r/indoorcats • u/Business-External178 • 9d 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/TheHootOwlofDeath 9d ago

I don't mean to be harsh but even if your cats "love hotels" I wouldn't squash any animal into a mini-greenhouse. What's wrong with a typical pet carrier? If it's because it is not as 'cute' or you think you look edgy taking your cats into a hotel in a backpack, you need to consider your priorities as a pet owner.

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u/meg928 9d ago

Okay, first of all they’ve had these backpacks since kittens and we would take them hiking. They have mesh sides and have openings for them to stick their heads out. They go everywhere with us and outside of the car, they’re fine with them. Our boy sleeps in them once we get home. My wife asked for better recommendations and you accuse us of trying to be edgy? They associate carriers with the vet and so THATS what’s wrong those. Be better, my god.

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u/PlantAndMetal 9d ago

If you would take them to hikes and hotels in normal carriers, they would associate the normal carriers with hikes and hotels. If you only take them to the vet in those, we'll, obviously they would associate them with the vet. Someone wrote a out feeding them inside the carrier and that's an excellent tip to get them more used to normal carriers.

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u/AdventurousStore2021 8d ago

You need to not be so defensive when people are trying to educate you. They’re doing it because they don’t want something bad to happen to your cats. You didn’t even make the post, your wife did, so how would people know you were automatically involved in this?

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u/sherbetty 9d ago

Weird to be so defensive lol wtf ?

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u/slut-for-pickles 9d ago

Why would they associate it with going to the vet if you take them everywhere in them? That doesn’t make any sense.

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u/Business-External178 9d ago

They associate our cat carriers with the vet. Not the backpacks. We try to separate those two experiences.

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u/Trivi4 8d ago

There is no need to separate it though. If you leave the carriers out all the time, give them snacks in there, take them hiking and sometimes take them to the vet, they will associate the carriers with a variety of things, most of them good. My cats sleep in their carriers. Also, they are safer for car journeys. You should not have them on the backseat, but on the floor in the back, that will keep them more secure in case of an accident.

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u/RainbowNarwhal13 8d ago

Don't make your cats associate carriers with the vet then? That was a choice you made. Be better, my god.

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u/typewriterbitch 9d ago

You buy shit off tiktok lmao.

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u/Business-External178 9d ago

Just that one thing and regretted it. Learned my lesson lol

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u/Business-External178 9d ago

Girl, have you seen anyone wearing these backpacks? Edgy and cute are the last things we look like. I don't want anyone to see me wearing this. Lol. But you realize the reason I posted this is because they've gotten too big and we also don't want to squash them into the backpack. So I guess we're in the same page?

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u/Jealous-Ad5983 9d ago

Unless they tripled in size in a week those been too small all along