Recommended Products by Transcontinental Pet Movers

Transcontinental Pet Movers LLC as well as many other pet agents have tested the use of these products over thousand of pet moves.

Here we have Pet Travel Crate recommendations as well as the accessories that should go along with them for the safety and comfort of your your pets as well as to ensure they meet airline requirements to travel.

We will frequently update the page when we discover and approve better products for your pets.

Our Latest recommendation: Capybaro Bowls (see below!)

Recommended shopping / assembly list for travel carriers, crates and kennels

The minimal configuration of a pet travel crate requires items from each category:

Travel crate, Something for food/water and bedding.

1. IATA Airline approved travel Crates/Carriers:

Select a travel crate here (there is no need to buy the travel kit):

Petmate Sky Kennel (Various sizes are available, please select the appropriate one).

Petmate Vari Kennel (Slightly alternate design to the Sky Kennel but less approved for stricter airlines)

Height Extension Kit for the Petmate Skykennel #500 (40″ length) If necessary

Height Extension Kit for the Petmate Skykennel #700 (48″ length) If necessary.

Pet Express Crate (In-between sizes not provided above)

2. For Food/Water:

For #200 to #400 carriers (28″ to 36″ Length)

Purchase 2 bowls here: Capybaro Bowls

Optional (do consider if your pet is familiar with drinking from these bottles): Dripper bottle: 32 or 64 Oz Dripper Bottle

For #500 and larger carriers (40″ length and larger)

Purchase 1 or 2 for water: 1 Gallon Water Bucket

Purchase 1 bowl for food: 40 Oz Stainless Steel Bowl

3. For Absorbent bedding:

This can be any material that can absorb moisture (Spilled water or pee) – Sweater, Towel, t-shirt, bedsheet, shawl/throw etc. Pee-pads are also acceptable but will fare less in terms of comfort.