Frisco Basic Dog & Cat Carrier Bag, Black

Well made for the price. Good ventilation. Comfortable carry strap and handle options. So much easier to carry the cats to the vet in these than the hard sided carriers we used before this. Will donate those back to the shelter where we got them when we adopted. Sherpa pad inside is cozy but could use a little more strength for the rigid support portion. Our cats are a bit over 12 lbs and we bought the medium sizes. I would not use this size for a much heavier animal. Medium seems to be a good size to use to carry two carriers at once (if appropriate for your pets' sizes of course) and appears to be able to fit under a seat. One hint is that both ends unzip--one end is a half window, the Well made for the price. Good ventilation. Comfortable carry strap and handle options. So much easier to carry the cats to the vet in these than the hard sided carriers we used before this. Will donate those back to the shelter where we got them when we adopted. Sherpa pad inside is cozy but could use a little more strength for the rigid support portion. Our cats are a bit over 12 lbs and we bought the medium sizes. I would not use this size for a much heavier animal. Medium seems to be a good size to use to carry two carriers at once (if appropriate for your pets' sizes of course) and appears to be able to fit under a seat. One hint is that both ends unzip--one end is a half window, the other is a full unzip with 2 zipper pulls on one continuous zipper. CLOSE the half window before loading your cat. For the full window end, close one of the two zippers from bottom to top, then put cat in open portion, while quickly zipping other zipper to top instead of going all the way from one side all the way over to the other with one zipper pull--takes too long haha--comical antics. … more

I bought this carrier bag for my niece's bearded dragon. My niece was impressed by the plush cushion within the carrier. It is a light weight bag with hand and shoulder handles. It is easy to use; my four year old nephew easily handles the bearded dragon and was able to place him in and secure him into the carrier using the side zip closure. It is a well made carrier and I think it will last repeated use. We have not yet had to wash or spot clean yet, but I think it will be fine. It is used regularly when they transport their pet.

Carrier base is 9" WIDE x 18.75" long. It is 12" tall, except when you're carrying it the peak is a bit taller but it's too narrow to be useful. This is strangely narrow. Southwest & American allow up to 13 in wide, United up to 11, and others average 12. So there's a huge loss of space. My fat cat was able to turn around in it though. It's not really feasible to turn it sideways either because it doesn't keep its shape and loses some ventilation. Might have to build some type of frame in it. On the upside, I can imagine the shape makes it easier to put on top of suitcase. Unfortunately there's no way to actually attach it to suitcase handles, like some others. The bottom is lightweight Carrier base is 9" WIDE x 18.75" long. It is 12" tall, except when you're carrying it the peak is a bit taller but it's too narrow to be useful. This is strangely narrow. Southwest & American allow up to 13 in wide, United up to 11, and others average 12. So there's a huge loss of space. My fat cat was able to turn around in it though. It's not really feasible to turn it sideways either because it doesn't keep its shape and loses some ventilation. Might have to build some type of frame in it. On the upside, I can imagine the shape makes it easier to put on top of suitcase. Unfortunately there's no way to actually attach it to suitcase handles, like some others. The bottom is lightweight and hard, so it keeps its shape well. The sherpa is fairly thick. The strap has plastic snaps that are clearly going to break very quickly, and the strap itself is pretty flimsy. The rings are also exceptionally flimsy plastic. I will need to replace both. I'm comfortable with the amount of ventilation, and don't think it's so much that it won't be able to make sure the cat isn't clawing his way out. It's not horrible, or completely unusable. But I don't think I'd recommend it. Why can't anyone make one that fits Airline specs on the base, and the top can be crushed down only as needed during the ride? And sturdy? Is that really too much to ask? … more

I gave it 4stars due to the quality of the product, however, I was unable to use it. I purchased it for my 15", 12lb cat. I started training cat to enter the carrier by putting treats inside. He would go in to get his treats but was always stuck out the back. The bag is described as 19" long... but inside it is actually only 17", so the cat does not really fit into it. The bag is described as medium/large, it should state small/medium based on inside demensions. Now looking for another bag but weary of the demensions given. I will assume the inside dimension will be 2" shorter than the length given.

We have 2 fluffy cats (17 and 15) pounds and they had to have a vet visit. Getting them into the carriers went very smoothly--except for one trying to escape by opening the zipper with his nose. Used to use one pet carrier, but with all their fluffiness, was worried it would fall apart. Since moms don't go into the vet office these days, I felt sure they would be safe going in and returning to me. All went well and they had no complaints. Vet assistant said one just sat in his carrier and with all the ways to get to him he didn't need to be pulled or dumped out! The other one told me all about it on the way home.

My cat who is only 7 pounds can fit in this S/M sized carrier, but she still struggles to turn around and if she wanted to scratch herself, I'm sure it would be very inconvenient for her. I need to figure out how to do a return so one day I can get the M/L so she can actually get in by herself and be more comfortable.

We just used this carrier to take our 8 pound, 20 year old male cat for his vet check-up and it was the easiest ever getting him in the carrier. We put him down in front of the opening and he walked right in, no problem! So much better than the old hard carriers. When I first opened the carrier and got it ready for use a week ago, kitty promptly checked it out and rubbed his scent all over the openings and sides, so it was obvious that he approved of this carrier. He also stepped into it to check it out further. And it is so easy to pick up and carry. But I must warn you if you have a three year old child, they will also like this carrier and if you aren't looking for a second, they will We just used this carrier to take our 8 pound, 20 year old male cat for his vet check-up and it was the easiest ever getting him in the carrier. We put him down in front of the opening and he walked right in, no problem! So much better than the old hard carriers. When I first opened the carrier and got it ready for use a week ago, kitty promptly checked it out and rubbed his scent all over the openings and sides, so it was obvious that he approved of this carrier. He also stepped into it to check it out further. And it is so easy to pick up and carry. But I must warn you if you have a three year old child, they will also like this carrier and if you aren't looking for a second, they will quickly crawl into the carrier and not want to come out. And if you pull them out by their ankles, they will try to scamper back in, so you have to be very fast in putting the carrier out of reach! … more

I like the shape . They can stand and turn around. It opens either end and is mostly mesh so air flow is good. Only problem is it isn’t durable and zipper broke first use and seam gave way on second. I fixed it and still use it because my dog, a 15 lb Havanese is comfortable in it.

I just had occasion to use this carrier to take my cat to the vet. She is a 13 lb cat and it's too small and narrow and it collapses in since it's a soft sided carrier. I guess if you had a very small cat or kitten it might be okay but I wouldn't recommend for a larger cat and certainly not for a long trip. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to get another carrier.

I just recently adopted two kittens and needed a 2nd carrier. This one was too small for my 5 month old kitten. I just used my old one and put both of them in that one. Also this one has a funny, chemical, odor that they do not like at all.