My cats have always used
their 2-way cat flap. Until recently. Now one of my cats
will only use it to leave the house, not to come back in.
Why might this be? (Angela Feechan, Ontario)
Your cat may have had a bad
experience involving the cat flap which makes her distrust
it. She may have tried to enter when the other was exiting
the house - to be faced head on with a flap in the
face - or she could have hurt herself if trying to go through
more quickly. All that we can suggest is that once the
weather gets warmer you should wedge the flap open until
she gains enough confidence to use the flap herself.
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My cats have always used
their 2-way cat flap. Until recently. Now one of my cats
will only use it to leave the house, not to come back in.
Why might this be? (Angela Feechan, Ontario)
Your cat may have had a bad
experience involving the cat flap which makes her distrust
it. She may have tried to enter when the other was exiting
the house - to be faced head on with a flap in the
face - or she could have hurt herself if trying to go through
more quickly. All that we can suggest is that once the
weather gets warmer you should wedge the flap open until
she gains enough confidence to use the flap herself. 
