Cat Carrier

**H&SWells** · 1st September 2011, 07:03 PM

Apologies i have looked at other threads but was wondering i someone could give me best dimensions for a carrier so i can decide which one to buy . My moggies which fits her and a litter tray ...and did fit the boys for their 4 month check up will no longer fit the two of them and its time for them to have the op ....:(( Any recommendations would be great... thanks

**stuwy** · 1st September 2011, 07:28 PM

http://www.petbrands.com/Products/Petz-Den-Canvas-Fold-Flat-Cat-Carrier_CC001-202.aspx

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B002HMMVE2

check this out it is foldable and it folds flat!
really sturdy and it is washable too

hope that helps

**jckkerrison** · 1st September 2011, 08:57 PM

I have a small dog soft crate,its 61 x 45.5 x 43,plenty of room for a 10kg MC,can even get two in,so far it has coped with up to 17kg in weight just needs two of us to carry..... The nearest to the one I have {mine is an older version} is the Hunter Transport Box from Zooplus,from what I can remember from another thread on this I think another member might have one so perhaps they will come on & adv.but I find it brilliant that as it is quite large it can be flat packed for storage....

**catslave** · 1st September 2011, 09:38 PM

I've got a small dog crate for Buddy. Its like the standard plastic cat carrier but about twice the size (think 2 side by side). He can lay down in it and has room for some Dreamies or Temptation and has a small water bowl attached to the door. I got mine from a stall on the Market in Town and it cost me £18. It comes apart in the middle (plastic clips on all sides) and is used as two beds; one upstairs, one down with the door behind the sofa when now needed for outings. Measure kitty when he's laying down and relaxed - ok asleep so the tape doesn't get killed; then make sure you get one bigger than these dimensions.

After having to use the carry basket for the Vets I am giving serious consideration to one of the ones on wheels for next year as I don't think I'm strong enough to carry two off these ones ;/ I've still got Fudge's basket for LouLou but at 9 months when she gets here not sure shes gonna fit in it.

**afgreyparrot** · 1st September 2011, 10:11 PM

"Cat Carriers" is a funny term for me. When I had to take Spartacus (MC) to be neutered I borrowed a cat carrier from my neighbor who has several cats...and when I got it home realized his big head wouldn't even fit in it. I needed a dog carrier....(which, thank God, she also had...)

**H&SWells** · 2nd September 2011, 07:24 AM

Measure kitty when he's laying down and relaxed - ok asleep so the tape doesn't get killed; then make sure you get one bigger than these dimensions.

DUH.... having a blonde day hadnt even thought of that ....lol...just need to persuade them to sleep now

**jckkerrison** · 2nd September 2011, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by afgreyparrot

"Cat Carriers" is a funny term for me. When I had to take Spartacus (MC) to be neutered I borrowed a cat carrier from my neighbor who has several cats...and when I got it home realized his big head wouldn't even fit in it. I needed a dog carrier....(which, thank God, she also had...)

I don't think we appreciate just how big are furries are until we are put into the position of comparing them with normal sized cats,when I took my last boys to work for castration I had reserved them the medium sized beds,well that didn't work had to move them down into the dog kennels so I could lay them flat out after their anaesthetic & once they had got a tray in with them that was it in that space as well....Can just picture you trying to shoe horn Spartacus into the cat carrier but doesn't it back up how dog like our furries are by them needing a "dog"size carrier !

**Fozzie** · 2nd September 2011, 10:20 AM

Last time I put Mufasa into his carrier I realised that he had grown enormously since we got him. We managed to stuff him in (vets appointment) and as I was carrying him out of the door the carrier just came away from the handle leaving me with the handle and the carrier dropping to the floor. Of course the grate came off which meant another scramble to get him back inside. I then had to carry him to the car in the carrier in my arms - struggle is not the word! We put him in the car and my youngest daughter thought it would be a good idea to pet him through the petting hole in the top - big mistake! He tried to launch himself through it and ended up looking like the statue of Freddie Mercury with just his arm and head out of the hole. This necessitated me stopping the car and carefully easing him back into the carrier making my daughter promise to lean hard on the flap! As you can imagine this was very traumatic for all of us and I am now looking for a new carrier too. So, I suppose the advice is don't buy one with a 'separate' handle and get one without a petting hole!

I have seen a good dog carrier on wheels made by Trixie but at £99 I'm wondering if I would get enough use out of it to warrant that price. I'm thinking the smaller Trixie one that looks like a wheeled case maybe too small and he won't be able to lie down. So we are carrier-less at the moment which is not a good thing!

**jckkerrison** · 2nd September 2011, 11:21 AM

I like the top opening wire carriers the best,they are good & strong,easy to get cats in & out of & for trip to the vets ideal,or even going to shows,we have one that is normal shape & another that is not quite so high but longer,Merlyn or Shimba can travel in the first fine,in fact Shims prefers that to the more space in the soft dog carrier,Welly or Bruce are like the other one,being longer & they can stretch out, works well & whichever cats are left over travel either in the canvas carrier or the ordinary plastic ones which I don't really like as they only have the front opening but if it was an emergency we would have the wire carriers to use anyway. When we have to take them all to the cattery is when they all have to start coming out,great fun,luv watching other peoples faces as one by one they arrive into the office before we take them all through....!

**NekoChan** · 2nd September 2011, 05:55 PM

I'd just get the biggest size you can comfortably carry.
I have a bunch of carriers, but yeah most of the ones made for cats are too small for my Maine Coon unless she curls up...
I bought a pet stroller when Roxy my Maine Coon and Church my DSH were kittens because it was getting too heavy to try carrying them both places (vet, pet store, cat shows, etc...) They ended up outgrowing it so I got a bigger one, then a bigger one... It is nice to have because I can just wheel it and I don't have to lug several heavy cats around!

Here it is with two of my younger cats in it: