Pet gate with cat flap for Pointer and kitten

A new kitten and a four-year-old Pointer is a combination that needs some careful planning — Pointers are athletic, prey-driven dogs and a tiny kitten is exactly the kind of thing that triggers their chase instinct, even in a friendly dog. Gate choice here comes down to three things: your dog's size and jumping ability, the width of the opening you need to block, and whether pressure-mounting or wall-mounting is an option. One important note upfront — pressure-mounted gates are not safe at the top of stairs, so if that's your location, wall-mounting is the only safe choice. To point you to the right gate, can you tell me roughly how tall your Pointer is at the shoulder, where you're planning to install it (doorway, room entrance, top or bottom of stairs), and whether you're able to fix screws into the wall?

Good — wall-mounting gives us the best options and that doorway location means we're not restricted to stair-safe models only. At 63cm and genuinely athletic, your Pointer could clear a standard 76cm gate without much effort if she's motivated, so height matters a lot here. The critical feature you also need is a small cat flap or pass-through built into the gate itself, so your kitten can move freely between rooms without you having to open the gate. How wide is the doorway opening? Standard UK doorways are typically around 76–80cm, but it's worth confirming before I settle on a specific model.

Perfect, 82cm is well within range. My clear recommendation is the Cumbor 40-inch Extra Tall Dog Gate with Cat Door — it's 101cm tall (just over 3ft 3in), which is high enough to give a fit Pointer serious pause, and it has a small integrated cat flap at the base that a kitten can push through easily but your dog physically cannot fit through. It wall-mounts securely with a one-handed adult release on the main door so you can pass through hands-free. The 40-inch width model adjusts to cover openings up to around 109cm so your 82cm doorway is well within its range. It's available on Amazon UK, typically arriving in a day or two. The tall barrier combined with the wall-mount means there's no flex or wobble if your Pointer tests it, and the cat door means your kitten has an independent escape route at all times — which matters a lot in those early weeks of introduction.

Honestly, some Pointers will test it early on — especially when the kitten is on the other side and looks interesting. At 101cm a motivated Pointer can jump it if she really commits, but in practice most dogs don't attempt a full jump over a solid, tall, stable barrier in an indoor setting, particularly once the novelty fades. The more important thing in the first few weeks is supervision during any shared time, and letting the kitten have guaranteed kitten-only space. The gate buys you that safe zone. If you find she is actively launching herself at it, adding a second stacked gate or a taller 120cm model is an escalation option — but the Cumbor 40-inch is the right first step and handles the vast majority of cases like yours well.

You're welcome — good luck with the introduction. Take it slowly, keep the kitten's space as a genuine safe haven, and the gate will do a lot of the heavy lifting for you in those first weeks.