Taking Pets to Oz
 

Hi
Does anyone know the cost of taking a kitten to Oz? We have put a deposit on a cat for my daugher and are supposed to be collecting him next month, thing is long story but we didn't know we'd be going to Oz, but providing visa goes ok should be going around Sep this year - just a bit worried about the cost of taking the kitten and choice of accommodation to rent with a cat?

any help please!
thanks

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i've been looking into this myself .. i believe it costs about £1000 pounds ...

there are plenty of threads on here that talk about it .. just do a search and you've find loads

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800 here then another couple for quarenteen over there!!

iv got 2 cats! defo takin mmine cos hes 9 and i wont leave him! but the wee ones got one to but he poops and pees all over the house so id rather leave it here but its no lookin likely!!! 2 grand for freekin cats!!!

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You need to check the restrictions on age for the journey and also the vaccination progress you will need to go through before you leave. I know if it was a dog you would have no chance of taking it in September without the dog going into 6 months quarantine. I would write off the deposit and look into it once you are there before you see the kitten and get attached. It will save you a lot of money in the long run.

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Can you elaborate about what you mean about i'f it was a dog you would have no chance of taking it in Sept without 6 months quarantine?'

I was under the impression that pets from the UK (cats or dogs) spend only 30 days in quarantine, so not sure what you mean here?

Lynn

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Dogs and cats do not have to do six months quarantine if coming from the UK to Australia.

They do 30 days quarantine which probably gives you time to settle too.

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My point is that after you have had your rabies injection for a dog you have to have a blood test to validate it. If the dog emigrates 6MONTHS after the validation, you have to do 30 days quarantine. If you move before that 6 months you have to make up the 6 months in quarantine. For a dog he has to be 3 months old to have the rabies jab therefore he will be a minimum of 9 - 10 months old before he is eligable for 30 days quarantine.
The rules for a cat may be different but validate before hand otherwise there will be tears

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you don't need to get a rabies vax for your cat (or dog) if you are going from the UK to Oz. However, you do need to get the rabies vax if you want to get the pet passport to be able to return to the UK quickly should things not work out.

We are taking both of our cats in August (15 weeks and 3 days away) and they are having their blood tests for the pet passport next week at an astronomical cost might I add!

We've had a couple of quotes to take them and the best is £1400 for both cats with a couple of hundred for fees in Oz

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oh and the 6 months in question is returning to the UK, not going to Oz - eg if your animal was vaccinated now and tested you would not be able to return from Oz to the UK within the next 6 months without protracted quarantine

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I think you may be confusing this with the Pet passport. The above is only relevant to animals arriving into Australia if they have not been resident in the uk for 6 months or more, in which case they would have needed a rabies vaccine, which for a puppy or kitten could well mean they would be a year old before they are able to go for 30 days quar. Check out AQIS. Information sheet 2 is relevant to UK. www.aqis.gov.au

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I am going from France so have the rabies requirement. Apologies if I have caused confusion. Didn't realise that you don't have the rabies from UK

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Thanks for that info - I was starting to panic there as am intending to move to Brisbane in November all going well.

So to sum up do dogs travelling from UK > 1 year old (my dog is 5 years old) need a rabies vaccination at all? Is there anything I need to do just now at all? Can't book my dogs quarantine until we know we have got the visa and have our flights booked - I gather quarantine has to be booked in advance?

Will need to read up again as I have forgotten a lot of stuff,

Lynn

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Lynn
Rabies is not needed for any dog or cat from the UK no matter how old. This is only required for animals coming from certain other countries. You do not need to do anything now, however if your dog is due boosters DO NOT let the vet give him leptospirosis, this must not be given within 6 months of travel as it can show a positive result on the blood tests required within 30 days of travel. My own vet said to make it even longer than 6 months to be on the safe side.
annn

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Gosh Annn - poppy has just had her card through asking me to take her for her booster in May! It dosen't say what vaccination - is this leptospirosis the yearly one that dogs get? I may have to phone the vets before we go - does that mean she won't be protected against this for the next 6 months then until we leave in November?

Was just checking her vet card - she last had 'Nobivac Lepto 2 and Nobivac Pl on the 19th May 2004 - it looks like she should only get the Nobivac pl in May then - thank you so much for bringing that to my attention - karma coming your way! I have read that part in the AQUis docs now. Phew!

Lynn

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to clear up any confusion:

- you need to apply and get a permit to import your pet(s).

- you need to organise a pet exporter (the airlines won`t allow you to book a flight yourself, so you have to go through a pet exporter).

- as soon as you can, (if your pet is not up to date with it`s vaccinations) the pet has to have injections for this that and the other... but NOT `LeptoSpirosis`. DO NOT get that jab, as it WILL delay the pet and cost you alot of extra time/hassle/money. You also need to get some flea stuff done (probably `Frontal`) by the vet. All this will be put into your vaccination card and signed by the vet.

- Less than 1 month before your pet flies out (27 days is better, to allow for flight delays), take your pet back to the vet to get the blood tests done. This is expensive, as it`s about £100 just for the lab tests. The vet will complete the necessary forms to be sent to DEFRA etc. You`ll get the results back in a week or so... hopefully clear.

- less than 4 days before the flight, the pet has to be wormed and flead by the vet.

- on the day of the flight, your pet will be inspected by a vet at the airport, and then sealed into it`s container. It`s better to fly on a day when the next day will be a weekday in Aus and during normal working hours (although they will still pick up your pet after hours to take into quarantine).

- Quarantine from the UK is 30 days. Your pet will only be allowed visits from the people named as the importers on your permit application, so make sure you name friends or family if you can`t get there yourself. In our case we won`t be there until a few days before his quarantine ends, so we`ve put our parents on the form as well so they can visit while we`re not there.

You`ll have to pay the quarantine ppl a fair bit of $`s.

ring Bill from www.skydogs.co.uk (crappy website, talkative guy, but gets the job done).