Cat Door Height

Measure your pet s height.

Cat door height.

This is the ideal height to install the cat door. Stand your pet up straight. Petsafe cat door size chart pet door size pet weight flap opening size width height small 1 15 lbs. Petsafe plastic medium white plastic door or wall pet door actual.

This is how high up the cat door needs to be from the bottom of the hollow core door. This means that it should be easy for the cat to move in and out of the house. 5 1 2 5 8 small 1 25 lbs. Measure your cat s belly to the floor.

2 for clearance for dog s back not to hit dog door 24 height of desired dog door opening. Another thing worth considering is the step over height of the door flap. The step over should be as low as possible for your dog to go through comfortably as your pet gets older they may begin to find it difficult to get through a door with a high step over. If the structure of your house prevents this make the exterior of the cat door more secure by positioning plant pots or benches close by for your cat to hide behind.

A higher than usual step over height will limit the cat s. 7 1 8 7 1 2 width height 3 easy steps to select right size cat door 1 2 3 1. Locate the tallest point on your pet s back. Measure the height and width of the cat flap and mark the dimensions on the door using the height of the cat s stomach as the center point.

Measure the height of your cat s belly from the ground to its stomach with a measuring tape. Now you know how high the door must be to accommodate your tall dog. The height of the pet door should be 2 inches taller than the measurement between the top of your pet s shoulders and the bottom of its chest see pictured. This is the height which is measured from the bottom of the door to the point where you install the lower part of the cat door.

The width of the pet door should be 2 inches wider than the measurement between your pet s shoulders see pictured. Width measure the widest part of your cat the chest or hips. Below the neck between the shoulder blades also known as withers. Subtract the height of the dog door opening for instance 16 24 16 8 height off the interior floor for the dog door install opening.

Cut out the square hole with a jigsaw and smooth the edges of the hole with fine grit sandpaper then place the cat flap in the hole and screw it into place.