47 reviews forSureFlap Microchip Pet Door

This is a brilliant product that is also an easy DIY project. The door works really well. My cat was a housecat for 2 years and is extremely timid but she took to using it to go outside really well, shame she doesn't like coming back inside as much.

I recommend this door. I paid a professional installer to put the cat door in, so I can't judge how easy the installation is into a wooden kitchen door like mine. The installer had me put the cat's head through the door twice. and it picked up my cat's chip immediately (she was chipped two months ago, so the chip is new). My cat figured out how to go out the door about 1 minute after installation. Learning how to come back in was harder, as my cat tried to pry it open with her paws and didn't figure out for a while that she had to wait for the click to let her back in (it doesn't click when she goes out) and that she had to go in head-, and not paws-, first. So I had to go outside and pick her up a few times and push her head through it, and she then learned how to get back inside. It did take a few more tries before I was satisfied that she knew how to open it from outside, and she now proudly goes in and out on her own. She's a small cat and the size is appropriate for her, as I don't think she would have coped with squeezing through the standard-sized flaps, which are much smaller. I bought this door because it has a 'curfew' timer mode, so that my cat can only go out during the times I program (which are daylight hours). It will let her back in after the curfew time, but she is very unhappy that it currently clicks shut at 5pm every night to prevent her going out, and I find her regularly sitting by it during the night trying to will it to open! So I usually push a box against the cat door when it's programmed to be shut so that she gives up trying to pry it open. But she also doesn't understand that the microchip door keeps the local bully cat out, so my cat often sits inside our back door guarding her flap from invaders (the box against the cat door helps allay her fears at night).

This cat flap is great, it is well made, was easy to programme, much easier to install than previous flaps and being the larger size has ample room for my 8 Kg kitty to get in and out. It also has options to increase the time the door unlocks for - great for cats that dither outside for ages before coming in (I have an ex stray that likes to check who is in the kitchen before entering). I had a problem with another of my cats in that it was not picking up his microchip (due to the strength of his microchip signal) and the door wouldn't open for him so I emailed Sureflap customer service and they were brilliant! Problem was resolved quickly and efficiently and I now have 3 happy cats and the local bully cat is very frustrated with not being able to get in. I am also saving £££s on cat food bills. I would certainly recommend this for anyone who has large cats (or small dogs) and wants to stop all the neighbourhood cats from wandering in as they please. I would also recommend buying with confidence from Sureflap as a company - they sent me a range tester to check the unit was working properly - it was so they told me how to put it into high power mode to increase the strength of the signal. This did the trick but if it hadn't they were going to order me a specially modified unit with a longer tunnel. That's excellent customer service in my book!

After some unwelcome visits from a neighbour's cat in our house, we are very glad that only our two cats can use the flap. It took some time for them to get used to the sounds of the opening flap, but now works great.

We have used a microchip flap for a while now but were so pleased when this one was available. The larger door is easier for the cats and the double locking mechanism is more secure. We have been waiting for one which we could program to open and shut as we keep our cats in at night, and this is perfect and easy to use. Thumbs up!

Flap is now installed. Pushed both cats through the flap once and the chip number was registered instantly. Lured the cats to use the flap with treats for a few days and that did the trick. The size is also ideal, where finally a cat doesn't have to squeeze its way through the flap. 100% satisfied.

I have been waiting for a larger version of the SureFlap to be sold for a while now, as my Maine Coons do not fit through the standard size. This works just great and we can finally sit down and relax on the sofa, without having to constantly open the door for our cats to go out to play. Shame this didn't exist earlier. Both Cats and owner are happy :-)