Are you in the market for a new carrier for your cat? If you are looking into getting a new carrier for airline travel within the United States see the individual airline carrier for current regulations regarding carrier size and see https://www.westgatepetclinicmn.com/community/traveling-with-your-pet?id=211 for tips on flying with your cat If you are looking into getting a new carrier for trips to the veterinary clinic, Westgate Pet Clinic and AAFP (the American Association of Feline Practitioners) recommend a plastic carrier with a removable top half, a front opening, and sides that provide a “visual shield” or that can be covered up with a towel to allow privacy. While there are many more fashionable carriers, plastic carriers are easier to thoroughly clean. The bottom half of a carrier, when lined with a cozy blanket, can be used as a cat bed at home. Having the carrier as a happy comfy place at home can make it much easier to get your cat in his or her carrier for trips to the veterinary clinic. Once at the clinic, the top half of the carrier can be removed and your cat can be examined in the “cat bed from home” [bottom half of the carrier] if that is what he or she prefers.