Cat Carrier Size?

OK, never having a cat before I didn't know what to get. The medium
sized ones seemed to large at 24 X 16.6", so I got the small whose
measurement seemed larger than it actually was. My cat is large at
15-16 lbs. and he didn't much like me seeing if he would fit in there.
Seemed it was too small, but I didn't get a chance to see if I could
get his tail in, as he hightailed it out of there. The sides aren't
that easy to get closed with the cat in there either. It's the Petmate
small taxi.

Ok, so I finally get all the clasps closed on the sides, and figure I
will just drop him him from the top. He didn't much like that idea
either, putting him paws firmly on the top to stop from going in head
first. Tail first I had the same problem with his back legs. I think
the soft sided ones are easier but they seemed to small too. What size
should a cat this size have? He just needs to go about 2 bocks or so
when I have to take him to the vet.

When you all stop laughing can someone please help me out here...;-).

I should mention that the small Petmate carrier is 19" X 12.5" X 10"
for my 15-16 lb cat. Too small?

In article ,
Matthew wrote:
I got the large so it has a bigger mouth end to push the cat in if necessary
also for me in a emergency I could shove 3 cats inside if it was an
emergency
They may not be happy but they would be safe

Make sure you post some video of 3 cats crammed into one small carrier.

:^)

I can get all 25 Lbs of Bubba into a small one, but neither
he nor I enjoys the process. I should have got a bigger one.

" wrote in news:1f3f13c5-2285-437d-
:

OK, never having a cat before I didn't know what to get. The medium
sized ones seemed to large at 24 X 16.6", so I got the small whose
measurement seemed larger than it actually was. My cat is large at
15-16 lbs. and he didn't much like me seeing if he would fit in there.
Seemed it was too small, but I didn't get a chance to see if I could
get his tail in, as he hightailed it out of there. The sides aren't
that easy to get closed with the cat in there either. It's the Petmate
small taxi.

Ok, so I finally get all the clasps closed on the sides, and figure I
will just drop him him from the top. He didn't much like that idea
either, putting him paws firmly on the top to stop from going in head
first. Tail first I had the same problem with his back legs. I think
the soft sided ones are easier but they seemed to small too. What size
should a cat this size have? He just needs to go about 2 bocks or so
when I have to take him to the vet.

When you all stop laughing can someone please help me out here...;-).

Thanks for the laugh. It sounds too small for a 16 pound cat. It should be
big enough so he can turn around easily, lie down and stand up. Return
yours, and get a bigger one which comes apart easily because our cat won't
come out of the carrier for the vet, so we have to remove the top.

Bobble

On Jan 12, 4:38 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
In article ,

Matthew wrote:
I got the large so it has a bigger mouth end to push the cat in if necessary
also for me in a emergency I could shove 3 cats inside if it was an
emergency
They may not be happy but they would be safe

Make sure you post some video of 3 cats crammed into one small carrier.

:^)

I can get all 25 Lbs of Bubba into a small one, but neither
he nor I enjoys the process. I should have got a bigger one.

Claude, was yours the size of mine? What exactly is the process? Do
you still have all your fingers, and was a shoehorn involved?

In article ,
wrote:
On Jan 12, 4:38 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
In article ,

Matthew wrote:
I got the large so it has a bigger mouth end to push the cat in if necessary
also for me in a emergency I could shove 3 cats inside if it was an
emergency
They may not be happy but they would be safe

Make sure you post some video of 3 cats crammed into one small carrier.

:^)

I can get all 25 Lbs of Bubba into a small one, but neither
he nor I enjoys the process. I should have got a bigger one.

Claude, was yours the size of mine? What exactly is the process? Do
you still have all your fingers, and was a shoehorn involved?

Bubba's carrier is 24x12x12, which is pretty small considering
how big *he* is.

Fortunately, he's always been more into the dramatics of a
situation than actually fighting me when we need to do
something that he doesn't want to do. On the rare occasions
we actually need for him to go anywhere I just stick his
head in the door and push him in... I ignore the howling
and the hissing, because that will continue as long as he's
in there. Usually he'll wiggle away at least once so it
can be an ordeal.

Fortunately he doesn't seem to hold a grudge. He hasn't
filled up my shoes or anything like that afterward. :^)

I probably should get a larger carrier, but it only gets
used a couple times a year so I haven't done so as yet.

In article ,
Claude V. Lucas wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
On Jan 12, 4:38 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
In article ,

Matthew wrote:
I got the large so it has a bigger mouth end to push the cat in if necessary
also for me in a emergency I could shove 3 cats inside if it was an
emergency
They may not be happy but they would be safe

Make sure you post some video of 3 cats crammed into one small carrier.

:^)

I can get all 25 Lbs of Bubba into a small one, but neither
he nor I enjoys the process. I should have got a bigger one.

Claude, was yours the size of mine? What exactly is the process? Do
you still have all your fingers, and was a shoehorn involved?

Bubba's carrier is 24x12x12, which is pretty small considering
how big *he* is.

Fortunately, he's always been more into the dramatics of a
situation than actually fighting me when we need to do
something that he doesn't want to do. On the rare occasions
we actually need for him to go anywhere I just stick his
head in the door and push him in... I ignore the howling
and the hissing, because that will continue as long as he's
in there. Usually he'll wiggle away at least once so it
can be an ordeal.

Fortunately he doesn't seem to hold a grudge. He hasn't
filled up my shoes or anything like that afterward. :^)

I probably should get a larger carrier, but it only gets
used a couple times a year so I haven't done so as yet.

Forgot to mention that he *can* turn around in this one...

One way to get a cat into the carrier is to stand the carrier up so that the
opening faces up. Then drop the cat into the carrier and close the door.

It's never easy getting a cat into a carrier. I know, I have scars to prove
it. :-)

S.
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On Jan 12, 4:38 pm, (Claude V. Lucas) wrote:
In article ,

Matthew wrote:
I got the large so it has a bigger mouth end to push the cat in if
necessary
also for me in a emergency I could shove 3 cats inside if it was an
emergency
They may not be happy but they would be safe

Make sure you post some video of 3 cats crammed into one small carrier.

:^)

I can get all 25 Lbs of Bubba into a small one, but neither
he nor I enjoys the process. I should have got a bigger one.

Claude, was yours the size of mine? What exactly is the process? Do
you still have all your fingers, and was a shoehorn involved?

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:28:00 -0800, wrote:

OK, never having a cat before I didn't know what to get. The medium sized
ones seemed to large at 24 X 16.6", so I got the small whose measurement
seemed larger than it actually was. My cat is large at 15-16 lbs. and he
didn't much like me seeing if he would fit in there. Seemed it was too
small, but I didn't get a chance to see if I could get his tail in, as he
hightailed it out of there. The sides aren't that easy to get closed with
the cat in there either. It's the Petmate small taxi.

Ok, so I finally get all the clasps closed on the sides, and figure I will
just drop him him from the top. He didn't much like that idea either,
putting him paws firmly on the top to stop from going in head first. Tail
first I had the same problem with his back legs. I think the soft sided
ones are easier but they seemed to small too. What size should a cat this
size have? He just needs to go about 2 bocks or so when I have to take him
to the vet.

When you all stop laughing can someone please help me out here...;-).


I had the small size for my Siamese. When she died and TuTu
adopted me, I gave the small size to Ted and got the medium for TuTu.
I left the small one out all the time and Princess used it for sleeping
.. TuTu totally ignores her carrier.

On Jan 12, 9:12 pm, "cindys" wrote:
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I should mention that the small Petmate carrier is 19" X 12.5" X 10"
for my 15-16 lb cat. Too small?

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I don't know what are the dimensions of my cat carrier, but it is a size
"large." This is the one I use for my cats that weigh 11 to 14 pounds. I
also have a "small" carrier, which I used for Molly (of blessed memory). She
weighed 10 pounds, and it was a good size for her. I currently use the small
one for Daisy who weighs 9 pounds. Again, the small one is a good size for
Daisy. I don't own a "medium," so I can't say if it would have been large
enough for my 11 to 14 pound cats or not.
Best regards,
--Cindy S.

Well, I tried standing it up with the opening facing up, and tried
dropping the cat in with both ends first, but no dice. He had other
ideas and braced himself on the edges and wouldn't go in. I will try
again. The other problem is that at 15-16 lbs. he's too heavy for me
to carry, and I need to be able to put the carrier on the seat of my
mom walker so it needs to be not too big. If I put some ham on the
other end he might climb in for it. Maybe if I cut off his tail...just
kidding...LOL!