How do you carry your pet to the vet? Or to boarding kennels?

I put by back out carrying a cat (just a cat) in one like this, taking precautions.

We put a lead on the dogs. You don’t carry a Boxer (unless it’s a pup). Never had cats and never will.

I have carried my cats in a similar container, but you are not supposed to use the Handel you are supposed to carry it in front of you holding the bottom (in case the attachments fail and you lose the bottom out). This is vet advice.

Arts said:

I have carried my cats in a similar container, but you are not supposed to use the Handel you are supposed to carry it in front of you holding the bottom (in case the attachments fail and you lose the bottom out). This is vet advice.

Ha. Handle. You can probably play them nice music.

Arts said:

Arts said:

I have carried my cats in a similar container, but you are not supposed to use the Handel you are supposed to carry it in front of you holding the bottom (in case the attachments fail and you lose the bottom out). This is vet advice.

Ha. Handle. You can probably play them nice music.

cats don’t usually like water though we hear

Visual barriers are important. They prevent anxiety.

Cover the cat carry so they are not visually overloaded and overwhelmed.

Completely cover with a sheet and carry from underneath, never using the handle.

You can train the cat to have positive associations by putting in treats that the can retrieve, make sure the carry case won’t fall over.

PermeateFree said:

OMG!

> cats don’t usually like water though we hear

Not using the Handel? What a wild idea. It would be tough to carry that way (sharp projecting bits). But really would have saved my back, thanks.

I think a banana-shaped carrying case would help, so I can wrap it round me rather than having it stick out too far.

ms spock said:

Visual barriers are important. They prevent anxiety.

Cover the cat carry so they are not visually overloaded and overwhelmed.

Completely cover with a sheet and carry from underneath, never using the handle.

You can train the cat to have positive associations by putting in treats that the can retrieve, make sure the carry case won’t fall over.

> Visual barriers are important. They prevent anxiety. Cover the cat carry so they are not visually overloaded and overwhelmed.

Not for our cats. They love the new environment of smells and sights. I put them down for a minute in each place, so they get used to the new place before moving on another few metres.

I think that the overload is more due to travel sickness (what they see doesn’t match up with what their balance organs tell them), and I’ve always found that travel sickness is best combatted by a cool breeze and a good view, so that they can adjust their body position to match the horizon.

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

OMG!

> cats don’t usually like water though we hear

Not using the Handel? What a wild idea. It would be tough to carry that way (sharp projecting bits). But really would have saved my back, thanks.

I think a banana-shaped carrying case would help, so I can wrap it round me rather than having it stick out too far.

ms spock said:

Visual barriers are important. They prevent anxiety.

Cover the cat carry so they are not visually overloaded and overwhelmed.

Completely cover with a sheet and carry from underneath, never using the handle.

You can train the cat to have positive associations by putting in treats that the can retrieve, make sure the carry case won’t fall over.

> Visual barriers are important. They prevent anxiety. Cover the cat carry so they are not visually overloaded and overwhelmed.

Not for our cats. They love the new environment of smells and sights. I put them down for a minute in each place, so they get used to the new place before moving on another few metres.

I think that the overload is more due to travel sickness (what they see doesn’t match up with what their balance organs tell them), and I’ve always found that travel sickness is best combatted by a cool breeze and a good view, so that they can adjust their body position to match the horizon.

It is good when you know your animals so well…

mollwollfumble said:

How do you carry your pet to the vet? Or to boarding kennels?

I put by back out carrying a cat (just a cat) in one like this, taking precautions.

Agree with ms spock’s & Art’s advice.

Also when you carry by the handle and they shift in the carrier, their weight redistribution can cause you to wrench your bloody back/arm etc. Thanks a lot Matilda!

buffy said:

We put a lead on the dogs. You don’t carry a Boxer (unless it’s a pup). Never had cats and never will.

mollwollfumble is asking about that particular carrier, not leads
I’ve never had boxers, and never will.
Squished face animals are so weird looking.

> Also when you carry by the handle and they shift in the carrier, their weight redistribution can cause you to wrench your bloody back/arm etc. Thanks a lot Matilda!

Yes it was the handle, keeping the carrier away from my legs as I walked, that did the back in.

A slight problem carrying it by the bottom. Rather than having to lift it a few decimetres with the handle. Holding the bottom and I’m lifting it more than a metre. Couldn’t do it at all if the carrier is down at ground level.

buffy said:

We put a lead on the dogs. You don’t carry a Boxer (unless it’s a pup). Never had cats and never will.

Before I asked, I’d never seen a cat lead. A friend showed me her cat lead, and let me put it on and off and take her cat for a walk to show me.

That actually looks a lot easier. Unless, and it’s a big unless. Unless the cat jumps over a fence or tangles the lead among the bushes.

For the vet and cat-house, I mean cattery, there are no fences to jump or bushes to tangle the lead. So a lead would actually be better.