Friday, January 23, 2015

door mod two

With Oliver opening the programmable cat door at will, I needed something else to try. So, I dispatched a team of experts to study hours and hours of video of Oliver escaping. What was learned from all of this research is that Oliver stands in front of the door and uses his claw to open the door enough for him to get his head under it.

Thus, a theory was postulated - if a solid barrier was placed in front of the cat door, it would prevent a cat from standing in front of the door and opening it. With the barrier in place, the cat's body would block the door from opening. This theory seems promising, so the fourwhitepaws' engineers got to work...


I happen to have an old window that fit fairly well in front of the door, so I placed it so that the cat door still swings open, but a cat can't be in front of the door and have it open at the same time. Cats entering come inside the door and immediately turn right to enter.

Oliver checks out his newest challenge
Will Oliver outwit this low-tech solution? Time will tell... stay tuned...

13 comments:

  1. Oh ho! The plot thickens! I'm on the edge of my seat, waiting for the final denouement. Very clever of you and your engineers, btw.

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  2. Oliver I would not bed against you but I hope this one works!

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  3. hmmmm - seems ingenius - hope it works :)

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  4. He will just have to develop a new technique. My money is on Oliver!

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  5. Cats are very flexible...I bet Oliver will find a way ;-)

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  6. My cat learned how to open a retractable screen door in the same way. We couldn't believe it when we saw he had opened the door. So we had a piece of perspex made to slide into two grooves either side of the door. Works like a charm and we can have the back door open to let the breeze through.

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  7. Well, that Oliver is a smart dude, so maybe he'll think of something else. M says that looks like a great idea tho and she hopes it works for you./

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  8. I hope this will keep Oliver from escaping!

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  9. How has it worked? Really wanting to know although I know your heart and mind is on MK right now.

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