When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Nils Jacobi How do microchip cat flaps work? While regular pet doors let any ...

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There are so many reasons to love cats. Their bleps, beans, and bizarre antics all add up to make them companions quite unlike any other. Of course, domestic cats don’t do that much hunting, but that ...

A GENIUS gadget can now stop your cat from smuggling animals into your home. The latest AI-powered cat door automatically detects and prevents pet moggies from entering the house if they are carrying ...

Cat-flaps can save owners from having to get up at the crack of dawn to let their cat or dog out. But they can be draughty and let animals stroll in and out while trampling mud as they go. Now there’s ...

Whacky pet tech is becoming a staple of CES, and this year is no different with the introduction of an AI-powered cat door capable of stopping your furry friends from bringing in unwanted gifts and ...

Many will have seen their owners pile on the pounds as obesity rates soar throughout the country. And now the couch potato bug is spreading to cats, with vets warning half will be too fat to fit ...

If you live in a rented property or simply don’t want to install a cat flap, cat door alternatives can allow your pet the same freedom, without any permanent damage to your home. It’s already ...

BoingBoing Gadgets' John Brownlee owns a budgerigar – "Humbert Humbird" – so it's no surprise that he loves the SureFlap, a cat-flap which keeps unauthorized kitties out. Similar to the age-old ...

The technology allows cats to, in effect, open their cat flap by remote control and allow the owners to stop their pets leaving the home at certain times of the day. Because the flap will only let in ...

In a viral TikTok video, a cat named Sky refuses to use the flap door despite her owner's effort to get her to come through, and internet users can't stop laughing at the footage. The video shared in ...