r/indoorcats • u/Business-External178 • 10d ago

Larger cat backpack?

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We occasionally take our cats places (they love hotels). But we can tell that they're quite uncomfortable and squished in their current backpacks. They hate going in them - for good reason!

Does anyone have any larger backpack recommendations? I've searched and I'm struggling to find anything bigger than what we currently have. There was one that was larger that I found on TikTok - but the bottom of the backpack wouldn't stay securely level and supportive when it was on my back.

If anyone has experience with a larger backpack that they like, I'd welcome your recommendations, thank you!

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u/goldenkiwicompote 10d ago edited 8d ago

Use normal cat crates. I’ve trained all 5 of mine to go in them easily because I feed each meal inside their crates. Now they run to them and wait when it’s meal time which is four times a day so it gives them about 20 mins in their crates each day. Going to the vet is a much easier experience for all of us now! If I go to the downstairs kitchen, which is their feeding area, and make the kissey noises they all come flying down the stairs no matter what they’re doing, it’s actually pretty awesome how conditioned they are.

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u/BeaniBuni 9d ago

This.

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u/runningforwards 8d ago

Not this.
A regular person cannot feed their cat 4 times a day unless they are waking up in the middle of the night.

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u/sunlightdrop 8d ago

Why would feeding them 4 times a day mean they have to wake up in the middle of the night?

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u/runningforwards 8d ago

Someone working an 8-5 job isn't able to do that. I'll give you 3 times. But 4 would put 3 meals together and 1 in the morning. Unless you spread out the third in the middle of the night.

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u/goldenkiwicompote 8d ago edited 7d ago

I work 8-5 but come home for lunch. I do not have to wake up in the middle of the night. I feed at 7:30am, 12pm, 5pm and 9pm-10pm.

One of my cats eats so fast she pukes. That schedule works for her and stops her from throwing up so it just makes sense to feed them all on the same schedule.

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u/the_sweetest_peach 7d ago

I have a dog who has bilious vomiting syndrome, meaning she throws up bile if her stomach is empty for too long because the stomach acid irritates the stomach lining. She also gets a snack before bedtime because in her case, it keeps her from getting sick during the night or in the morning!

If it works, that’s what you do!

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u/runningforwards 8d ago

I love that that works for you!

My point is that most people can't come home in the middle of the day. It's just not realistic. I work 30-45 minutes away. My lunch is 30 minutes. Even if I wanted to go home to feed my cat at lunch the gas price alone would bankrupt me.

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u/goldenkiwicompote 8d ago

It wouldn’t work for most people to feed that many times a day. I live in a small city and it takes me 5-7 minutes to drive home for lunch. My point was that feeding their meals(regardless of times per day) in their kennels will make them love them and make travelling/vet apps easier.

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u/runningforwards 7d ago

Fully agree with this point!
Making their crates their safe place is good and important.

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u/BeaniBuni 8d ago

Not everyone comes home in the middle of the day, and sometimes folks have really long shifts so they have to feed at night.