PurrFect Pouch The Original AS SEEN ON TV. Comfy Soothing Cat Carrier

I appreciate the value of two bags! These are well made and will work well for short trips to the vet. If my cat has an accident, the inside can be rinsed easily.

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.

Our cat was semi-feral when she finally decided one cold winter night that being a house cat was not a bad idea. As a consequence of her feral days, she is extremely choosy about when she will permit herself to be petted. Picking her up is another whole matter of complexity.So, for us and our "Don't touch me" cat, this doesn't work much better than any other cat carrier. I've had many other cats, though, and I believe this is a great way to carry a cat that is used to being picked up. The pouch provides that cozy, secure place cats love while allowing the cat to feel the hands and arms of the person holding them. If used in a car, the pouch works like a safety belt for your furry loved one, so that is another point in its favor.

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.

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.

I don’t know what cat this was designed for but my adult male just swims in it. Once I got him in and got all of his paws in the right place I was able to trim his nails. But it took a LONG time to figur it out and I still had to hold him in place because he had so much room in the bag to wiggle around.

This was my second purchase of these, as our original bags are still missing since we moved. I use these for two of our cats, one of whom has a past history of severe panic poo-ing. The bags are very sturdy, very simple to use, and work extremely well. I have no problem whatsoever getting the cats in the bags, the cats ride in the car to the vet without fuss - the panicky one even chilled quietly on my passenger's lap and purred the entire trip - no poo!, and the vet doesn't need to get them out of the bag for evaluation and treatment. The less panicky cat has even begun getting the bag off the bookshelf and curling up inside it to nap upon occasion. Our vet was so impressed with them that he asked where he could get them for using in the office. They are a great value and work better than advertised. I highly recommend them.

My cat loved it. He never cried once while being transported.

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.

Although this is advertised as an alternative to a carrier, it is not easy to get our cat into it. In fact, a carrier that opens on top is far easier to use.

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.

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.