cat flap fitting advice please

Hi, hoping someone here can give me some advice. Am thinking of getting a cat flap fitted in my back door, but was wondering if anyone had any idea if this is easy enough done and how much it is likely to cost me? It's a fairly old glazed door with textured glass, and the flap would need to go through the glass. Currently the cat uses the kitchen window to get in and out, which obviously causes security issues as its open all the time, and also freezes my kitchen when its cold.

Also has anyone who has done this before any advice on how easy it was to train their cat to use the cat flap? My cat is about 3 years old now and has a tendency to pee on the furniture instead of the litter tray if he can't get out!!

Anything else I should consider???

Thanks!

It would be very difficult if not impossible to cut a hole in textured glass. You might be better off getting a carpenter or handy man to replace the glass with a wooden panel and cut the flap into that. The panel will need to be sturdy, and the door capable of supporting it securely in order not to be a security risk itself. Wouldn't take much to kick in a flimsy panel and gain easy access to the house.
Leo

Hi hfp,

You can get a capflap inserted into glass, single and double glazing. Cost depends of size of glass. I had one done years ago in a single glazing door. Only a small bit of glass so didn't cost much at all.

Recently I moved house and I had to get a cat flap cut into a reasonably large double glazed piece. The glaziers wouldn't do it in the glass already there but came out, measured, took cat flap away and came back with glass with flap fitted. Took old glass away and replaced new one for me. If I remember the cost was about €250.

Its a lot of money but like yourself my cat pees all over the furniture rather than go in the cat tray, so it was totally worth it in that they have total freedom to go in and out and there is no more cat litter trays to be cleaned out.

A cat can learn to use one fairly easily. What you should do is tape the cat flap door open and leave like that for a while. Put the cat outside and then put a dish of food inside, and they will soon start coming in and out through it. Then when they have got used to that (and you can't stand the breeze around your ankles any longer ) close the cat flap. Put your cat outside again and put the food inside. Keep pushing the flap with your finger so they get the idea that it actually opens. Sometimes you can hold it open for them for first few times. They will get the idea very shortly. After that you won't know yourself.