This is Buster, my cat. He weighs in at just shy of 25 pounds. And though I control his diet, he's just plain big.
So when it came to putting in a cat door, I was met with something of a problem. I went from store to store and couldn't find anything large enough. I kept imagining what would happen if I came home one day and found his butt wedged halfway through the cat door, legs sticking up in the air. And while I still find the image funny, I didn't want it to happen.
Then I got lucky. I found the Perfect Pet Tubby Kat Cat Door.
Sporting a Lexan 7 ½-inch by 10 ½-inch flap, this cat door is large enough for felines of up to 25 pounds-so it was the perfect fit for Buster. It is weatherproof and also has a 4-way locking mechanism-which came in handy for me, as Buster is an indoor cat and I was installing it in the door that leads to the garage.
It was very easy to install; all I needed was a pencil, a ruler, a drill, and a jigsaw. A handy template was included, simplifying the measuring process-for which I was thankful. I'm not the handiest person in the world (except for plumbing, oddly enough), so I was initially worried that I would cut a hole too large for the Tubby Kat Cat door. All in all it took around 15 minutes from start to finish.
Note: My door has bevels in it, but this caused no problem with installation. Essentially Tubby Kat grabs itself and squeezes to mount into the hole.
I attempted to get a picture of Buster using the door, but he shoots through it like a missile. This was as close as I got:
See... Like a large, portly missile.
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