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Newbie questions: What kind of pet carrier?
I have both the soft and hard sided carriers. I really like the soft one
except that for some reason, it doesn't keep its shape and the top of it will cave in when my cat is in it. So I usually use the hard one. Both the soft and hard carriers I have are "top loaders" and I really recommend that. S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "Wendy" wrote in message ... "-mhd" wrote in message ... "cshenk" wrote: Although a soft one will work fine to hold a cat, you may find the cat gets 'scared' and pees in the carrier. If you have a soft type, you will have an issue getting it clean again. A hard carrier will not have this problem. Easiest hard carriers have an entry gate at the 'front' and at the top both. Also, put a towel at the bottom so if they do 'pee' because they are scared, you wont be bringing a wet kitty to the vet and trying to dry the worst off as she/he gets examined. I prefer soft ones as they much easier to carry and are probably much more comfortable for the cat. As far as accidents go I would much rather throw the bag in the washer than try to wash a car seat that the hard carrier drained onto. A towel fits just fine in the soft bags as well. -mhd I would imagine the size and weight of the cat might determine which type serves better. I haven't seen too many x-large soft carriers and would worry about the handle pulling off if I was lugging around a large cat. I lug a lot of cats around though and most people only need to use their carrier on the occasions kitty visits the vet. I have had some cats who preferred not to have much of a view and many of the soft sided ones have screening on the sides that would provide too much view to a skittish cat. I'm not overly impressed with the zipper closures either. If one has a cat who really doesn't want to be in the carrier, having to zip close provides too much time for the kitty to engineer an escape. I do like something with a top door though in case you need to get a sick kitty in and out of the carrier. Years ago I had to take a carrier apart to get a sick boy out of it and have gone for carriers with a top door since. You do have to double check to make sure the top door stays latched though as some have a tendency to work their way open. Bottom line is that I would imagine you get whatever type best suits your cat. |
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