We are planning on going to our home in West Virginia in a couple of months. We haven’t been there since 2021. The last couple of times we went, bringing the cats proved difficult. Since this is the first time we will be making the trip in an electric car, we need to plan for slightly longer travel times.
The good news is, there is a fair amount of room in a Tesla Y so I decided to try to find a carrier that would make use of that room while being manageable. Some of the options I considered were too big and heavy to bring into a hotel. That would have required us to remove the cats and risk one or both of them escaping in an unknown area.
After a long search, I found something that I think will work nicely. It is an Ikare Pet Carrier. (This is an affiliate link.)
It is quite large. According to Amazon, it is 38″L x 20.4″W x 20.4″H. It has two panels that unzip and expand to make it even larger. It also comes with two pads and two expandable bowls.
It comes in two parts that zip together.
Here it is with the expandable sides.
Floki is demonstrating how much room is inside.
Frankie is demonstrating how strong it is.
I put it in the car with the seats folded down to ensure it fits.
It not only fits, but we also still have room for luggage.
If we wanted to, we could carry the cats into the hotel separately.
I don’t think we will because there is not an easy way to separate it without giving the cat’s an opportunity to escape. We do plan on putting a small litterbox in the carrier during the trip. Having room for a litterbox was my goal when I started searching for a carrier. One of our cats pooped in their carrier on our last trip up there and we wanted to prevent that this time. We will need to add and remove the litterbox while in the car. That may be a little bit of a challenge, but it probably will not be too difficult.
When we get to our destination, the carrier folds up and fits into its own carrying case.
As a side note, the case can be used as a litterbox, but it would need a liner. We will just bring a separate litterbox. Since the litterbox going into the crate will be small, I haven’t decided if we should use a bigger one in the hotel.
What do you think of the carrier? Do you have any tips on traveling with cats?
Bad Cat Chris 
this is awesome. I was looking at buying this and you made my day by sharing all the pics and info!! Thanks Chris!!
Thanks for the comment.
That looks like a nice carrier. Hope it works out for you and the cats.
I think it will but my fingers are crossed.
not only is this a paws UP carrier, the company needs to give YOU props for a great review ‼️ other than vet visits, I only traveled with dude when I moved. At the endof the journey, I was insane and he was hoarse from yeowling 😜😺‼️
We have smaller carriers for vet visits.
I think this will be so much better for them…it’s nice and roomy for the two and being able to use the litter will make the long trip that much less stressful and worrisome.
I think they will like it better.
This looks like a pretty great carrier. Kudos to Frankie for showing how strong it is! 😹
He is very helpful.
That carrier looks quite nice, enough room for cats, and not easy to escape.
I think it will work well for us
WOW, that is some carrier. I sure hope your trip to WV is most uneventful!
Thanks. That is the goal.
it’s like my friend tent she camps in, i call it the taj mahal
🙂
Hey that’s a very cool carrier and perfect for you all….nice there’s room for a litter box AND that each section has a bump out. I think Teddy would actually fit in that thing. LOL Nice that you’re going to visit your house in W. Va. Are the tenants going to be there?
Hugs, Pam
The tenants will be out before we get there. We will keep it tenant free because we will be spending almost six months a year there from now on.
Looks like you made a great choice. Hope all goes well.
Thanks so much.
I wish I had had a carrier like that when we still had our cats…
When we used to drive the 600+ miles to see our family members in DC, we often saw cats travelling loose in their cats, lounging on the back dash…they did have harnesses on, so presumably they were well seasoned at traveling and having good travel behaviors. Sometimes we’d see them going for walk with their boss(es)…
We thought about doing that, but Floki is a scaredy cat. If he got loose, we would never see him again.
Now that’s a big carrier! It looks like it should work perfectly.
My fingers are crossed.
What a nifty carrier! To be honest, my tip for travelling with Catorze would be not to do it. 😬
Good advice 😃