Taking your pets
#1
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Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
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#2
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Re: Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
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Try not to worry about it too much. My 2 beloved cats made the trip in July 2007 and were happy and healthy on arrival.
#3
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Re: Taking your pets
Hi Jon, you will find quite a few threads on this subject if you do a search. I didn't move mine from the UK so can't recommend an agent, but my 3 cats did the month in quarantine; they are the most highly-strung kits on the planet and they did ok.
Rather than being on the same flight as them, I would consider the timing in terms of what's happening at the other end.
For example, we sent ours off before we packed up in Singapore, so they were out of the way and not getting too stressed by it all, but we left it as late as possible so that we got our shipping delivered and all their familiar things installed before we picked them up from the Q station. Easier for us than you, I know, as ours was only 3 weeks, but worth bearing things like this in mind.
The Q stations generally have set days and times for visits. Ours arrived before us and we visited the first day we could after our own arrival, but then went up a couple of times in the following weeks.
Some people say it's better to go once and let your animals know you have not abandoned them completely, but then not to go again until you pick them up or they repeatedly feel abandoned every time you leave them. I still think we did the right thing for ours, especially as my baby girl wouldn't let the handlers touch her at all.
Best of luck with it all. The short-term stress we and our pets go through is worth the outcome.
Rather than being on the same flight as them, I would consider the timing in terms of what's happening at the other end.
For example, we sent ours off before we packed up in Singapore, so they were out of the way and not getting too stressed by it all, but we left it as late as possible so that we got our shipping delivered and all their familiar things installed before we picked them up from the Q station. Easier for us than you, I know, as ours was only 3 weeks, but worth bearing things like this in mind.
The Q stations generally have set days and times for visits. Ours arrived before us and we visited the first day we could after our own arrival, but then went up a couple of times in the following weeks.
Some people say it's better to go once and let your animals know you have not abandoned them completely, but then not to go again until you pick them up or they repeatedly feel abandoned every time you leave them. I still think we did the right thing for ours, especially as my baby girl wouldn't let the handlers touch her at all.
Best of luck with it all. The short-term stress we and our pets go through is worth the outcome.
#4
Re: Taking your pets
We flew two dogs over to Sydney. We used Airpets they have a website which explains everything. They sorted the import permits and booked quarantine. The only thing you will have to do is sort there blood tests out. We visited our dogs a week after they landed but I'm sure you can see them before that but they like you to give them time to settle.
I agree with Seasider about visiting as it is very hard on both you and your pets when its time to leave, We had to go in as much as possible as our two refused to eat.
Good luck with your move as stressful as it is moving animals so far it is worth it in the end, Cooper and Kymba are now very happy and settled.
I agree with Seasider about visiting as it is very hard on both you and your pets when its time to leave, We had to go in as much as possible as our two refused to eat.
Good luck with your move as stressful as it is moving animals so far it is worth it in the end, Cooper and Kymba are now very happy and settled.
Last edited by MarkMC; Mar 17th 2009 at 12:37 am.
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Re: Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
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#6
Re: Taking your pets
We used Ryslip from the UK, and Dogtainers to Brisbane. Both were utterly fantastic.
Ryslip did the whole thing from start to finish, import permits, booking quarantine etc. They couldn't book Dogtainers as this can only happen when you have your "parole" date for the pets - and theoretically that could vary if the animal becomes ill while in quarantine.
We brought two cats with us, they seemed to cope with the flights well, and the only side effect is that after I went to Melbourne last week for 3 days they won't leave me alone now........tabby shadows everywhere I move in the house
Ryslip did the whole thing from start to finish, import permits, booking quarantine etc. They couldn't book Dogtainers as this can only happen when you have your "parole" date for the pets - and theoretically that could vary if the animal becomes ill while in quarantine.
We brought two cats with us, they seemed to cope with the flights well, and the only side effect is that after I went to Melbourne last week for 3 days they won't leave me alone now........tabby shadows everywhere I move in the house
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Re: Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
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They helped us bring over our dog and could not have been more helpful.
Good luck.
#8
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Re: Taking your pets
We used Golden Arrow too. Would highly recommend them
#10
Re: Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
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Ours fly in about 2 weeks and currently waiting for blood results to come back
If your dogs annual booster is due just remember NOT to have the Lepto part of the jab as this can affect outcome of one of the blood tests.
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Re: Taking your pets
Hi there, i'm doing some research on moving my dog too. Just trying to get an idea on prices and companies etc. Please post your experiences after the move if you can, it would be a great help I'm not moving till later, but I like to read up on things way before hand.
#12
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Re: Taking your pets
Hi
Even though we moved from from Scotland I used air supply in Staines MiddlesexE mail is www.airsupplyshipping.com.
it can be a tricky affair with a lot of paperwork air supply took us through every stage whilst were a lot cheaper than others.
a good tip, make sure your Vet you use for all inoculations is prroperly registered as it isn't always the case,
Good luck.
Jim Eley.
Even though we moved from from Scotland I used air supply in Staines MiddlesexE mail is www.airsupplyshipping.com.
it can be a tricky affair with a lot of paperwork air supply took us through every stage whilst were a lot cheaper than others.
a good tip, make sure your Vet you use for all inoculations is prroperly registered as it isn't always the case,
Good luck.
Jim Eley.
#14
Re: Taking your pets
Quarantine was not easy for us or the dogs. To start with they did not eat, they growled at the carer (She was great though), they would not let anyone near them. Luckily the carer was persistent, and within 3 days she was their best pal. They still didn't eat though. We put this down to them being fussy buggers. We visited twice a week to bring them "human food", they would not touch the dog food. I guess that is our fault for home cooking for them after the first one had a bad reaction to dry dog food???? Anyhow they are back with us now. The first few weeks were hard, they did not leave our sides, and hated it when we had to go out. They are used to it now and worth every bit of stress. They are very happy and get a lot more exercise now, including weekly visit to the beach. The youngest loves to swim.
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Re: Taking your pets
Could anyone advise me on a reliable company to assist in taking our 2 dogs to australia. We are hopping to be making the move later this year. Does the Pet Agent make the reservation for quarantine or is it something we have to book direct. I am really concerned about how my pets will cope with the travel and i am looking to take the same flights as my pet. Does anyone know how soon you can visit your pets whilst they are in quarantine?
Thanks
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