Microchip cat door keeps intruder kitties out

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/08/cat-flap-microchip.html

Want to keep feline squatters from entering your home?

Enter the SureFlap Microchip Cat Door, "invented by a physicist and cat owner," which uses radio wave technology to read and identify microchips implanted into cats, according to the company website, and only allows critters with preapproved access through.

For Dr. Doolittle types or those with multiple felines, the door can be programmed to store the microchip IDs of up to 32 cats (because 33 would just be going overboard).

Microchipping pets (by implanting a chip with a unique identification number) has increased in popularity as a way to track down lost critters without tags. A bill that would require all cats or dogs adopted at a shelter to be microchipped was introduced in California earlier this year.

[zanana1]

1. Great idea.

At one time, we decided to install a cat door (Just a square hole with a plastic flap). One day, I was walking past one of the bedrooms and there were three strange cats sleeping on the bed. The same thing happened at feeding time on another date. Though I do take in strays (we have three), my home was becoming a kitty motel. The chips hadn't been invented yet; that would have been tres cool.