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| 3858.1 | WHY | SUBURB::JONESD | | Wed Aug 01 1990 08:20 | 9 |
| I think that you might find this impertinant of me, but why are you
putting your poor cat through the agony of the quaranteen in this
country?
Your poor cat will have to stay in a looked pen for six months.
Are you planning on living in the UK or just visiting!
Please put my mind at rest.
Diana
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| 3858.2 | | DLNVAX::PALMER | | Wed Aug 01 1990 12:47 | 11 |
| Actually, it's not my kitty. He belongs to a friend (also a DEC
person who is visiting family and friends here in the U.S. at the
moment but can't access a terminal to write her own note!) She has
been in the UK for a year now, thought she had found good
foster/permanent homes for her cats but has decided that this one
will be happier with her so now wants to have him sent to her in
England. She's not happy about the quarantine either but is at a
loss as to what t do. We all know how hard it is to find a good
home for an adult cat! She plans on visiting him daily while he's
in quarantine.
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| 3858.3 | This might help | UKCSSE::YOUNG | Geoff Young | Wed Aug 01 1990 15:21 | 7 |
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Have a look at note 3422.6 and replies. This organisation is in Slough
England.
Rgds,
Geoff
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| 3858.4 | Worth a try | XSTACY::PATTISON | A rolling stone gets the worm | Wed Aug 01 1990 15:28 | 5 |
| Re: 3422.6
They were very helpful when I phoned them.
Dave
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| 3858.5 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Wed Aug 01 1990 15:59 | 5 |
| Quarantine is never an easy thing to have to do, but rest assured
that the quarantine in the UK is much better than the one our own
country has in Hawaii.
Jo
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| 3858.6 | | BIGHUN::THOMAS | The Devon Dumpling | Wed Aug 01 1990 16:04 | 14 |
| 3858.7 | Thank you! | DLNVAX::PALMER | | Wed Aug 01 1990 16:18 | 8 |
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Thank you all for your help! I will pass the name of the organization
in England along to my friend. Perhaps they can suggest airlines
that they have worked well with in the past, as well.
I'll let you know what we find out. Thanks again,
Lenora
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| 3858.8 | Did they go? | UKCSSE::YOUNG | Geoff Young | Wed Aug 01 1990 21:10 | 7 |
| Re: .4 & 3422.0
Hi Dave,
Just out of interest, how did you get your cats to Galway in the end?
Geoff
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| 3858.9 | Don't Ask | XSTACY::PATTISON | A rolling stone gets the worm | Mon Aug 13 1990 18:50 | 19 |
| Ah..
Well they just got here.. which is why I took so long to reply . I
drove them here in the car in the end, just last week. I decided that
they were being better looked after in England for the time being, but
now I have a place in Galway out in the countryside.
The cats were no trouble at all in the car.. in fact I had more trouble
with the human passengers.. but thats another story.
I got some mild tranquilisers from the vet before the trip, which made
them drowsy, and they slept on the boat. I wasn't even stopped going
through customs. I'll be charging DEC for the cat containers.. I went
for the tall white-painted wire mesh sort.
My only problem now is .. what happened to that truck with all our
furniture in it !!
Dave (sleeping on the floor with two cats and no tin-opener)
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| 3858.10 | When you come to a fork in the road.. | MAMIE::IVES | | Tue Aug 14 1990 01:39 | 8 |
| Dave glad to hear your trip was uneventful with the cats. Sometimes
the things you worry about most doesn't happen. (Who would ever
think the lowrey with all your furniture and household belongings
would get lost?
Enjoy your new home. It sounds like the cats will out in the country.
Barbara
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| 3858.11 | | WILLEE::MERRITT | | Tue Aug 14 1990 15:55 | 10 |
| Dave,
Glad you all made it there without too many problems. I had to
laugh....I can just picture you and your kittys sleeping on the
window sills. Hopefully there is a nice big picture window for
you!!
Good luck in your new home...
Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley)
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| 3858.12 | | UKCSSE::LMCDONALD | | Tue Aug 14 1990 16:45 | 29 |
| I hope this is not too late, but I don't get to this conference often.
I moved from Texas to the UK six years ago and brought my cat with me.
As far as flying from Houston to London was concerned, there was no
problem. But I used British Caledonian which are now BA. Even if there
was someone to fly with the cat, the animal would not be allowed in the
cabin. The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food can tell you all
the rules and procedures for importing cats. They will also give you a
list of licenced quarantine kennels to choose from.
Once the animal gets to the UK, the only people who will be allowed to
handle it is the airline and someone from the kennel. In choosing a
kennel, I would strongly recommend that you view them before choosing
one. They all have to meet a standard but some are better than others.
You will have to have a health certificate, an import licence from
MAFF, a carrier that is nose and paw proof, and regardless of how
recently the animal has been given a rabies injection, he will get
another one on arrival in the UK.
I hope all this helps. My cat was completely neurotic at the end of
the six months. But after he was home for a few weeks he was back to
his old self. Now, he doesn't seem to have suffered at all. I think it
is worth it if you plan to stay in the UK long term but but for short
stays or temporary relo. it would probably be better (and cheaper) to
find a foster home.
LaDonna
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