Delta Airlines Pet Carrier

This product was a "life-saver" for my wife and I as we recently traveled via Delta and needed to bring our small dog along. I've never done that before so I did not know where to start. In doing research I found the Sherpa Delta Pet Carriers and looked into them. This product which we bought fit the bill both in terms of cost, sizing and quality. And it was Delta approved! As I noted above we flew on Delta and had four flights. The bag easily went under the front seat in a 737 for all four flights. It also was very easy to carry slung over one of our shoulders as we made our way through the airport. It has adequate ventilation and fit our 9 pound or so dog fine. She seemed to be fine in it but I will speak to that a little later. If you are going to fly with your pet, this is what I recommend: 1. Call your airline and confirm their restrictions/limitations on pets and carrier sizes. Do NOT skip this step!!! Make sure to do this for the specific flights you are looking at (or already booked) because the size of the aircraft does matter as to what carrier will fit or not. When you cal the airline make sure you have the dimensions of the carrier and provide that to the agent. 2. Ideally before you book your flight make sure that it has "room" to accept pets in the cabin. I found, at least with Delta, is that they only allow a certain number of pets on-board any given flight (I believe it is four but don't quote me - confirm with the airline). If there is no room then you are out of luck. Better to find this out before you book than after. 3. You may have confirmed before you booked, but you must make a pet reservation after you book your flights. I'll tell you I was so scared when I called to do this as I did not know I even had to make a pet reservation. Thankfully, and this SAVED me, the Sherpa carrier included a sheet with instructions on flying with your pet and recommended making a pet reservation with the airline. If this tip had not been included, I think I would have been sunk as I would not have done this. 4. Condition your pet (dog or cat) to the carrier BEFORE you fly! I think you should start this weeks before to see how they adjust and acclimate to the carrier. I imagine some pets will be fine, but others, like our dog, will want to get out as soon as possible! She just does not like to be "contained." What we found though is that we could appease here by passing treats through the zipper on the top of the carrier. And once the flight got going it was a blessing but she settled down. Maybe the movement or noise of the engines; I'm not sure but she did fine. 5. Be ready to pay a fee to fly with your beloved pet. It is financially painful but something that they all require. 6. We made sure our dog's vaccines were up to date and got a certificate from the vet for her to fly. We never had to show this to the airline agent and it appeared to not be required so you may not have to do this if they are in the cabin (you do if they are in cargo). Depends on how paranoid you are but this is an option if you want to have that "just in case." 7. We did not have to remove our pet at security as some said they had to. I guess it depends on the agent or air carrier. One, one more "tip" is if you have a pet that is hyper or does not travel well is to speak to your vet about Dramamine for dogs (I'm sure for cats also). We did not have to use it for this dog but have for another dog we have to for car sickness. It takes the edge off the dog and helps it to settle down. I'm not for giving dogs medicine if they don't need it but I think to help the dog with anxiety it is well worth it and safe. And it will make your flight a lot more enjoyable as you don't want to be "that" person who everyone on the plane is whispering about :) Happy travels!

This is going to be the review of a lifetime, because i really tested this carrier to its limit! And I have some advice for people traveling extremely long ways on planes specifically with theirs pets if they’re in need of help! I recently moved from florida to germany and i of course needed to take my cat with me, so I got this carrier! Off the bat, i was shocked when my cat jumped into this carrier and took a nap VOLUNTARILY in it when it arrived! There are some photos of her in it, she’s about 13 pounds and average sized, couldn’t find any good photos of the carrier itself, looks exactly like the pictures though so hopefully the ones I provided will give you some more insight. The video is just showing what she looks like inside it. Our total trip was about 24 hours, from driving to Miami was 4 hours, the flight to Zurich swizterland was 9 hours, than the layover which was 4ish hours and our last flight was 1 hour and the drive home being another one. What I brought for my cat: health certificate needed to have for an animal in the EU, rabies vaccination, mircochip paperwork and paperwork my airline needed. Items I brought: pet safe wet wipes + wet wipes in general (for in case of accident), a pee pad, a travel litter box, lightweight litter with scooper, litter box liners, her medicine, portable water bowls, also don’t forget the collar, the harness and the lead! I actually only needed up using her medicine and water bowls other than her harness and everything but it felt good to be so prepared! ****Also huge huge tip from me: ask for a private room whenever you take your cat through security so they can come out of the carrier in a closed enviroment and the airline people can check the case that way, did not know this when i did the security and it was a bit embarrassing when my cat did not wanna out because of the loud noises and i held up the entire line🙈🙈**** I gave her no food the entire trip to avoid her having to go to the bathroom and cats can hold their pee in for 24-48 hours which is okay in emergency cases like this, only fed her when we got home,Just the medicine the doctor provided the morning of and of course as much water as possible! She did soo great, i also HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the felineway calming spray and respray if you can every 4-5 hours. Expensive but worth every penny!!! She is a totally different kitty! onto the carrier! It worked great, it is totally sturdy and I love that there’s a hand held strap plus a on the shoulder strap. I never felt like it was going to break or that isn’t wasn’t made of solid material. It is a small carrier but my cat can turn herself completely around in the opposite direction in it, I added an extra reusable pee pad for more comfort (and velcroed it to the surface so it doesn't move around) and I have never had a problem flying Lufthansa with this carrier, it passes the inspection everytime. The only thing is that theres not many windows, there are on the sides and one in the front but in the future from the same company I might get one with more windows because I was worried, and when I stuck my hand in there multipe times throughout the flights and journey she felt a bit hot but I’ve read other cats on flights getting hot being in the cabin so normal probably, that is truly my only complaint and I would open her window up on both sides a bit and try to fan with her an actual fan whenever i felt she was a bit hot and give her water, if she didn’t want it I would put some of her paws and neck and mouth anyways, however I felt good about her being in so i think it is totally fine and my kitty did just fine! I took her out as much as possible, like in the car or during the layovers I took her to the family bathroom and let her run around. She was soo chill, no meows or anything which normally she is very energetic and vocal thank you felineway calming spray! So if you have any doubts, definitley buy this thing! Especially for long flights, or even just a car ride. Really good price too! GET THIS !!! :)) Edit: I have used this carrier about 6 six times with my cat flying internationally, and my cat has scratched the HELL out of the mesh multiple times and it has never broken!!! If your kitty gets unruly during flights or car rides, you do not have to fear that it will break because it defintely will not.

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Very very expensive but I’m hoping that it will be worth it if ever needed. Want to get another one but can’t justify the cost. So far so good, no issues with it. Quite sturdy and robust.

I bought this carrier to travel with my cat. I've had it for six months and it's still in perfect shape. Even after my cat has thrown tantrums and tried really hard to get out. We've travelled on planes, buses, cars, shuttle vans to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Colombia and it's holds up its shape wonderfully! Love it! PROS: The bottom "bed" can be removed to be washed it. The wheels slide well and make it easy to roll it everywhere. The top pocket is handy for toys, snacks and the cat's travel documents. The shoulder strap/pull handle is adjustable and works great for pulling the carrier. The sides can be rolled up and attached with velcro so that cat can see outside. Has zippers everywhere so it's easy to let the cat in or out. CONS None

Perfect to travel with if you do not have a very big cat or dog. I love that I get attach it over my luggage, it fits perfeclty under the seat in front of me and it has enough ventilation. Easy to fold when empty and easy to wash.

I have searched long and hard for a pet carrier with a base solid enough to hold the weight of a larger cat and this fits the bill perfectly. It also has a shoulder strap which is a great help when transporting a larger animal and has a pouch for paperwork; it's helpful to have that as it's now one less thing to carry in an additional bag.