calcaneus
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I'm looking for carriers to transport my two chins in (need a separate carrier for each of them). Currently they are in separate compartments of a wire carrier that is too big and not very comfortable for them, though I do line it with fleece. They are both very nervous in the car, and I need the carriers for taking them to the vet (1 hour drive each way) and my parents' house when I go back for long periods (2.5 hour drive each way).
Which ones do you recommend? I have seen these (http://www.petco.com/product/11339/...l_3-_-Super Pet Come Along Pet Carriers-11339) but they looked cheap, had plastic edges that could be chewed, and looked way too big for my small guys.
This one (http://www.petco.com/product/112328...-D36E-DF11-BAA3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA) is more the design I'd like, but as I haven't seen it in person I don't know if it's chin-safe.
I basically want something like my boy's fleece hidey house that is a bit more rigid and can be closed up - they both like snuggling and hiding, and being in something soft and a bit dark might reassure them on the drives. What does anyone recommend? If anyone sells carriers, please send me details!
Also, I always leave a bit of hay in their carriers and occasionally feed them bits of oat and barley through the drive, but they don't get any water and if it's just me in the car all the food they have is the hay. My current carrier doesn't have a space to attach a water bottle, and it doesn't look like these soft carriers do either. I've also been worried that the ceramic foodbowls I use might shift on the drive and hurt them, which is why I only put hay in. They don't seem to eat the hay, I think they are just nervous and sleepy most times, but what does everyone else do to make their chins at home when on a long drive?
Many thanks!
Which ones do you recommend? I have seen these (http://www.petco.com/product/11339/...l_3-_-Super Pet Come Along Pet Carriers-11339) but they looked cheap, had plastic edges that could be chewed, and looked way too big for my small guys.
This one (http://www.petco.com/product/112328...-D36E-DF11-BAA3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA) is more the design I'd like, but as I haven't seen it in person I don't know if it's chin-safe.
I basically want something like my boy's fleece hidey house that is a bit more rigid and can be closed up - they both like snuggling and hiding, and being in something soft and a bit dark might reassure them on the drives. What does anyone recommend? If anyone sells carriers, please send me details!
Also, I always leave a bit of hay in their carriers and occasionally feed them bits of oat and barley through the drive, but they don't get any water and if it's just me in the car all the food they have is the hay. My current carrier doesn't have a space to attach a water bottle, and it doesn't look like these soft carriers do either. I've also been worried that the ceramic foodbowls I use might shift on the drive and hurt them, which is why I only put hay in. They don't seem to eat the hay, I think they are just nervous and sleepy most times, but what does everyone else do to make their chins at home when on a long drive?
Many thanks!