sam&molly

Our dogs came out of quarantine today!!! So at last the family is back together again. For those who are about to migrate with pets and are worried, don’t be, our two survived the process just fine. When we got them home they ate for 20 minutes non stop!

Our dogs traveled via Golden Arrow and all the arrangements went smoothly, the only hick up was the map GA gave us to where the quarantine station was, was out of date and the roads listed no longer exist.

The Staff at the Sydney station looked after both dogs reasonably well. A couple of thing for folk to note. Firstly, dogs on short stay quarantine are not exercised, if you want to exercise them you have to go and do it yourself. This is more difficult that you would imagine because the will not let you exercise your pet if it has rained in the preceding 24 hours. This month it has rained every other day. Also you can only visit Tuesday & Thursday between 1.30-3.00 and they are very strict on this. Even though they say you can make alternative appointments they will not let you. Also they stick rigidly to the times. Last week we arrived at 1.28 and they made us wait 2 minutes before allowing us into the kennel compound – civil servants are the same the world over.

Now we can really settle in to our new life

Molly

rubbeldiekatz

congratulations.....

Chalkfarm

Hi glad to hear everthing went smoothly and you are all back together.Our dog Oscar is flying out on the 1st of march and heading to the sydney quarantine station.We are not sure about visiting him as we dont want him to be confused by us coming and going.How did your dogs cope with this?
He has been kennelled once and it was a disaster,he lots tons of weight and got depressed!What condition did your 2 come back in,and have they settled down now.We know he has to go through it but its not going to be pleasent experience for any of us..........Any info wou;d be great.

Merlot

Are pussy cats housed at the same location?

M

taylors244

molly
is it true that it can cost around £4,000 to take your dog over, we are starting to think about it now.our girls would be heartbroken if we left him behind
keith

lynnlovessun

Thanks for letting us know how they got on. Sydney is where my dog poppy will have to go - i'm dreading it already, this will worry me more than anything because she is not that good in kennels and the flight, oh my god I don't want to even think about it

Enjoy your new life and all the long doggy walks

Lynn
p.s were you impressed with the staff?
and what sort of bedding are the dogs provided with?

neil.b

We have requested quotes for 2 dogs and 1 cat from, Parair, Air Pets and Golden Arrow.
So far only one has come back with a price of £2600 for the 3.
Hope it gives you some indication.

neil

Chalkfarm

HI,We are sending our dog to sydney with par air,they are charging 2300.That was the cheapest quote.We were impressed with golden arrow,but because we live in essex we would of had to send him on a flight to Manchester first.Par air are in Colchester and have been very helpful so far..............Hope that helps, Claire

joho

I am stunned to hear that the dogs are not exercised. I find this totally unbelievable. I have a lurcher so you can imagine what she's going to think of being stuck in a cage day in day out. 1 week maybe but 4 weeks of relative inactivity will surely take its toll. How big are the cages/runs.

Cheers Jo

lynnlovessun

I agree, worrying but it won't kill them (I don't think) you will just have to build up their excercise again gradually and they will soon regain their strength. I have a border collie x who also needs excersise to burn off steam but they will have plenty of time for that.

Lynn

sam&molly

Ours both lost a lot of weight. It was very hard on us visiting and then leaving them again, and I’m sure it was confusing for the dogs too. However, when we visited we took food in with us and for a large portion of the time they simply ate. I suppose they found it comforting us being there – even for a small period of time.

Generally, there health is good following quarantine. However, due to the lack of exercise one was terribly constipated. Also they have been very clingy overnight. When I left for work today I could hear them howling, they never did this before. I’m sure they will settle down when they get used to being out. On a positive note, the smallest dog was always very wary of other dogs, last night when we went for a walk she was OK, it seems the proximity of other dogs for a month has eased her fears.

Molly

sam&molly

For our two dogs (Border collie & small Mutt) the transport costs were 3,300 Pounds. Vet bill for blood test 280 pounds. Quarantine cost $1100 for both dogs plus $280 for heartworm injections (a must over here). So the total cost for both dogs was approx 4500 pounds. Ouch I'd never counted it all up before.

sam&molly

Yes. Actually the cat pens look really nice the have climbing post in and a sun roof where they cal lie and take in the rays.

sam&molly

The pens are split into two: sleeping area approx 7ft X 4ft and a play area 7ft x 15ft but ours were in a double pen.

Merlot

Thanks sam&molly, made me feel better.

Best wishes
M