Necoichi Portable Stress Free Cage Carrier and Litter Box, Indoor & Outdoor

We have a cat that was a rescue and hates crates. We got this for emergencies but now we use it for the vet. We drop her in from the top (well, the side, but we use that as the top) and she doesn’t mind at all. It’s big and she can walk around. No more hyperventilating in the car or at the vet.

I saw another review that used this "tent" as a birthing place / nesting area for their cat and kittens and decided to try this for my similar situation. This is the ideal setup for a cat who is giving birth (if the cat so chooses this place) or had kittens recently and needs a place to nurse. My cat did NOT choose this as the place to give birth, she preferred a tiny box she had chosen before we set up this tent. My advice: buy this in advance so your cat has time to choose it as a birthing place. If you buy it too close to the birth, it doesn't give her time to get comfortable with it or explore it. I found and bought this about 2 days before the birth and it was too late by then, she had already been around the house scratching inside boxes to determine a different suitable nest. Another note: you can turn this tent on its side so that the side wide panel is facing the ceiling and just have the smaller side panel open. This gives the illusion of an open box, which makes it easy to look down in to see the kittens without bothering them too much, while the mother cat can sneak in the open side panel. My cat wasn't a huge fan of the wide side panel being open, nor my involvement with the kittens, so she decided to move the kittens randomly to a small cat ottoman I had bought. So I closed the wide side panel and opened the small side panel and now it resembles a cave / short tunnel. She took to this very well and now stays there with the kittens. It gives her more privacy and more room to stretch out (she's a long siamese) and room for the kittens to nurse, rather than the ottoman or the tent with both panels open. I recommend this product for your mother cat and/or small kittens. I think up to 4 weeks old should be good, otherwise they will start climbing out. This provides room for a cat with 6+ newborn kittens. It provides customization because you can open one or both panels and turn it on any of its sides to suit your cat's privacy or access needs. If you have it upside down, you can zip the wide panel up a bit to add height / fence in any wandering kittens who can't climb well yet, but who are starting to poke their heads out. It is easy to unfold (be careful, because it snaps open quickly / is basically spring-loaded due to the metal wiring) and easy enough to put back into the bag it comes with (just twist it down in a swirl pushing from the long top and secure using feet until you have a good hold of it collapsed together). They also include some toys. I recommend putting a towel down inside instead of the mat it comes with or blankets, as towels keep their shape better and dont move around alot as the kittens squirm along. The mat it comes with might be a good picnic mat for lunch. Very happy with this purchase, bought 2 (this brand and another), and kept both but this brand is definitely the better of the two. Definitely buy this for your mother cat and newborn kittens!

We had to move across country in the US a week ago, so we bought this carrier for our rescue cat who hates enclosed spaces and cat carriers. She typically fights like crazy to not be put into her smaller carrier when we have to take her to the vet, and we knew we needed something much bigger so she’d be comfortable on our many hours trip. I told my partner multiple times that I’d be leaving a great review about this carrier as we drove, and you’ll see why below.First of all, this carrier is huge, so be sure to measure your back seat. Secondly, it is so, so sturdy. Octavia is a 16 lbs cat and had lots of room to walk around in it. We could fit a blanket and a small litter box in there for her, thought I don’t recommend the litter box remaining in there. That was a mistake. She was able to stretch out and watch the road as we drove, which was a good distraction for awhile.My review is primarily about the sturdiness of this carrier. After the kitty sedative wore off, Octavia was extra angry about being enclosed for hours. She started to try to get out by repeatedly clawing at the mesh and pressing her face and body hard on it. She would take a break for awhile and try again every so often. That was distressing to watch but did not at all affect the integrity of it in any way.The mesh used on the entrances to the carrier is so damned sturdy but is also not overly stiff. It didn’t hurt her as she tried to get out but just held up to her onslaught. She wasn’t able to rip it or even slightly damage it in any way. I also love the zippers on this item. They’re easy to open and close but are the kind that do not move from the position you leave them in until you grasp the zipper tab to close or open it further. This means that if you unzip one side a little way and stick your hand inside, the zipper will not move from the position you left it in. Your cat or dog will not be able to get out if they press their face or paw on the opening because it will not move until you zip it closed or open it further. Amazing. Our other smaller carrier has the typical zipper and you have to be super careful when opening it.At one point Octavia decided to curl up in one corner of the carrier. Because of the way she was situated in the car, that meant the weight of her body in the carrier was pressing onto the corner as she kind of hung over on one side. That carrier held her like a champ.As for the litter, it kind of got everywhere after awhile, so don’t do that. However, I was able to clean it so easily and it looks like it did when we first took it out of the package. No stains, rips, scratches, dents, marks, pilling, loose threads… no issues at all. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this to everyone. Look no further if you need a huge, extremely well made carrier for your pet.

I understand that I bought this used, so the expectation of getting the bundle with the litter box was a little fragile. Still, I'm a little upset that I didn't get the litter box. However:I bought this carrier because my two cats and I will be travelling cross-country this summer. My oldest cat hates car travel, and my hope is that being in a carrier with his younger brother will help ease his anxiety.The move isn't for several months yet, but I opened this carrier (with ease) and laid it open on the floor so that it becomes a more normal thing. And let me say: the anxious old man who hates cars? He took to this thing right away; he spends most of his time in there and seems to love it.He is going to hate me when he finally realizes what this carrier is for.I might add some stability for the bottom of the carrier, but it is nice and large with plenty of room for cats to move and hopefully feel comfortable.