H Zarbaugh
14 de abril de 2025
Maybe my favorite Amazon purchase ever…..
This kennel is legit amazing!! I am so glad we found it! I think it may be my favorite Amazon purchase ever, but most definitely the best purchase of 2024.We take our little, old kitty (Jill) along with us when we travel. She’s in end stage kidney disease and needs daily fluids and medication, but she won’t allow our kitty sitter to do those things.Jill is a great traveler, and she has traveled well in a traditional pet carrier in the past. However, she can no longer travel for hours without needing her litter box. We needed an enclosure that was big enough to hold her in her bed, her litter box, plus food and water, but did not take up the entire back of our SUV. We also wanted a kennel that was lightweight and did not take up much storage space.Then I happened to find this wonderful pop-up kennel!!! It is THE perfect solution for our situation. It offers plenty of space when opened, but doesn’t take up the cargo space in our SUV. It is big enough to hold Jill’s litter box, bed, plus food and water. It is held securely in place using bilateral seatbelt loops on the rear of the kennel, as well as bilateral straps that hang around the headrests. Plus it stores compactly when not in use.Jill has been able to rest comfortably, and use her litter box as needed during our trips. She used her box twice during our last 5 hour trip. We do keep the kennel covered with a sheet while moving, to help her stay calm, give litter box privacy, and keep the sun from shining directly onto her bed.There are only two small things I don’t love about the kennel.1. You can only open the kennel using the doors on both ends. I wish it had a zipper in the middle of the front, or across the top. If I need to clean her box or refill water while at a rest area, I have to open the SUV door, then open the kennel door to do those things, which briefly leaves space through which a quick, young cat might want to escape. (Luckily Jill is old and slow, and just lays in her bed.) It’s also not super easy to get kitty out of the kennel through these doors at your destination. Jill never wants to get out into her regular carrier, so we typically just remove the litter box, unbuckle the straps, then move the whole kennel with her inside. This is best done with two people. At least this way we don’t have to worry about her getting loose and running away in an unfamiliar place.2. I think it would be very difficult for one person to close the kennel down for storage. Recruit as assistant when you are ready to fold the kennel for storage. It requires both ends to be twisted in opposite directions, which is most easily done with two people.This kennel could work well for traveling with 2 cats, if they don’t need a litter box.Ver másVer menos
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