Cat Grooming Bag - Small - fits Cats 5-10 lbs

The bag worked on the first try, restraining our wiry, ADHD, nitro-fueled, possible-alternative-energy-source cat Rocky (The Rocket) long enough for us to put vinyl covers on his rear claws. Being our first try it was like a WWF grudge match. No participants (cat, wife or self) agreed how to go about it. But we persevered and got it done. IMPORTANT: the velcro strip around the neck must be snug and secure or a struggling cat may escape. When you slip your finger between the velcro and cat's neck to check snugness you should also press the velcro strips together securely along their length. Signs whether velcro is adjusted properly include: Bag is empty - velcro was too loose. Cat's eyes bulge - velcro is too tight. The cat stays in the bag, breathing - velcro is just right and holding. One possible improvement would be to include instructions for use. ****30 minutes later**** Flattersplatter here again - Wife says I need to explain why we put vinyl covers on the cat's rear claws. Rocky had developed hot spots on the sides of his neck below his ears. Once the fur was scratched away, he'd scratch himself bloody. And I tell you what, bloody patches on a pure white cat stand out sharply. We tried a soothing lotion called Bio-Groom Lido-Med (contains lidocaine), but he still scratched. With his hind claws covered for a week now, the hot spots are healing up and hairing over. The claw covers are doing the job - I don't know if this is the cure, i.e., the feedback loop is broken and the hot spots are over for good, or if we'll need to keep applying the covers. Good thing they come in an assortment of colors.

We just couldn't get out cat into this thing. Every time we would get the neck closed or try to zipper it up, he would rip himself out of it. We gave up after multiple failed attempts. It might work for a more docile cat, but in that case you could probably just grab your cat's paws directly or hold it by the scruff of the neck and start snipping.

The product description as well as most of the reviews seem to focus on grooming, so I'd like to report on another use. Our cat, Stella (who looks a lot like the little cutie in the product photo), needs near daily injections of subcutaneous fluids to prevent dehydration due to kidney problems. Poor thing. But poor us, too: before buying this bag, it took two people, one wrapping several towels around her to constrain her body and legs, the other administering the fluids. This worked--sort of--but took too long. And Stella freaking hated every second of towel bondage. Now, one person can do it alone, if need be, which was practically impossible before. With two of us, it's infinitely easier. Stella? She seems to find the process not a nirvana, no-- but less tortuous, definitely. After a few minutes, she does start to get impatient, but the straitjacket keeps her fairly snug. We try to not giggle at her expense, Stella struggling impotently, falling over on her side, thinking, "What are YOU guys looking at?!" Note there are several sizes. It's important that it isn't too small, obviously. On the other hand, if it's too large, your little Houdini is probably going to escape. Good luck finding the little darling any time soon if that happens. In our case, picking a size was easy: Stella weighs only about 5 lbs, so small was the way to go. I suggest using a towel as a template, or better, a bag, and scrunch it smaller until it corresponds roughly to the described dimensions, and pick the most likely size for your cat. In the worst case, if the bag turns out to be too large, you might try stuffing a towel inside first to see if that works.

I bought this to cut my little cats nails- he hates it and I really do not want to have him declawed. Finally I got him in it and cut his nails. This is fine if you can figure out how to get the cat in the bag.

Cannot get my demon spawn into it. Looks very well made, but she is having none of it.

Total waste of money. Cat escaped quickly and was horrible trying to get it on

Nope - you definitely have to have a cooperative cat to get it in the bag. If my cat were that cooperative, I' wouldn't need the bag! This one just didn't work for us.

DONT BUY THIS PRODUNT. DOESNT WORK!