Mr. Peanut's Expandable Airline Approved Soft Sided Pet Carrier, Low Profile Gold Series Tote, Premium Brand Self Locking Zippers, Plush Faux Fleece Bedding with a Sturdy Plywood Base

I've only traveled with it once, but it held up well and provided comfort and security for my pet. The faux fur cover of the pad is easily cleanable. Good size. Durable zippers, the shoulder strap is convenient but weird to hold pet under arm, kind of unwieldy. However, luggage handle feature is great as long as you are NOT putting it on a carry on handle. It's too big and will force the bag to topple over and/or you will have to hold it firmly in place while wheeling your carry on. Also, the pet will slide to the front and kind of tip over the side of your carry on a bit. The fold out "tent" is nice but my pet wasn't interested, so would not opt for a fold out tent in a carrier, especially if you are not utilizing it for long periods of time. It's a nice color (gray) and material. Good replacement choice for my old carrier.

My husband and I just moved from the US to Europe with two cats in a pandemic, and when I tell you I was STRESSED.Our cats had never flown before, but we bought these carriers hoping for the best. And they are THE BEST.These carriers are sturdy. Sturdy enough for our 15 lb cat to stand on in and not crush it. The light plywood insert never bowed, it kept both safe and flat.They’re comfortable and roomy. Both cats were able to turn around, sit up and lay down easily. Both took very comfy looking naps during one of our layovers.They are versatile. Oh my god are they versatile. We were able to easily take out and return the cats when going through TSA. We could open the big or small windows to give them treats or love during the flights. The luggage strap was MAGNIFICENT and fit easily onto our rolling carry ons which came in handy when we had to run to catch a connection. We had 4 different flights, all on different sized aircraft, and these carriers under the seat in front of us for all of them without issue.They are so easy to clean. One of the cats had a small accident during our first flight, so we found a family restroom to clean her and the carrier in between flights. The inside was easy to wipe down, and the removable fluffy bed insert washed and dried easily and quickly with NO SMELL.We flew for almost 24 hours total, and I didn’t have to worry about them once. We have already recommended these carriers to all of our friends traveling with pets and look forward to our future adventures with our fur babies.Buy this carrier, seriously it’s the best. Plus it comes in fun colors!

Hands down the best quality and most attractive design we’ve found. Such a thoughtful design, with plenty of ventilation, openings, and space for our precious pup. Very sturdy as well, which is a standout amongst other expandable bags on the market

First time flying with my fur baby and although I initially purchased a different carrier I couldn't stop thinking about and looking at this carrier so I listened to my instincts and purchased this carrier. I am so happy I got it and wasnt disappointed. Carrier Delivered on time (ordered and received 4 days before flight) This carrier is well made; came with its own storage bag when not in use and carrier folds within itself for the bag storage. I have a miniature yorkie weighs 6 pounds and this carrier was perfect for him. It had enough room for him to lay down; turn around and stand up even with top zippered. No messes made so no need to clean but could clean inside and out with ease. The pad mat inside that my yorkie laid on was plush; soft; comfortable; zips on/off to easily wash and dry in machine. The extendable section on the side was great and the pocket came in handy. This carrier fit under JetBlue seat with no problems. I highly recommend this carrier!!!

I was looking for a light but sturdy carrier as my cat is about 14.5 pounds and the weight limit on my particular airline was 17 pounds for pet plus carrier. [In the end no one actually weighed them, but my plan was to first remove the 'bed' inside if they asked to.] It also had to fit under the seat in front of me [it would have fitted sideways if not for a bolt on the side of one seat leg, but they were fine with it going underneath lengthways fortunately] so I needed something that wasn't too rigid. I also thought the expandable part might be useful.Well... all I can say is it was absolutely fantastic. My cat had already taken two short rides in it to the vet, and unlike his usual carrier (bigger, but plastic with a thick blanket inside) he didn't howl at all, so that seemed promising. I think the soft bed and its fit are the reason. BTW, a tip for getting your cat inside: if you can, hold your cat upside down in your arms, drop his bum in first through the open carrier top, then rotate him forward so that his head and front paws go in; this worked every time.Now we had to do: 1hr by car to LAX, 2 hrs at the airport, 11 hours on the plane (Air France), 1 hr at CDG (Paris), 3 hours in a rental car to the Eurotunnel at Calais, 1 hr on the car train, then finally almost 6 hours down to the SW of England.[All of this because you can't take a cat in the cabin to the UK on any airline and I refused to fly my cat in the hold, which meant flying to Paris, renting a car and driving to Calais, then taking the car train (Eurotunnel) to the UK, since I believe you can't carry a pet onto the trains (Eurostar) or ferries as a pedestrian, and the ferries make you leave your pet unattended in the car on their decks. FYI: as of writing this, Emotional Support Animals on US carriers may still be an exception to bringing a pet into the UK in the cabin due to the Americans With Disabilities Act, but although there are websites where one can certify one's pet as an ESA, I definitely wasn't okay with faking any kind of disability, even with the best of intentions; in addition, I believe that most airlines now require more medical paperwork anyway due to people abusing the system this way, and I don't think the UK govt likes it much either as (according to their website) the airports that accept ESAs will potentially make you wait a long time while they 'process' your ESA at the other end.]Through it all my cat only complained once (in the car headed to LAX; more of an "oh boy, we aren't going to the vet this time, are we"), and while I won't say he was exactly happy (he spent hours with his nose shoved into the darkest corner of the carrier, and there were two or three shortlived occasions when he'd had enough and just wanted out) he emerged intact at the other end, explored his new home for about 15 minutes, then settled down and started purring, eating, and drinking as normal. [Not to put too fine a point on it, but I'm not sure he took advantage of the "Dry Fur" pad I'd lined the carrier with - the 'small' size fitted perfectly - so I was relieved when he also relieved himself as normal!]The small side window in one door was great - I basically had the carrier on my lap, petting him through the window while still blocking his exit with my arm, for 95% of the plane journey. And the expandable part was awesome too - being a big cat, he really appreciated getting to stretch out; he basically laid his upper body on my knees for at least half the flight (with the carrier body, holding his lower half, pressed tight against my tummy).The weirdest thing was that almost no one noticed I had a cat with me - I guess it didn't look like a pet carrier, just a regular tote bag. So although (after much angst!) I had all the correct forms, and they were checked at LAX and (after I reported to the "Pet Reception") at the Eurotunnel entrance, I have to wonder if anyone from CDG airport onwards would have even bothered to look if I hadn't told them.[BTW, in case anyone reading this review is going through the same process, I needed his rabies certification plus the correct health certificate for "England via France" and then had to make an appointment to have it properly endorsed by the USDA APHIS office in El Segundo. You can also mail the certificate to Sacramento, but if you have anything wrong it'll be returned, so if there's a time limit (e.g. it must be obtained <10 days before travel for US to UK) you may be in trouble. It turned out my vet's printer 'disappeared' the strikethroughs on the form without us noticing, so I ended up driving to El Segundo twice the week before we flew. And fyi, half the people I heard having their forms rejected had either gotten the rabies shot after the microchip or within the last 21 days, both of which are against the instructions.]ANYWAY... to conclude, this carrier helped to make a potentially disastrous and very stressful situation work as well as possible, and I'm VERY grateful. My cat isn't small and has decent claws (since he still goes outside regularly so we didn't want to cut them too short) but he still wasn't able to break through the mesh windows (which are great too) or sides, despite trying a few times, although admittedly he was quiescent for most of the journey.Phew.