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ghiblithecat

My parents true cat has a soft one. It is lined with a washable soft lining, but it is so flexible! Chester seems to like it though.

I got a new cat recently and am currently using one of the cardboard ones

Fourth dimension for an upgrade!

What do you lot guys remember? Sturdy or soft? What one is more comfortable?

detroitcatlady

It really depends. I have used both kinds. The soft ones are easier for cats to escape from and some are kind of flimsy. The plastic ones are sometimes too hard and uncomfortable for long car rides. I ordinarily put a blanket or towel on the bottom of the hard carriers for my cats to lay on so they will exist comfortable.

All of my cats seem to accept different carrier preferences. Shadow who is even so a kitten (8 months) likes the fabric soft carriers. She was very unhappy in a hard plastic carrier and irresolute carriers made all the divergence. Treasure hates soft carriers and will constantly try to "escape" while in them. She would really unzip the carrier and become loose then I tried putting a luggage lock on it and this worked ok simply she constantly meowed while in it and was very unhappy and then I ended up ownership a larger hard plastic carrier for her and she loves it. Pumpkin used to like the fabric carriers but once while in the car for half-dozen hours he chewed a hole in the fabric and ended up running around loose in the car. No more soft fabric carriers for him!

Cataria

My personal preference is the hard carriers. I like the sturdiness and not having to worry that if something hits the carrier, it will collapse the carrier and hurt the true cat within! Plus, hard carriers are much easier to clean out. I of my cats gets automobile sick sometimes, and it'due south very like shooting fish in a barrel to rinse out a hard plastic carrier. I used a soft carrier with a dog while dog sitting a few years dorsum, and dealing with cleaning it up afterward the many times that dog got carsick was a huge hurting!

If you do become a hard carrier, yous should definitely add a cushion and mayhap a blanket in there as well so it is not uncomfortable for the cats. Besides, make sure that the carrier fits on your car seat or wherever yous decide to put the carrier when you have it in the auto -- I have put dents in the leather of my motorcar door from putting a carrier on the passenger seat that is likewise large to fit there!

artiemom · Dec five, 2015

I tried both with Artie. He is a large boy.

At first I idea he would feel more comfy in a soft carrier. I got a real practiced ane with a fleece/sherpa washable lining. I have a hard time lifting things. I idea the shoulder strap would be good. No--he was bouncing around as I walked. I tried the handle..kind of the same thing, just if I bumped into things, I was worried about him.

The concluding straw was when he had an accident in the carrier. I mean a bad one..poop....not in 1 place by wet poop...He was a mess, the carrier a mess, I was able to throw the liner in the washing motorcar, but was uncertain about the carrier. It had wires to go on it sturdy. I had a heck of a time getting that clean.

I went back to the difficult carriers... no accidents (fingers crossed). I got a top and front loading one. I just put a soft towel in the bottom. While it is heavier and not as soft for Artie, I experience safer having that in the car, just in case.....

I gave my soft carrier to my neighbour when he got his true cat. They both honey information technology!!

I accept a problem with my shoulder/arm so that, unfortunately, Artie does bounce around a lot. I feel meliorate having him in the hard carrier.

lykakitty

I utilize hard carriers for all of mine. Maya likes lilliputian night spaces so it'due south perfect to make her comfy. she actually has her carrier available all the time to hide in. As long as there's a coating or towel on the lesser we haven't had whatsoever bug with them seeming uncomfortable. I similar the added security of difficult carriers and knowing that if something happens in the car they'll be safer than in a soft carrier, and it'due south easier to maneuver multiple occupied carriers (which is a necessity if you evidence like we do). The cleaning is a plus, specially if someone has an accident. Ours all disassemble into three pieces and are super like shooting fish in a barrel to wash and set out to dry then put back together.

margd

I have both a soft and hard carrier and always preferred the soft one until Paul came to alive with me. He is a very big male child at eighteen pounds and the soft lesser of the carrier does not provide adequate support. It bulges downward from his weight and I always wonder if that makes him feel less secure as he'southward beingness carried. Unfortunately he is likewise big for my difficult carrier and so I will probably get a larger i before his next check-up.

jtbo

Hard carrier is meliorate, imo.

You lot can put diapers on bottom of hard carrier, so no accident volition leak, information technology is also comfy soft for the true cat.

Difficult carrier also protects cat if something falls or something of such unforeseen events happen.

I have hard carrier meant for pocket-sized dogs, it has holes at corners so you can use bolts to secure lesser and meridian half, which I recommend, so many lamentable stories of flimsy plastic locking mechanism failing and top one-half separating from bottom half.

My bigger ones are over 15 pounds, so sturdy is meliorate for me, also small dog carrier has pocket-sized hatch at the summit, which can exist used to access the cat, requite treats, water or such, merely hatch is also such big that smaller cats could become out trough information technology if left opened.

One of my bigger ones also does non similar being in carrier, he goes in just fine, merely when I shut the door he starts ramming towards the door, until he realizes information technology is not going to open, so I dubiety any soft carrier will become speedily moving ball of sorts as true cat runs around inside of soft carrier.

He gets mobile with hard carrier too, kind of barrel rolling the carrier as he runs to walls and tips carrier over and once more, it is quite hilarious, only I'm sure non so much fun from cat's betoken of view, so I don't actually take him effectually in carrier anymore, it gets bit too stressful for him.

cinqchats

Yup, I vote for hard carrier. You don't want to be cleaning out ane of those soft ones after your cat has performed the "perfect trifecta" on the way to the vet. Pee, poop, and barf. No thank yous.

ghiblithecat

Cheers guys!!!

Your comments were seriously so helpful! Hard carrier information technology is I saw one at Petco I actually liked, and I will make sure to put lots of softness and cushion in it for little Ghibli! The diapers thought is and then good as well.... hopefully Ghibli won't ever have an accident but it is a great precaution to accept!

bonepicker

I need a difficult dog crate, my boy true cat is huge and my girl cat did not like the movement of the soft ones.

dbljj

I prefer the hard ones likewise but similar others I e'er line the bottom with a blanket or a towel. Yet my 20 pounder has to become to vet soon and one I have is NOT big enuff, remember i will harness and leash him.He sits in my lap actually well while the kitten is all about escape and moving around.

LTS3

A puppy traning pad will absorb any accidents your cat may make in the carrier and make for easier clean up.

I have ii carriers, a difficult sided double door ane and a soft sided one with wheels. My Aby has to get in the hard sided carrier because he knows how to open zippers. I barely had him for an hour when he managed to claw a hole in the meshy part of the soft sided carrier (which was used just once previously) and poked his caput out... on the subway heading home after picking him up at the airport

I had to grip the ripped mesh together to keep him from escaping. Information technology was a nerve wracking trip home. My rescue gets the soft sided carrier. Since it has wheels, I can merely pull her with i hand while my other paw is lugging the difficult sided carrier.

kittens mom

A difficult ane secured in your car volition provide more than protection. I do advise lining it with blankets. My last visit to a local vet left me in a room total of cats and dogs. Dogs are crated and often not being properly controlled. I would prefer one of my cats not finish up existence a piggy in a coating. The clinic we're using at present has divide waiting areas just there is not door or wall. The soft while easier to carry almost universally have nylon zippers. Which under the right weather condition can split. leaving your cat with an escape route.

Most difficult crates accept holes at the top and bottom to secure with a null necktie. You lot tin easily disengage that with a nail clipper at the vet and put a new ane on upon leaving.

I put Kittens crate in the storage shed subsequently coming dwelling from having her PTS. I bought a new i that has a forepart entrance and a pinnacle opening. I haven't had a chance to really examine it across the inspection at the shop.

donutte

I originally only used a soft carrier. Originally got it to bring my kittens home. And figured, oh, the vet'southward simply next door, no biggie. And all was well and good until the beginning fourth dimension I had to take Lucky in it. He got out via the velcro enclosure while I was driving and was roaming about the auto. Eventually got into my lap and i but held him in that location (he was freaking out - did not like being out of the house). Then, no more using it for him!

When I took the kittens to be neutered, I went to spay/neuter dispensary that required split and secure carriers. Well, the "secure" part was plainly out the window on the soft one. So I went and got two "semi-hard" carriers. The bottoms are rigid, non sure exactly what the top is made of merely it's definitely more than soft than the lesser office. I questioned the "secure" part when on the ane.5 hour ride to the city with the boys. Oscar was just FREAKING out in in that location and was sure he'southward shred the summit of information technology. Just it survived! And on the plus side, they had shoulder straps.

I actually need to see the brand, I continue forgetting to look at it so I tin can do a review.

misterwhiskers

I have a hard carrier. My theory is that if, God forbid, the auto gets into an accident, there'south at to the lowest degree a niggling protection. But my considerations get farther: he'south protected from nips at the vet office. Plus, again God forbid, the hard carrier would be safer if I had to evacuate rapidly or put him in there in case of a bad storm or something. The soft carriers offer no protection, and are flammable and not waterproof, every bit far as I know.

philbnv

I employ the big Sherpa brand carriers, my true cat goes nuts in it when heading to vet and didn't want him to get injure past a difficult carrier. He is 12 lbs and fits snuggly. Its not flimsy like other soft carriers.

Mamanyt1953

Hekitty has had both, but prefers a larger, hard carrier. I call up she feels more secure with "walls" effectually her.

Nevertheless, if yous're going to fly with your cat, exist sure to phone call the airline and ask what their policies are. Some desire hard, others soft.

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Can Raccoons Get Into Plastic Pet Carrier Review Forums

artiemom

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margd

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dbljj

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LTS3

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kittens mom

Kittens life was lost to a negligent veterinary.

donutte

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