Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Mar 3rd 2005 | 4:02 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Try Zoom airlines
www.flyzoom.com
They have good prices for tickets for people and they also allow cats as cargo. Don't know the cost but maybe cheaper than doing it through a third party company
Mark Janovitz
www.flyzoom.com
They have good prices for tickets for people and they also allow cats as cargo. Don't know the cost but maybe cheaper than doing it through a third party company
Mark Janovitz
Mar 3rd 2005 | 4:17 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Airseir
We will be taking 4 cats and a dog - so we will have to live outside city limits which is our intention anyway. We have been informed that we only need a rabies jab if we wish to bring the animals back - maybe because UK doesnt have rabies?????? I have also heard that micro-chipping is optional???? Our cats have the standard flu/enteritis for bording reasons back here and yes we have been told we need the vet's certificate of health 24-48 hours before travelling. we have also been told that we must land with or before the animals so if they are coming on a different flight that flight will have to be close in time to the one we land with so another reason to take them with you - but may not be an option for people taking a whole farm yard of animals like us.
We are just collecting info about who will transport the animals so I will watch this tread with interest.
We are just collecting info about who will transport the animals so I will watch this tread with interest.
Baz & Annie
Mar 3rd 2005 | 4:20 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
OKAY - Just to put you all right!!!
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
For those of you being informed by your vet you need to get your pets rabies jabbed they are trying to part you from potential Canadian dollars...... We flew 2 cats from London to Halifax with no blood tests, no rabies Jab and no problems. They were already chipped so we cant comment on that one.
Used a company called http://www.ryslip.com/ who were just fantastic. They collected the cats, boarded them overnight, took care of all paperwork and health checks and supplied a very well built cage/kennel (what ever you want to call it) They arranged for flights on Air Canada and if i remember rightly the price was under £700 all in!!
Mar 3rd 2005 | 5:39 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Morwenna
.....And there is Tiaribbon with steam positively pouring out of her ears!!!
I'm sorry Tia, I just had to laugh ....here's a brick wall to bang your head against !!
I'm sorry Tia, I just had to laugh ....here's a brick wall to bang your head against !!
Hey I have an idea; why don't you all get your pets microchipped, blood tested, rabies vaccinated and you could try to apply for a DEFRA export certificate and then you could always go ahead and try to apply for a Canadian import certificate at the same time. Have fun guys, that is what life is all about.
Mar 3rd 2005 | 5:56 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by bazza2154
Excuse my ignorance but why would you have to live out side city limits is this due to the number of dogs and is this a provincial issue or all over Canada
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Mar 4th 2005 | 3:51 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
OKAY - Just to put you all right!!!
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
I feel everyway you turn regarding emigration there is someone waiting to cash in. I appreciate your reply I could have dashed off and spent another fortune unnecessarily.
Thanks to everyone else for there info too
Mar 4th 2005 | 3:57 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
I was quoted £3,500 to have one of these flying pet people take care of it for me - that is why I did it myself.
Mar 4th 2005 | 4:44 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by mjanovitz
Try Zoom airlines
www.flyzoom.com
They have good prices for tickets for people and they also allow cats as cargo. Don't know the cost but maybe cheaper than doing it through a third party company
Mark Janovitz
www.flyzoom.com
They have good prices for tickets for people and they also allow cats as cargo. Don't know the cost but maybe cheaper than doing it through a third party company
Mark Janovitz
However, canadian affair put me through to their cargo handlers who quoted £240
. A much more sensible price. For info tel 0161 498 9090Friday time now
Mar 4th 2005 | 5:29 am
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Posidrive
I won't bother getting a quote from them. Who were they?
The vet who meets you on arrival will rabies vaccinate if your pets are not vaccinated, however I had mine done before we left as I thought it would be too stressful to have them travel all that way and then be greeted by an injection.
Mar 4th 2005 | 8:18 pm
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Hi Judy
Again sorry to go off the cat theme but I want to reply to your points about tortoises.
The climate in the UK is not really suitable to keep torts outside all year round, as is Canada not suitable. In the summer they live outside in an enclosed pen in the garden and can wander around happily all summer. When it gets too cold to leave them outside, they have a vivarium with heat lamps and a special uv light strip. Whilst they do not have the freedom to move around as much during the winter, we do let them out to have a roam around the lounge periodically.
You say that there are not many references to tortoises on the forum you visited. I think I am right in saying that in the USA tortoises are referred to as turtles (I am not sure whether it is the same in Canada), although turtles and tortoises are fundamentally different creatures.
Judy, I thank you for your research on this matter, it has been most helpful.
I will let you all get back to the cat theme now.
Again sorry to go off the cat theme but I want to reply to your points about tortoises.
The climate in the UK is not really suitable to keep torts outside all year round, as is Canada not suitable. In the summer they live outside in an enclosed pen in the garden and can wander around happily all summer. When it gets too cold to leave them outside, they have a vivarium with heat lamps and a special uv light strip. Whilst they do not have the freedom to move around as much during the winter, we do let them out to have a roam around the lounge periodically.
You say that there are not many references to tortoises on the forum you visited. I think I am right in saying that in the USA tortoises are referred to as turtles (I am not sure whether it is the same in Canada), although turtles and tortoises are fundamentally different creatures.
Judy, I thank you for your research on this matter, it has been most helpful.
I will let you all get back to the cat theme now.
Originally Posted by Judy in Calgary
Gray C, in attempting to answer your question about bringing your tortoises to Canada, I was thinking only about the technical issues, i.e., would you be allowed to bring them with you and, if so, could you bring them as "hand luggage."
However, it later occurred to me to question the wisdom of bringing them at all. We had tortoises in our garden in South Africa. However, I don't know anyone who has a tortoise in Calgary. You couldn't keep them outdoors in our freezing winters. That would mean keeping them indoors, and that leads me to question the quality of life they would have.
I did a quick Internet search for tortoises and Canada. I found a forum for people who kept reptiles and amphibians ( www.kingsnake.ca ). Most of the discussions about turtles and tortoises were about the former, turtles. There were very few discussions about tortoises. One discussion about tortoises centred on where to find the correct feed for them (apparently it's readily available in pet stores). Another discussion centred on which kind of light bulb to use to give them the appropriate amount of UV radiation. This confirmed my hunch that having a tortoise in Canada might not be as simple as letting it roam around in one's garden, as we were able to do in a warmer climate.
I don't know what the situation is where you live in the UK, i.e., whether conditions are such that they're able to live outdoors or whether you're already used to the idea of keeping them indoors. Anyway, I just felt it was something to think about if you hadn't already done so.
Hope that helps.
Sorry to go off on a tangent from the cat discussion.
However, it later occurred to me to question the wisdom of bringing them at all. We had tortoises in our garden in South Africa. However, I don't know anyone who has a tortoise in Calgary. You couldn't keep them outdoors in our freezing winters. That would mean keeping them indoors, and that leads me to question the quality of life they would have.
I did a quick Internet search for tortoises and Canada. I found a forum for people who kept reptiles and amphibians ( www.kingsnake.ca ). Most of the discussions about turtles and tortoises were about the former, turtles. There were very few discussions about tortoises. One discussion about tortoises centred on where to find the correct feed for them (apparently it's readily available in pet stores). Another discussion centred on which kind of light bulb to use to give them the appropriate amount of UV radiation. This confirmed my hunch that having a tortoise in Canada might not be as simple as letting it roam around in one's garden, as we were able to do in a warmer climate.
I don't know what the situation is where you live in the UK, i.e., whether conditions are such that they're able to live outdoors or whether you're already used to the idea of keeping them indoors. Anyway, I just felt it was something to think about if you hadn't already done so.
Hope that helps.
Sorry to go off on a tangent from the cat discussion.
Mar 6th 2005 | 11:10 pm
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
Airpets Oceanic - they are based at Heathrow. It really is very easy doing it yourself and much cheaper.
Firstly air Canada officially limit you to 2 dogs per family. After speaking to them they sadi that they could consider 3 dogs if there was space on the flight. The thought of arriving at the airport only to find that they won';t take one is just too horrible to contemplate.
Secondly, how on earth to you get 3 large dogs in crates to the airport?
Mar 6th 2005 | 11:52 pm
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Thanks.
No need to apologise - I was hoping that if something was wrong with the information I had been given some-one that had done it could put me right.
No need to apologise - I was hoping that if something was wrong with the information I had been given some-one that had done it could put me right.
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
OKAY - Just to put you all right!!!
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
I have just flown my dogs and cat over here in December so I know what I am talking about.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YOUR PET MICROCHIPPED - UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO GET A PET TRAVEL PASSPORT!!!!!!!
THE PET NEEDS A RABIES SHOT AND A VET HEALTH CHECK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLYING.
IF YOUR PET HAS THE RABIES SHOT - IT DOES NOT NEED THE DEFRA EXPORT PERMIT OR AN IMPORT PERMIT.
Sorry to get arsey with you - but I have just done it, so stop listening to all the garbage that people who haven't done it are telling you!!!
Phew! Rant over.
Mar 6th 2005 | 11:55 pm
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
Lol
Thanks - now I know that it depends on who you do it through. It does seem strange that when we don't have Rabies in the country. However I can see how it would prevent it from spreading as well. Thanks for the link.
Thanks - now I know that it depends on who you do it through. It does seem strange that when we don't have Rabies in the country. However I can see how it would prevent it from spreading as well. Thanks for the link.
Originally Posted by torticat
OK now for another experienced point of view.
For those of you being informed by your vet you need to get your pets rabies jabbed they are trying to part you from potential Canadian dollars...... We flew 2 cats from London to Halifax with no blood tests, no rabies Jab and no problems. They were already chipped so we cant comment on that one.
Used a company called http://www.ryslip.com/ who were just fantastic. They collected the cats, boarded them overnight, took care of all paperwork and health checks and supplied a very well built cage/kennel (what ever you want to call it) They arranged for flights on Air Canada and if i remember rightly the price was under £700 all in!!
For those of you being informed by your vet you need to get your pets rabies jabbed they are trying to part you from potential Canadian dollars...... We flew 2 cats from London to Halifax with no blood tests, no rabies Jab and no problems. They were already chipped so we cant comment on that one.
Used a company called http://www.ryslip.com/ who were just fantastic. They collected the cats, boarded them overnight, took care of all paperwork and health checks and supplied a very well built cage/kennel (what ever you want to call it) They arranged for flights on Air Canada and if i remember rightly the price was under £700 all in!!
Mar 6th 2005 | 11:59 pm
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Re: Taking my cat! HOW MUCH ????
No it is the number of cats (lol) one dog is ok. No idea about provinsial - we went to Kamloops and asked - we were told only 3 pets in city limits. Not a problem to us as we don't want to live in city limits and our pets will find the smaller villages around Kamloops to be rather large and over populated.
Originally Posted by bazza2154
Excuse my ignorance but why would you have to live out side city limits is this due to the number of dogs and is this a provincial issue or all over Canada
Baz & Annie
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