the uncle must have had poor eyesight along with no sense of smell.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I used to have a pet door, where my cats could come and go as they pleased. Until, I walked into the bath room and jumping around in the bath tube were two mice. Not only that, but as I'm standing there, Turkey, comes in with another wriggling mouse in her mouth. I'm yelling at her and she gets the idea the mice have to go. She comes back again and again to get each mouse. As she's taking the last one, you could see she was thinking, "What is wrong with you, these are perfectly good mice?".
BTW, that was decades ago, I got rid of the pet door, and it just dawned on me I have no idea what she did with those mice??????
Did or do you have a pet door, with stories about their use?
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You had a can-do, go get ā€˜emā€™ cat. A pet door is out of the question here where there are rats, squirrels and desperate homeless people who donā€™t need the temptation. Luckily my dog has a bladder of steel and has never had any kind of accident in the house so far. Getting her used to the crate right away did the trick.
 
Yes and it works great. Feel better knowing if we're away our fur-baby can get out of the house if the need arises. She can also get to the backyard whenever nature calls without having to wait for one of us. We've had one for at least the last 40 years (or more) with no other furry guest thinking it was an open invitation. I suppose there are places where a pet door may not be a good idea but we've never resided in any of those areas so far. Don...
 
We have always had dogs but have also had a cat for the last 17 years. We donā€™t have a pet door. We let the pets in and out whenever they want which isnā€™t a big deal. Our cat can be somewhat annoying at times but sheā€™s old and a bit senile. We wouldnā€™t get a dog or cat door with any of the places weā€™ve lived. Weā€™ve always lived in a rural area and know there are wild animals who ā€˜couldā€™ use it also. One of our neighbours had a cat door that the raccoons would use and often. šŸ˜‚
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I used to have a pet door, where my cats could come and go as they pleased. Until, I walked into the bath room and jumping around in the bath tube were two mice. Not only that, but as I'm standing there, Turkey, comes in with another wriggling mouse in her mouth. I'm yelling at her and she gets the idea the mice have to go. She comes back again and again to get each mouse. As she's taking the last one, you could see she was thinking, "What is wrong with you, these are perfectly good mice?".
BTW, that was decades ago, I got rid of the pet door, and it just dawned on me I have no idea what she did with those mice??????
Did or do you have a pet door, with stories about their use?
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Yes, I haver had one in my apartment with the sliding glass doors. The dogs kept out other pests, I guess cause nothing else came in or wanted to. I plan on getting another one. It worke3d for me very well and so did my dogs.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
We have always had dogs but have also had a cat for the last 17 years. We donā€™t have a pet door. We let the pets in and out whenever they want which isnā€™t a big deal. Our cat can be somewhat annoying at times but sheā€™s old and a bit senile. We wouldnā€™t get a dog or cat door with any of the places weā€™ve lived. Weā€™ve always lived in a rural area and know there are wild animals who ā€˜couldā€™ use it also. One of our neighbours had a cat door that the raccoons would use and often. šŸ˜‚
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Raccoons have so much dexterity and cleverness, and determination, that they will manage to unlock and open any door, if you don't take extra cautions.:oops::rolleyes::LOL:
The only thing that might keep them out, is if they've gotten too fat, to fit through. :ROFLMAO:

I agree with all of the posts that mentioned rodents, though, being attracted to 'pet doors.'
As well as that many pets, need someone watching them, when they are outdoors.
As one of the above posts pointed out, though, it would surely be nice (if possible) to have an escape route, for a pet left at home, if there was ever an emergency need for one.
 
Kaila said:
Raccoons have so much dexterity and cleverness, and determination, that they will manage to unlock and open any door, if you don't take extra cautions.:oops::rolleyes::LOL:
The only thing that might keep them out, is if they've gotten too fat, to fit through. :ROFLMAO:

I agree with all of the posts that mentioned rodents, though, being attracted to 'pet doors.'
As well as that many pets, need someone watching them, when they are outdoors.
As one of the above posts pointed out, though, it would surely be nice (if possible) to have an escape route, for a pet left at home, if there was ever an emergency need for one.
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Exactly right. Raccoons dexterity is off the charts making them a dangerous rodent. Add their unpredictable viciousness and itā€™s not something I want to deal with.
 
Naturally said:
Mason comes and goes as he pleases. The third dog to do so here.
Other critters? ... not so much ... because Mason.
Was difficult to install a pet door in a door with glass panes, but doable.

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Mason is gorgeous! Looks like my dear, departed mother-in-law's dog; she was a Staffordshire Terrier; is that what Mason is?
 
The pet door was for the cat, Casper. Casper use to bring live birds into the house through his door. I don't have a cat now and the door is blocked with heavy tile to prevent raccoons from entering the house.
 
No pet door here. She would have to be on a tether anyway, so I may as well just open the door for her when I let her out. I have to watch her too.

We live near a small wooded area, but wooded enough for squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, opossum and fox.

(I hate to tell you what ran thru' my mind when I first read the OP.... "do you have a pet door" ):ROFLMAO:
 
This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.

A cat was "paid" a penny each week, to keep down the rats and mice in the north tower, and a cat flap was cut into the door below the astronomical clock to allow the cat to carry out its duties.

Records of payments were entered in the Cathedral archives from 1305 to 1467, the penny a week being enough to buy food to supplement a heavy diet of rodents.

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