Insulated Cat Doors

Do cat doors let in cold air? In most cases, yes — a standard single-flap cat door is one of the leakiest openings in an exterior wall, letting drafts pour in around the frame, through the flap seam, and straight down the hallway toward your thermostat. The good news is that a properly insulated, magnetically … Read more

There’s a particular kind of cold that only a Canadian winter can deliver — the kind that doesn’t politely knock on your front door, it slides in sideways through a two-inch gap in your cat flap and pools around your ankles while you’re trying to watch TV. If you’ve ever caught yourself wondering how to … Read more

Somewhere around the third week of January, most Canadian homeowners have the same realization at the same moment: there’s a cold spot by the back door, the furnace won’t stop running, and the culprit is a floppy piece of vinyl your cat has been shouldering through six times a day since October. An insulated cat … Read more