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How do you transport two at a time? Do I need a proper?

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EachandEveryone · 09/07/2017 08:43

When I was in Vegas and I was a slave to just one how I laughed at those people sat by the slot machines with their kitties in proms. Now I have two and I don't drive and they are just going to get heavier what is the solution? I get a taxi to the cattery but a new one has opened about 30 minutes away on the bus and it would be perfect back up for when the farm is full also if I could get the bus it will save me £20 in a cab so how would it work? I don't fancy my chances with two carriers on the bus. I've seen carriers that are like shopping trolleys but I think they are too low down? My friends and family will disown me if I get a £200 pram. Shall I just get taxis everywhere then?and never take them to the park

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EachandEveryone · 09/07/2017 08:44

Prams not proms!

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ChestnutsRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 09/07/2017 08:47

Mine are 6kg each and fit in one carrier. They have room to stand. It's a ferplast one. It's heavy but doable. Depends how big yours are and how much walking you need to do. I wouldn't want to carry them too far.

DumbledoresApprentice · 09/07/2017 09:33

One backpack carrier and one traditional carrier?

Venusflytwat · 09/07/2017 09:36

What?
How often do you transport them that this is such a problem?

MsMims · 09/07/2017 09:40

Be careful with the prams as they tend to be designed for dogs and so aren't as totally secure as a cat carrier. There can be small gaps where the canvas fabric joins the chassis. Maybe look at the show trollies people use for their cats and dogs at crufts etc? They seem a lot more sturdy.

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EachandEveryone · 09/07/2017 09:45

At the moment Venus far more times than id like to be. My dad is sick and it involves 250 miles travelling and i wont leave them with a sitter i prefer them to be contained when im away. I will stick to the two carriers and taxix then. You see i am a walker i dont drive anywhere and if i coukd get a bus part way and walk the rest it would be perfect. With one it wasnt a problem two might get heavy though.

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PinkSparklyPussyCat · 09/07/2017 10:28

I know you had a bad experience with your cat sitter but wouldn't it be easier for you and less unsettling for the cats to try another if you are going away frequently? There are good ones out there. When we first used our sitter we did it when we were going away for a couple of days rather than a holiday.

Weedsnseeds1 · 09/07/2017 11:28

You can get carriers that are like a shopping trolly, you just pull them along on wheels. They also convert to back packs. Might do the trick?

Heratnumber7 · 09/07/2017 11:43

Make two trips? Might be cheaper.

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EachandEveryone · 09/07/2017 12:36

What? It's £20 a
Pop. I was on with women last night who where telling cams how they walk to the vets etc they live more central London one said she had a three wheel trolley thing and the other said she had a square shaped trolley. That's what got me thinking but I'll stick to the two in a taxi. I'll try taking them both on a bus and if they get too noisy I can always get off and uber.

If I go away goe one or two days I will ask a neighbour anymore than that it's the cattery. I know my girls if I thought it upset them I wouldn't do it but they positively love it. This is the new one I have for my back up
www.longcroftcathotel.co.uk/hotel/cattery-longcroft-east-barnet-london/ they are flat cats on the whole and the baby hasn't had the op yet another reason why I don't want to give anyone that responsibility while I'm away.

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NotAPuffin · 09/07/2017 14:17

Ours go in one carrier.

caoraich · 09/07/2017 14:25

Ours go in a carrier each in the car but I think it would be fine on public transport. We currently have a small and a large for kitten and cat-that-may-be-a-lion

This bowling bag style one is great for short journeys and you could wear it over one shoulder and get another for the other shoulder. Then stuff that would normally go in your handbag in a backpack. Shouldn't be too bulky for taking them on the bus.

I have taken the kitten into sainsburys in one (not randomly- she'd been to the vet, sainsburys is next door and I popped in afterwards for some milk!) and no one even noticed

www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/black-fabric-carrier

DumbledoresApprentice · 09/07/2017 15:04

What about one of these and a small, traditional cat carrier for the other cat. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B014LZ5H9I/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1499608727&sr=1-6&keywords=cat%2Bbackpack&th=1&psc=1&tag=mumsnetforum-21

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EachandEveryone · 09/07/2017 16:07

The trouble witn those canvass style bags is that they dont feel solid enough ive had a collapsable one before and it wobbled too much.

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caoraich · 09/07/2017 18:14

Aww that one with the window is cute! The bowling bag one is good- the floor is rigid so when you're holding it, it holds rigidly. Depends how escape-y the cat is though. I find with ours if you leave it even a little bit open then Freya can unzip hers! (thankfully slowly enough to be stopped before she leaps free and onto the steering wheel...)

caffeinestream · 09/07/2017 19:38

Ours are too big to share a carrier. Well, the kitten is fine but if I put her in with the Maine Coon she'd get squashed and I'd do irreparable damage to my back!

I would either get a carrier on wheels, or stick to taxis.

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