The last couple of days I've been getting ready - well, readier - for our upcoming move to the UK. One of my tasks was buying crates to ship the kitties in. We have a small carrier for going back and forth to the vet, but the airline requires that cats have three inches of clearance above their ears when they're standing up.
Saturday I bought a 21 inch high crate - since it was the smallest reasonable size in stock at my local Petsmart. I got it home and stuck Henry and Eliza in it (separately). They had about 5 inches of ear clearance, and a whole lot of room otherwise.
So, thinking that perhaps I could go the next size down, I bought an 18 inch high crate last night. I stuck the cats in that, and immediately knew that it wasn't going to fly (no pun intended). There was only about 1.5 inches of ear clearance, and while it looked cozier, it just seemed too cozy.
I called Continental to see whether it was possible to get a crate that was too big, and they assured me that unless I was shipping a Chihuahua in a Great Dane's cage, that bigger was better to be sure the cats had enough ventilation. So tonight I went and exchanged the smaller crate for another larger one, and I've put the cats' beds, blanket, and gobs of catnip in them to tempt the kitties to check them out and be comfortable with them.
Eliza goes in and out no problem. Henry is terrified.
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