Soft-Sided Pet Carrier from Petmate: Ideal for Traveling with Your Furry Friend

Homer: I have a 5 pound chihuahua and there is plenty of room for her and her small fuzzy blanket. It is exceptionally light weight and easy to carry. However she can easily get it if the top despite the Velcro closure. I would prefer a single zipper.

United States on Nov 05, 2023

MEB: This is the second soft carrier I’ve bought from PetMate. This one does not say PetMate anywhere on it, so I wonder if it really is. I’m very disappointed that this one does not have the slot for an ID Card, so when I take my cat to the vet there’s no way to put a name or my info on it.

United States on Jul 15, 2023

Amazon Customer: Over all love the carrier but my cat keeps escaping it. He is able to unzip and undo the Velcro. Over still recommended for the price

Canada on Nov 22, 2021

Brenda Gooding: It's a nice looking carrier; I ordered large but not quite big enough for my 19 pounder. I can get him inside but not for very long. Why don't they make extra large? Also, be careful of the top. Although it's zippered around, there's Velcro on the flap. A strong cat like mine might be able to pop his head through if he panics and then maybe get out. However, if they had an extra large I would buy it and use this one for my 17 pound cat..... she is shorter in body.

Canada on Oct 21, 2018

STEPHEN CHAMBERLAIN: Having my cat in a soft sided carrier with the shoulder strap to carry her, lets me "hug" her to my side and talk to her. I can even open the top flap a few inches and scratch her head. She is less agitated than in the old hard plastic cage with metal wire doors.
I would not use the on long trips or anywhere it may be "out of sight". There is no protection against her being injured if the carrier is knocked.
The base is made from corrugated plastic and dense foam with a removable black velour cover. It was is about an inch longer than the base of the carrier. I was able to make it fit correctly by just cutting with a utility knife. The removeable cover is a good idea.
I am pleased with the colour of the carrier. Although it was called taupe it is the same purple as shown on the wrapper.

Canada on Aug 20, 2018

C. Jones: This is a very nice little cat carrier. It's very well made and I like it because my cat can see out three sides of it and doesn't seem as upset in it as she is in a hard case one where she just has little holes to look through. It's lightweight too which is nice for me. If you have a cat that is quite big, this is probably not a carrier for you though because it's not huge. It will comfortably hold a full grown cat but just not extra large Toms or fat cats.

Canada on Dec 19, 2014

AndsterManNYC: EDIT/UPDATE 07/'16 : I still have this after two years, but one thing I noticed is that the wire framing (sort of like a very rigid coat hangar) on the top (right where the top opening flap and the side flap zippered openings meet), the wire frame broke through the plastic covering and is sticking out and exposed inside the carrier. Since it's on the top of the inside (sort of in the inside seam of the carrier), I'm not concerned that it will poke my little buddy or that he'll get hurt, but it's just a matter of time I'm guessing before the wire frame busts through the other parts of the carrier. I'm still using this for very short trips (to my friend's apartment down the block or to the vet) and I still think it's a good value for the price, but it's definitely showing its "wear".

Original Review: Bottom line is that my cat really doesn't like any travel bags because it means he's going to the vet, so getting him into ANY travel bag is a chore. That said, for about $35, I got a pretty decent cat travel bag: both side and top openings, nice zippers and velcro closures, mesh windows all around except for one small side in the back (which instead has a mesh folder allowing me...

United States on Jul 17, 2013

Nan: I like the carrier however it is not large. I have a small kitten. I am hoping it will last when she is a grown cat.
The bottom that rests on the floor is pink.....difficult to keep clean.
The covered platform is removable and easy to clean ...however when it is in the carrier it is not attached to anything so if the carrier is not on a flat surface the kitten is smooshed by the top.
I like that the base is solid so the kitten is not squished when being carried.
I like that it is light, even with the kitten in it the wide strap is easy on the shoulder.

Canada on Jul 15, 2013

Deeveeoo: Once upon a time, as a naive young graduate student, I believed the airline when I called to confirm that I could transport a cat as long as my carrier met X dimensions. Nary a word was mentioned about the need for a soft-sided carrier, and as grad students aren't long on common sense ... I never considered that aspect. Long story short, I showed up at the airport with my hard little carrier and the United people chuckled with glee at having me over a barrel. It was either fork over $75 for their soft-sided cat carrier that they happened to have for sale for people who didn't magically intuit their requirements or leave my cat in the Phoenix airport for a few weeks. I bought it, begrudgingly. I like to think that the stare I gave the sales woman as she offered to check my hard-sided carrier through to my destination as a free perk made my point.

Anyway, fast forward six years. That sumptuous carrier (which, despite the $ never did make my coffee, answer the phones, or perform any feats of wonder) had developed a serious glitch in the zippering (i.e., the front zipper gave up the ghost entirely, halfway to the vet, allowing for a lovely 'psycho cat free in the car' story...

United States on Jul 09, 2013