Discuss Take the cat? posted within the Taking your Pets to Australia forum at Getting Down Under

Hi Folks,

If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to Brisbane
about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years old, I had
intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part of the family
and leaving her would break the kids hearts.

Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how much
it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.

Many thanks for any info.

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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
Sula

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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
Sula

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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
Sula

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> Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
> pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
> Sula

Same here, Golden Arrow shipped both our 8yr old dog and 12 yr old cat.
Both are LOVING their new life by the beach in the warm!!! Our Cat
didn't like the month in Quarentine but soon forgave us when he felt the
sun on his back!

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TinaBaker
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> Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
> pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
> Sula

Same here, Golden Arrow shipped both our 8yr old dog and 12 yr old cat.
Both are LOVING their new life by the beach in the warm!!! Our Cat
didn't like the month in Quarentine but soon forgave us when he felt the
sun on his back!

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TinaBaker
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> Golden Arrow shipped our cat and were great, it cost around thousand
> pounds, that was four years ago!He was around nine at the time.
> Sula

Same here, Golden Arrow shipped both our 8yr old dog and 12 yr old cat.
Both are LOVING their new life by the beach in the warm!!! Our Cat
didn't like the month in Quarentine but soon forgave us when he felt the
sun on his back!

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TinaBaker
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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

I started looking into this myself -my cat was 14 - but unfortunately
she died of cancer before our move. :-(
You have to get her microchipped first. You also have to buy an IATA
approved cat carrier that allows the airline staff to feed her without
opening the cage. I was also told that the cage has to be sealed/locked
so if accidentally opened, it's obvious. (i.e. the only way to open the
seal is to break it - then quarantine know)

We are moving to brisbane, and she would have to fly into Sydney for
quarantine - it's for 30 days I seem to remember. This place had a
website and looks great. The staff are very friendly and really look
after your cat! All I did was google Australia Quarantine or something
similar and found all the info there.

You cat may also need some vaccinations too.

Good luck!

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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

I started looking into this myself -my cat was 14 - but unfortunately
she died of cancer before our move. :-(
You have to get her microchipped first. You also have to buy an IATA
approved cat carrier that allows the airline staff to feed her without
opening the cage. I was also told that the cage has to be sealed/locked
so if accidentally opened, it's obvious. (i.e. the only way to open the
seal is to break it - then quarantine know)

We are moving to brisbane, and she would have to fly into Sydney for
quarantine - it's for 30 days I seem to remember. This place had a
website and looks great. The staff are very friendly and really look
after your cat! All I did was google Australia Quarantine or something
similar and found all the info there.

You cat may also need some vaccinations too.

Good luck!

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> Hi Folks,
>
> If all goes well with our visa app, we should be on our way to
> Brisbane about Aug/Sep this year. We have a moggy that is 10 years
> old, I had intended to leave her with some relatives, but she is part
> of the family and leaving her would break the kids hearts.
>
> Is there a problem with taking cats of this age? She is in pretty good
> nick generally but I would not want to put her through the hassle if
> it's going to stress her to much. I would also be interested in how
> much it costs, and how long it takes from door to door.
>
> Many thanks for any info.

I started looking into this myself -my cat was 14 - but unfortunately
she died of cancer before our move. :-(
You have to get her microchipped first. You also have to buy an IATA
approved cat carrier that allows the airline staff to feed her without
opening the cage. I was also told that the cage has to be sealed/locked
so if accidentally opened, it's obvious. (i.e. the only way to open the
seal is to break it - then quarantine know)

We are moving to brisbane, and she would have to fly into Sydney for
quarantine - it's for 30 days I seem to remember. This place had a
website and looks great. The staff are very friendly and really look
after your cat! All I did was google Australia Quarantine or something
similar and found all the info there.

You cat may also need some vaccinations too.

Good luck!

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