A pet door in a home might open a few dozen times a day. In a cattery, boarding kennel, shelter or vet clinic it can see that many uses before lunch, across dozens of animals, and it has to be cleaned constantly and hold up for years. That's a different job, and it's where build quality, easy cleaning and selective entry actually earn their keep. This guide looks at pet doors for vet clinics, catteries, kennels and shelters: how Catwalk® and Dogwalk® doors hold up in commercial settings, how to keep animals separated, and how to fit out a whole facility.
The flaps aren't thin acrylic. They're UV-stabilised polycarbonate, the same tough material used in aircraft windows, so they take repeated knocks and daily cleaning without going brittle or yellow the way cheaper flaps do. Brush weather seals keep draughts and weather out, and the 4-way manual locking lets staff set a door to in-only, out-only, fully open or fully locked as a routine or a pen requires. Every door carries a 3-year manufacturer's warranty*, which is worth having when the door is a piece of daily equipment rather than a one-off home fitting.
In any animal facility the door gets wiped down constantly, so a smooth, non-porous flap is a real advantage — there's nothing for dirt to lodge in, and polycarbonate takes cleaning agents without clouding. When a flap eventually scuffs up after heavy use, it's a quick swap for a fresh one rather than a reason to replace the whole unit. That keeps the door looking presentable in a clinic waiting area or a boarding block without much effort.
Separation and selective access are usually the whole point in a commercial setting, and there are two tools for it. The 4-way locking dials let staff control which way a door works, pen by pen. And the battery-free multi-magnetic cat doors only open for an animal wearing the collar magnet, so a specific cat can move between its own spaces while others can't follow — with no electronics, no batteries and nothing to fail mid-shift. For a cattery or shelter managing lots of individual animals, that's a simple, reliable way to control movement.
Most fit-outs use a mix, matched to the animal and the opening:
| Setting | Suggested model | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Cattery pens & cat isolation | Wood-fitting or multi-magnetic cat door | Selective entry, easy-clean flap; usable opening 155×157mm (wood) or 165×180mm (glass) |
| Small dog runs | Small or Intermediate dog door (W-SDD / G-IDD) | Usable opening 180×227mm (wood) or 216×237mm (glass); dogs up to about 360–380mm at the shoulder |
| Medium & larger dog kennels | Medium dog door (W-DD / G-DD) | Usable opening 270×307mm (wood) or 270×300mm (glass); medium to semi-large dogs up to 450–500mm at the shoulder |
| Glass panels & doors | Glass-fitting round cut-out range | Glazier-installed, single or double glazing |
If you're not sure which flap tier suits a given animal, the door finder maps size to the right model in a minute.
Pet-Tek supplies commercial operators directly, in the quantities a full fit-out needs, and the same account covers the spare parts that keep those doors running — replacement flaps, seals, locking dials and collar magnets. Because every part that wears comes off and goes back on individually, a tired door is refreshed in minutes instead of being pulled out and replaced. Tell us which models you run and we'll confirm exactly what's available for them.
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Every door carries a 3-year manufacturer's warranty* on the door itself, and 12 months on the movable parts — the flap and the locking dial. Because you're buying from the company that designs the product, support and resupply come straight from the source. If you're fitting out a clinic, cattery, kennel block or shelter, talk to the team about the model mix and quantities — [email protected], or [email protected] for Australian facilities, which are served from local stock in Melbourne and Sydney.
*Warranty: 3 years on the door, and 12 months on movable parts — the flap and the locking dial. This warranty is in addition to any rights a buyer has under consumer law, and does not limit them.
Durable, easy-clean doors with selective entry and fully replaceable wearing parts, supplied in bulk by a New Zealand pet door company designing pet doors since 1999 — 50,000+ doors a year worldwide.
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