Kalina and I are going to Florida in September and I just called and made a reservation.

YAY!! I can't wait! We have a condo on Marco, but haven't been there since we got Kalina.
I am traveling USA3000 and they said the carrier must be 10 1/2H x 18L x 11W. My Celltei carrier is "airline approved", it's the Tote-o-Pet Size Small but it is 11"H. The other measurements are smaller than the maximum allowable. I had the same problem before when I picked her up in Indianapolis, but that was a teeny 50 seater plane and I was using a hard pet carrier, not soft like the Celltei.
Do you think I can get by with a carrier that is 1/2" too tall? I'd hate to have to go buy ANOTHER carrier - I have 3 already and I've only had Kalina for a couple of months.

This carrier is the only one of the three that is airline approved and so I really don't know what to do!!
Did any of you get by with one that was 1/2" too tall?? Do they actually measure??