The cat flap I was using has a magnetic device on it but at the beginning they were having difficulty getting in so I taped down the mechanism that prevented other cats getting in. One morning I went down stairs to find that a cat had got in but because the cat flap was set at in only (went to bed with one of the cats still out you see) There was quite a commotion but we eventually shepherded it out.

The magnets now work so this situation has not repeated itself. (My girls were coming though at too high an angle for the magnet to work.)

The only other situation was a couple of weeks ago when Heidi was chased in by another cat and now needs the light on in the garden before she ventures out.

By the way, tried the growling trick last night as Heidi was trying to get in the wardrobe and off she ran. She returned in the middle of the night and joined Serena on my bed and we all slept soundly until about 6am when it was me that got up.

Thanks for the help, Regards, Allison

[This message has been edited by AllisonUK (edited January 15, 2001).]