Cats Going From UK to Spain
Aug 7th 2008 | 4:58 am
#16
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From: Granada
Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
Thanks for the suggestion re "failed" cat. For my own peace of mind I'd rather get the two way passport done before we leave - more expensive I know but dotty when it comes to my cats! 
Good luck with move and if you have any transportation hints & tips - cages, feeding, etc - I'd welcome them. Will be travelling to Granada area so almost same distance.
Good luck with move and if you have any transportation hints & tips - cages, feeding, etc - I'd welcome them. Will be travelling to Granada area so almost same distance.
Aug 25th 2008 | 11:59 pm
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
Bringing 3 cats over later in the year by road. Each have had microchip and rabies injection and all were done at the same time. Two out of 3 passed blood tests and were given pet passports. Once we go to Spain they can return to UK 6 months after the date the successful blood test was taken.
Cat 3 - the youngest of the 3 -who did not pass his blood test has been retested and we are currently awaiting results - so it is not impossible for them to fail! If we took him out of the country without successful blood test then my understanding is that he would have to go into quarantine on the way back in the UK.
If he fails this latest blood test, he has to have rabies shot again and we go through the process again of waiting 1 month after injection for blood test. Moral of this story therefore is please don't assume that injection will be successful and will pass blood test.
Cat 3 - the youngest of the 3 -who did not pass his blood test has been retested and we are currently awaiting results - so it is not impossible for them to fail! If we took him out of the country without successful blood test then my understanding is that he would have to go into quarantine on the way back in the UK.
If he fails this latest blood test, he has to have rabies shot again and we go through the process again of waiting 1 month after injection for blood test. Moral of this story therefore is please don't assume that injection will be successful and will pass blood test.
Aug 26th 2008 | 12:01 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
Its total stupidity. I remember the stress our cat went through on our journey out here. You could tell it wasn't happy, but we thought it was better than in the hold of an aircraft. It would have killed it outright if we had taken it back again a few months later
Aug 26th 2008 | 3:38 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
oh get a life.for me the best solution is a bin bag and over the side of the bridge
Aug 26th 2008 | 7:55 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
Aug 26th 2008 | 8:31 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
How was it when it got back?
Aug 26th 2008 | 9:59 pm
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
So it was stressful for them too.
Now tiger is 17 and he is happy to welcome guests. But he is still more an indoor cat and because of his age likes to sleep most of the day.
Aug 27th 2008 | 6:01 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
So sorry to hear that Mitzy. Very sad. Ours are a similar age, and we have had to make a ‘go’ or ‘no go’ decision for them. They’re in excellent health and judging by our previous cats have every chance of many more years yet. Their favourite scenery is the inside of their eyelids…
Aug 27th 2008 | 6:12 am
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Re: Cats Going From UK to Spain
Well .... it was a very nervous cat to begin with I'm afraid. Died On Christmas day whilst our neighbour was looking after her whilst we were in the UK!
Our neighbours dog only laster 6 months also when they moved here from Belgium.
I think at the end of the day there is no hard and fast rule. Some animals will accept it and some wont, but I'd certainly agree that Dogs seem more hardy and able to deal with it in general from what I have seen
Our neighbours dog only laster 6 months also when they moved here from Belgium.
I think at the end of the day there is no hard and fast rule. Some animals will accept it and some wont, but I'd certainly agree that Dogs seem more hardy and able to deal with it in general from what I have seen
