Comments on: Getting a little bit warm and dealing with a hot cat http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/ Emigrate to Australia, Australian Immigration advice and Resources Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Melissa http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-14837 Melissa Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:35 +0000 http://www.gettingdownunder.com/?p=840#comment-14837 Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. Am looking forward to the move (wth my two boys), cheers Melissa Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. Am looking forward to the move (wth my two boys), cheers Melissa

]]> By: Mark http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-14760 Mark Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:19:26 +0000 http://www.gettingdownunder.com/?p=840#comment-14760 Hi Melissa Absolutely! Even though Jeff went missing (he may well be in Adelaide now for all I know) bringing both cats here was the best decision. As Charlie has started to get older he has started to slow down and there’s nothing more comforting then seeing him bask in the early morning sunshine every morning instead of worrying about him hiding under a bush from the freezing rain. Like yours Charlie is also a demon hunter however he’s actually been much better here than he was in the UK (apart from the odd lizard). Like you, we keep him in at night though and he seems to have a healthy respect of some of the bigger spiders. As for the flight, there’s no dramas there either. Both cats handled the trip very well. I guess at the end of the day if you bring them down under with you you’ll be giving them a good life in a beautiful country. If you left them in the UK your reliant on someone else giving them the same level of care you would. ? All the best Regards Mark Hi Melissa

Absolutely! Even though Jeff went missing (he may well be in Adelaide now for all I know) bringing both cats here was the best decision. As Charlie has started to get older he has started to slow down and there’s nothing more comforting then seeing him bask in the early morning sunshine every morning instead of worrying about him hiding under a bush from the freezing rain.

Like yours Charlie is also a demon hunter however he’s actually been much better here than he was in the UK (apart from the odd lizard). Like you, we keep him in at night though and he seems to have a healthy respect of some of the bigger spiders.

As for the flight, there’s no dramas there either. Both cats handled the trip very well. I guess at the end of the day if you bring them down under with you you’ll be giving them a good life in a beautiful country. If you left them in the UK your reliant on someone else giving them the same level of care you would. ?

All the best

Regards

Mark

]]> By: Melissa http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-14744 Melissa Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:23:30 +0000 http://www.gettingdownunder.com/?p=840#comment-14744 Hi Mark, I am planning to move to Sydney to live with my boyfriend this year. I am torn about taking my two cats. They are young and healthy and I can't bear the thought of leaving them with a relative. They are really affectionate. However I want to do whats best for them not me. I am worried about the flight effect on them and more so as they are demon hunters that they will take on a poisionous spider or snake and get bitten. Or that they will go missing. I already keep them in at night here in the UK and would do that in Oz and I was looking at netting and stuff to try and control their outdoors. Do you still think it was the best decision to bring your two cats out to WA even with what happened with Jeff? Thanks for any help you can offer my troubled mind.. many thanks Melissa Hi Mark, I am planning to move to Sydney to live with my boyfriend this year. I am torn about taking my two cats. They are young and healthy and I can’t bear the thought of leaving them with a relative. They are really affectionate. However I want to do whats best for them not me. I am worried about the flight effect on them and more so as they are demon hunters that they will take on a poisionous spider or snake and get bitten. Or that they will go missing. I already keep them in at night here in the UK and would do that in Oz and I was looking at netting and stuff to try and control their outdoors. Do you still think it was the best decision to bring your two cats out to WA even with what happened with Jeff? Thanks for any help you can offer my troubled mind.. many thanks Melissa

]]> By: Mark http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-13343 Mark Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:36:50 +0000 http://www.gettingdownunder.com/?p=840#comment-13343 Hello Mary and thanks for your comments :) I'm afraid that part of your issue may be fixed by the fact that in WA, In a residential area, The Council limits each household to a maximum of two dogs so all three of your pets would not be allowed. I'm sorry this is not good news but it's important to keep in mind. More information here: http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/web/Living/Residents-and-Ratepayers-Information/Dog-ownership/ Best wishes Mark Hello Mary and thanks for your comments :)

I’m afraid that part of your issue may be fixed by the fact that in WA, In a residential area, The Council limits each household to a maximum of two dogs so all three of your pets would not be allowed.

I’m sorry this is not good news but it’s important to keep in mind.

More information here:

http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/web/Living/Residents-and-Ratepayers-Information/Dog-ownership/

Best wishes

Mark

]]> By: Mary http://www.gettingdownunder.com/2008/12/31/getting-a-little-bit-warm-dealing-hot-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-13342 Mary Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:44:49 +0000 http://www.gettingdownunder.com/?p=840#comment-13342 Hi Mark, I really enjoyed reading your blog entries and it makes me want more and more to settle in Oz someday. Just waiting for that WA sponsorship to finally lodge our visa application. I am concerned though with our 3 dogs and as much as I want to take them to Oz, we may not have enough resources to do. It really is heartbreaking to plan their future, if ever we get the AU visa, so I consciously ignore it for now. Hopefully we'd be able to decide what's best for all of us. Hi Mark, I really enjoyed reading your blog entries and it makes me want more and more to settle in Oz someday. Just waiting for that WA sponsorship to finally lodge our visa application. I am concerned though with our 3 dogs and as much as I want to take them to Oz, we may not have enough resources to do. It really is heartbreaking to plan their future, if ever we get the AU visa, so I consciously ignore it for now. Hopefully we’d be able to decide what’s best for all of us.

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