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Josh Nesoff
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
Great idea! The *only* reason this product doesn't get 5 stars from me is the zipper orientation. Instead of being oriented at the bottom widthwise, it should be oriented lengthwise, or parallel with the cats body.In it's current orientation, it's almost like having to capture your cat in a bag. The first time I tried it she immediately freaked out and backed off. I literally had to stuff her in there and pop her head through the other side quickly to keep her from freaking out.If it were oriented lengthwise, I could open it up, pick her up and set her in there rather than stuffing her in there. I'll be off to an alteration store to have it changed accordingly.
C Atkins
Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2025
Kitty felt safe and secure.
DisabledNomads
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
Might work for your cat. Ours just isn't having it. It's well made so no complaints about that. The rest will depend on your little hellion.
Cookie
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
Cat seemed to adjust pretty quickly but the first thing the vet did was put her in a carrier and left her there. They even loaned me the carrier to take her home.
Mona A.
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2024
The bags looked well-made, but the fabric is quite stiff, making it difficult to put them on my cats without a lot of objection on their part. They were not comfortable in ⁷the bags and just squirmed to get out. Also, my cats (Bengals) weigh approximately 9.5 lbs, and I couldn't tighten the neck enough to prevent them from getting out of the bag.
Eaglesgirl16
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024
The color was as pictured, cute. But the picture looks like it is a softer nylon or blend bag that kind of forms around the cat for comfort. This was a stiff, oversized nylon thing that was so awkward to try and use my cats wouldn’t get near it. The sound alone drove them off. They easily popped out of the front when I tried to put them in and just the overall stiffness wasn’t anything appealing to them. Then the handle was just a sewn on braided handle which did not seem sturdy at all. I sent it back, it was a no go for my girls.
Kiririn
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2023
I used this product to move houses with my cat and it worked quite well, I didn’t want to do up the Velcro on the neck too tight but tight enough to keep her in and she was able to pop her head inside the bag but not get her body out.I liked using this as opposed to a cage since it kept her more calm being able to be closer to me.This overall worked very well I just wish the Velcro area around the neck was a bit more flexible, other then that it’s perfect.
That Review Person
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022
Okay. It took me a while (read that as YEARS) to purr-fect giving my cats meds but I thought this was some information worth sharing to other cat folks out there.From time to time, your furry friend will need medicine and/or eye drops. They will unsheath the knife-claws under their murder mittens the second you start to give them their meds. What is a cat-lover to do?Get a grooming bag—THIS grooming bag. There are fancy expensive grooming bags out there made with reinforced Kevlar. I’m not joking. 😳. I don’t have a fancy Kevlar bag but I do have the one I’m reviewing and it works sufficiently to minimize bloodshed and agony.The next step is tricky. Stuff your panic-stricken cat into the grooming bag. They make Kevlar-reinforced arm-length gloves by the way. I don’t have those because I’ve learned how to avoid the murder mittens from years of experience but I do have scars…..Anyway, prior to sweet-talking my kitty to coming to me, I cinch the adjustable neck all the way closed on the grooming bag. Then I unzip the large end. I catch the cat, then stuff it in the bag and hold it shut while carefully zipping it closed.*After the grooming bag is zipped, then slowly un-cinch the adjustable neck and allow the kitty’s head to poke through. Once its head is visible, cinch it back up around its neck—not too much, you want the poor thing to be able to breathe.Now…..bear in mind, this grooming bag is not an entire solution……you still have sharp gnashing teeth to engage after the murder mitten threat is neutralized…..with experience, you and the kitty will both find a way to get around this. Sometimes, you need another human to hold the bagged cat down while you administer the meds/eye drops. That helps a lot.**After giving the kitty meds, give that poor traumatized creature some treats so they can forgive you for putting them through that. With time, they won’t associate meds as wholly bad—especially if they know they’ll get treats out of it.* Sometimes, the cat manages to escape this step and anyone nearby may take the brunt violence of a panic-stricken cat. My son unfortunately knows this too well……so do this step away from people or other living creatures.** There are tips on YouTube on how to administer various meds. Many videos suggest wrapping the cat up like a burrito in a towel. That does not work and I have the scars to prove it. Cats are extremely agile and violent. They manage manage to wiggle free of all burrito-like towel wraps and inflict maximum pain and damage on anyone attempting to provide care. The grooming bag is the only way to go. That said, the videos do offer good tips for actually getting meds inside of the cat’s throat.
Lisa
Reviewed in Canada on April 17, 2021
My cat refuses to use a crate cage, just can’t get him in without a real fight, plus he gets car sick. With this bag, I can sneak his head in then pull the rest of him inside without a fight. Hold him in my lap with a towel for when he foams from the mouth and keep him clean. You get two.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2020
It wasn’t easy getting my cat into the bag. The fabric is quite stiff and made a crinkly noise. Once in you have to tighten the neck strap quickly or the cat will escape through the neck hole. It would be nice if it was made from a softer fabric. That being said, once in the bag with the neck strap tightened and back end zipped, our little cat was content on the 90 minute drive to the cottage. We have used it 4 times with the same results.
Anonymous
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020
This is just ghastly. I also have an original Cat in the Bag, which is made with real cotton cloth, like sturdy denim, both inside and out so it's nice for the cat and gets softer over time. This looked like a similar product for less, and I liked that you get 2 in the box. But you get what you pay for. It's cheap fabric, but the worst thing is it is lined with some sort of waxy stiff plastic and it stinks to high heaven. A lot of things arrive with a chemical odor that just need airing out, but this is way beyond. I would never subject a cat to this, it's awful. I'm sending it back and will get another Cat in the Bag, it's more expensive but for good reason - it actually IS "comfy," and doesn't stink! (And they support animal welfare organizations.)That said, generally speaking, if you have a cat who hates carriers, this concept is worth trying (just not with this product). The first time I used a bag with my recovering feral, it did NOT go well trying to put it over her head and get it secured, but once I got her in the bag she was much calmer and didn't practically hyperventilate all the way to the vet like she does in a crate. After that first rough start, the next time I needed to get her into the bag, I wrapped her in a towel first. This is MUCH easier on both you and the cat, especially helpful if you don't have a second person to help.
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