How big should an airline carrier be for 2 adult cats ?

I am flying USA to Germany and need to buy an airline approved carrier for the 8 hour flight. I have 2 cats and not sure how big the carrier should be so they are both comfy.|||Are the cats being transported in the cargo area or in the cabin with you? If they are in the cargo area, you can probably get any medium sized dog airline carrier for the two cats to be in there together. I wouldn't get a standard cat carrier as they seem to be meant for one cat, and it would be too squished for the two of them.





Also, they have some carriers that are climate controlled (sometimes the cargo area climate does change due to failure in the plane's system) and you may want to make sure that you consult with your vet about temperature and potential anxiety medications.





But if you are taking your cats to another country with you, odds are you are quite a loving parent and will do everything you need to so that it is a comfortable journey for your cats.





Best of luck!|||Hi there... nearly all airlines do require each cat to have their own IATA approved carrier. The carrier size will be dependent on how large as well as how much your cats weigh. There are different styles of carrier to ensure a long comfortable journey for your cats respectively.





You can visit most pet stores to find the appropriate size. Some examples: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en%26amp;q=鈥?/a>|||The cats wont be able to fly with you as there will be quarantine at the other end. They need to go by freight. You will need to find out what size the freight airline needs them to be in as well as what size the destination country requires. The best starting place is Customs in Germany.


Good luck


P|||You should consult with a pet carrier company for this, and have them organise everything. I flew halfway around the world and would not have been able to do so as sucessfully if it were me planning it.


The cats need to be able to lie down comfortably, but there are restrictions on the cats.


Each airline has restriuctions and there's a lot of thing you have to know, and have in order, paperwork, vet certifications, etc. On long flights like that there's a vet check halfway (and not in the air either), so don't think about sedating the cat either because the vet cannot properly check them halfway then and then if there's a problem they cannot pick up on it fast enough.





They should be fine, but I would suggest having this done through a animal transport company.





As for carriers, forget about pet store ones, what you get is a choice of larger or smaller wooden crates with holes in them, nothing fancy. It's just how it works.