Portable Foldable Pet Playpen Collapsible Crates Kennel Playpen for Dog cat and Rabbit &Travel playpen Outdoor or Indoor (M, Pink)

So I recently adopted a kitten because that's what you do when you're a middle aged homebody who gave up on having a social life sometime around the pandemic. While this is not my first cat (as evidenced by my litter box review that went weirdly viral here once), it's been a hot minute since I've had a wee baby cat in my house. However, after one of my sweet senior babies passed away this summer, I decided it was time to welcome a new menace into my household.I promise this review is not entirely about my kitten, though it's important to know that the baby void is the reason I bought this for two reasons.1) It's really important to properly introduce any cats when bringing a new cat into a home because it fundamentally changes the cat political landscape. In my case, I was trying to make sure my sweet senior lady did not absolutely hate me for bringing a new chaotic baby into the house. The kitten was entirely separated for about a week in a different, secure room to let everyone adjust, before being allowed supervised time where the kitties could see and smell each other. This was a nice little playpen to keep the baby in so aforementioned senior lady could see and smell him without getting pounced constantly.2) Holy mother I'd gotten so used to my nice calm senior ladies that I forgot that not only are kittens inclined to be absolutely BONKERS, but they seem to be on a 24/7 mission to kill themselves. I'm not kidding, if I wasn't watching at all times, he'd try to jump in every open fridge, oven, dryer. And as previously mentioned, he is a void (black cat) so he blends into the shadows. So I quickly learned that until he starts getting regular access to his braincells, it was best to keep him secure if there was something I needed to do that he was a little too curious about. As a bonus, this let him watch me do whatever tasks I needed to so that later on, he would be less curious.The crate pops up pretty easily and comes with plastic rods that you slide into little sleeves to help keep it open. It breaks down pretty easily too, in case you need it to travel. This would probably be pretty nice if you were traveling and taking a pet with you somewhere and just needed a safe place for them to snooze for a bit. I would not use it for any sort of long term securing because it's fabric and light and you have a particularly bouncy furball, they'll find a way out of it. But if you just need to keep said fuzzball secured for a bit and within eyeshot, this is a nice option.

This was super easy to put together, and its pretty sturdy all things considered. I've had it set up for a little under a week now and my cats love to lounge in it, though they do seem sad that it's not sturdy enough to lay on top of, I didn't expect it to be. It looks just like the pictures and came with a carrying/storage case to make it easier to lug around. You just fold it by twisting from opposite sides, slip it in, and there you go! Zippers seem pretty sturdy and so far there arent any holes in the screens, so I'd say a win! I highly reccommend. Its constructed with tent poles that you insert into boning tunnels around the edges and thats how it keeps itself standing (and bounces back after attempt #6 to lay on top of it.)

We have an 8 wk old kitten that we adopted and it's perfect for her! However, we had to make some modifications due to some concerns with it collapsing even with the poles installed in every position.This thing is sturdy *until* a well meaning but large adult cat decides to jump on it, thinking it's a safe platform. It is not, and it will collapse under them even with the poles installed. This is a big concern for us. Our solution? We placed a small scratching post about the same height as the box inside, which acts as like a tent pole but also more enrichment for her.It would benefit from some extra support beams/sticks across the sides and/or top in a future redesign.The bottom is very easy to clean, in the event of any spills.It is a lot of space for her, and her 1 yo brother fit in it pretty comfortably too.I think the value was pretty good, the small is much larger in person than I was expecting but that is fine!

Very cute play pen. It didn’t come with instructions on how to set it up, but if you look back at the product listing it tells you where the poles go and it’s very simple to assemble. The medium size is perfect for the litter of kittens I have and the pockets on the side are handy for storing items close by.