Expandable Pet Dog Cat Carrier

I like it. It works as expected. But there are minor issue like some others have said:

- It has lots of zippers. And some of them might get stuck / broken if you're in a hurry and try to close it fast. So my advise: just take your time to properly close the zippers. the reason they might get stuck is because some of them, mostly the inner ones, have to open/close while in an awkward position in a the curves of the carrier.
- My cat tried to get out by pushing the mesh. It's a plastic mesh (what do you expect ?) so she will break it if she's insisting or if she uses her teeth. For me it's no big deal, i paid for a plastic mesh i'm not expecting magic / military proof stuff.
- It keeps the shape overall. yes it goes down a little bit but is enough for my cat to be happy moving around it.

I like it. Went under the chair in a plane twice and fully opened it in the airport lounge. Worked as expected ;)

Flew roundtrip on JetBlue from NOLA to NE to pick up my puppy, brought him home in carrier slide under the seat in front of me. He weighed 11 lbs. and was a bit long, so just fit when curled up in sleeping position. While in terminal, I opened the sides and let him stretch all about. Perfect solution - that I researched heavily to make sure it would be accepted on plane. Also purchased 2 extra pee pads, not knowing if needed - they were not used and puppy never soiled carrier, thankfully as it made us both more comfy! I had not met my boy in person, only via pictures and description from Foster Mom and he turned out a bit longer than I expected. Thankfully he was small when curled in sleeping position - which he stayed in for entire flight. This was a blessing as we were really cutting it close. I put various pics in so you could see his size stretched out and curled up, as well as in the carrier.

Edit: the original review was for one we purchased in August 2019. We ordered a second one in July 2020 when we got a second cat. Definitely not as nice! The flaps for the side areas are different and are too big for the area. The scratchy part of the velcro actually rubs against the mesh now and is all bunched up. Also, it no longer has the clips on the zippers to make sure it doesn't open, which was a feature I really liked, and it was shown in the pictures. I emailed the company about this and they never got back to me. Returning the new one and am buying a different one.

Best carrier!! We used this for our 18 year old cat for her first flight. We were really worried about her not travelling well, but thanks to this carrier it went great! We used it on a frontier flight and it fit well under the seat with enough room to unzip the side so she could be extra comfy. The inside is super soft and it is very easy to zip and unzip. It also has little clips on the zippers to make sure it doesn't open. The top loading is really nice too. But when you unzip the sides there is so much room for them to lounge! She loved just hanging out in it in the airport watching all the people walk buy. It also holds it's shape well and is very sturdy. Already recommended it to a friend for the same purpose and she loved it as well. Definitely a great purchase!

Bag did exactly what I needed. I had questions before I bought it and none of them were answered to my needs. So I thought well, I'll just try it out and hopefully help someone else in my same predicament.

The other day I flew with Allegiant Air. Their pet bag requirements say the bag needed to be 9" in height. This bag is 11". I was worried it wasn't gonna fit under the seat, Allegiant wasn't gonna let me use the bag for my flight, it's not bendable enough to fit in a 9" area if I absolutely needed it to, etc. Well, after being set up and ready to transport, the bag isn't really bendable. From a durability standpoint that's good. But what I needed, not so much. Again, the bag is 11" and I needed it to be 9". The description lists Allegiant Air as one of the compatible airlines that this bag works with despite it being too tall in height, which was one of the deciding factors I ended up buying this bag.

Anyway, I get to the airport, they don't check the bag's dimensions. I get on the plane, and slide the bag under the seat. There's still about an inch of space in excess above the bag. I'm definitely relieved. So if you're flying Allegiant and are looking for a bag that's big but still works, this one is for you!

The top opening is great my dog loved poking her head through it. All the side openings are good. I didn't use them on the plane though. My dog had enough room without opening them. She's a 16.5 lb. Maltichon.

All in all worth the price and worked with Allegiant. I would buy it again if I had another dog, and will be using my bag for many times to come on all my future trips.

I went on vacation and the cage worked great it unzips to make more than enough space for my jack russell terrior who is about 16 inch tall and weighs 19 pounds. The cage fit fine on the plane and she was comfortable.