Best cat carrier

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My cat hasn’t had much experience with travelling in a carrier and we need to travel for an hour in the car. Is there one that’s really good for this sort of time that someone could recommend? He is one, and a long cat

I've got a really big cat, I use a cat cage and drape a towel over it.

I have a soft carrier for a couple of mine but they are cats who are easy to put in carriers. Not escape proof though. I have to check them during any journey for stray paws funding gaps.
I would get a roomy, rigid one with a solid floor.
Put a towel and if you have it, some non slip matting. They really hate sliding about.
Check all fastenings very carefully and secure with the seat belt.

Covering the cage/carrier is a good idea. One of mine was really freaked out by seeing things moving outside. Spray on some calming pheromone if you have some too

I use a metalcote cage with top opening, it's great, I bought a cover from another supplier and had to adjust it a bit to fit the handles. I'll never go back to plastic carriers again.

I have a top loading picnic hamper type carrier which my cats like. Got it off Amazon.

Curver Carrier 51 x 38 x 33 cm, White https://amzn.eu/d/cp8EGBl

Came in to say that I also have the curver one that @whirlyhead has. It's absolutely fantastic.

I have 2 of these. They have seatbelt guides on the top for securing in the car

I have one like whirlyheads as well. dies make it easier to get the cat in and out (although she still doesn’t actually enjoy travelling)

If your cat has not much experience, not only get a good carrier but also some feliway spray which you can spray up to 10 minutes before the journey starts. Our cat is massively car sick and the max journey he can do is 30 minutes, over than that he vommits etc. Feliway spray massively helps

I have a cat that gets stressed travelling and also pukes in the car on a relatively short journey

Puke and shit. Ours do. If we have to take him to cattery or veg, we need to stop feeding him an hour at least before the journey starts. I think some cats arent good with motion. Also if a journey is 30 minutes (max he can handle to go to the vet), we have to stop every 10 minutes for a bit. He cant handle a whole journey

My vet prescribed something to calm mine for car journeys but haven't had to use it yet since we found a mobile groomer. We also had a puke and crap incident on a long journey which was stressful for me and him!

I hear you! So stressful for the cat and us too