Comments on: Flying the furry skies: Transporting our cat to France http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/ ...in which two dreamers simplify their lives and move to Paris Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: petsforpets.eu http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-26721 petsforpets.eu Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:11:51 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-26721 <p>we are a DEFRA licensed pet transport company, overland throughout mainland Europe but worldwide with partner IATA agents. We are IPATA members and delighted to assist with any transport requirements. Kind regards Ian</p> we are a DEFRA licensed pet transport company, overland throughout mainland Europe but worldwide with partner IATA agents. We are IPATA members and delighted to assist with any transport requirements. Kind regards Ian

]]> By: muriel http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-26719 muriel Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:13:18 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-26719 <p>hello</p> <p>your kitty is lovely - I hope to retire from scotland to france in five years time with my two cats , whom i love to bits - max and roger !</p> <p>Thank you for all your tips - very useful x</p> hello

your kitty is lovely – I hope to retire from scotland to france in five years time with my two cats , whom i love to bits – max and roger !

Thank you for all your tips – very useful x

]]> By: Morgen Jahnke http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-22845 Morgen Jahnke Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:52:01 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-22845 <p>@Amor As I mentioned in the post, the fee that Northwest charged us to bring our cat with us was $150 (although they later waived $70 of that). But, since it was three years ago (and Northwest doesn't even exist anymore!) I don't know what current rates might be for various airlines. It would probably be best to call the airline you're considering directly. The other costs we incurred were for the carrier we bought, vet fees for a rabies shot and health certificate (see <a href="http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/clawing-through-the-red-tape-the-formalities-of-importing-a-pet/" rel="nofollow">this post</a> for more details about that), and $24 to get the certificate signed by a USDA-certified veterinarian. Again, these costs have probably changed since we made our trip (and the regulations may have too), so I'd suggest that you do some research about the current requirements/fees.</p> @Amor As I mentioned in the post, the fee that Northwest charged us to bring our cat with us was $150 (although they later waived $70 of that). But, since it was three years ago (and Northwest doesn’t even exist anymore!) I don’t know what current rates might be for various airlines. It would probably be best to call the airline you’re considering directly. The other costs we incurred were for the carrier we bought, vet fees for a rabies shot and health certificate (see this post for more details about that), and $24 to get the certificate signed by a USDA-certified veterinarian. Again, these costs have probably changed since we made our trip (and the regulations may have too), so I’d suggest that you do some research about the current requirements/fees.

]]> By: Amor http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-22830 Amor Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:23:29 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-22830 <p>How much airline/transpo total cost did you incur for 1 cat? I have 2 cats that I am planning to take with me to France. Thanks.</p> How much airline/transpo total cost did you incur for 1 cat? I have 2 cats that I am planning to take with me to France. Thanks.

]]> By: Morgen Jahnke http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-19387 Morgen Jahnke Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:19:17 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-19387 <p>David:</p> <p>We've only ever traveled long-distance with Zora the one time (when we moved here) and luckily we didn't have any peeing problems on that occasion! I don't know what to recommend, other than choosing a carrier that is leakproof, and having some kind of absorbent material on the bottom (as you can see in the photo above, our Sherpa carrier has a sort of fleece insert). When we flew with Zora we also brought along extra towels, which we didn't end up needing, and in your case, since you have a strong suspicion that your cat may "act up," maybe some baking soda or talc that could absorb any mess and neutralize the smell a bit (although I'm not sure how your cat may react to that, so may be best to ask your vet about it too).</p> David:

We’ve only ever traveled long-distance with Zora the one time (when we moved here) and luckily we didn’t have any peeing problems on that occasion! I don’t know what to recommend, other than choosing a carrier that is leakproof, and having some kind of absorbent material on the bottom (as you can see in the photo above, our Sherpa carrier has a sort of fleece insert). When we flew with Zora we also brought along extra towels, which we didn’t end up needing, and in your case, since you have a strong suspicion that your cat may “act up,” maybe some baking soda or talc that could absorb any mess and neutralize the smell a bit (although I’m not sure how your cat may react to that, so may be best to ask your vet about it too).

]]> By: David Rutherford http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-19359 David Rutherford Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:02:43 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-19359 <p>HI, I was wondering about the cat's bathroom use during this whole ordeal? My cat likes to pee if she gets really angry at me and I don't know what I'd do if she did that on the plane! Cat pee is the worst thing ever.</p> HI, I was wondering about the cat’s bathroom use during this whole ordeal? My cat likes to pee if she gets really angry at me and I don’t know what I’d do if she did that on the plane! Cat pee is the worst thing ever.

]]> By: Morgen Jahnke http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Morgen Jahnke Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:43:53 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-110 <p>Steve and Nat:</p> <p>We have a separate post on the site about the administrative details involved with bringing a cat to France which you can check out <a href="http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/clawing-through-the-red-tape-the-formalities-of-importing-a-pet/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I think it will answer your questions.</p> Steve and Nat:

We have a separate post on the site about the administrative details involved with bringing a cat to France which you can check out here. I think it will answer your questions.

]]> By: Steve and Nat http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Steve and Nat Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:54:09 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-109 <p>I was offered an opportunity to go to Australia by my job and I had to turn it down because it was short notice and they have really drastic rules about taking pets there. It would take 5 months to get the license to fly her there than there is a 5 month quarantine perdiod.</p> <p>I may have the opportunity to go to France next year, and I will have to think about my cat at that time as well, was there a license required? what kind of paper work did you have to take care of ahead of time?</p> <p>Great looking cat by the way.</p> I was offered an opportunity to go to Australia by my job and I had to turn it down because it was short notice and they have really drastic rules about taking pets there. It would take 5 months to get the license to fly her there than there is a 5 month quarantine perdiod.

I may have the opportunity to go to France next year, and I will have to think about my cat at that time as well, was there a license required? what kind of paper work did you have to take care of ahead of time?

Great looking cat by the way.

]]> By: Morgen Jahnke http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Morgen Jahnke Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:06:44 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-80 <p>Alastair:</p> <p>Thanks! We think she's pretty cute :)</p> Alastair:

Thanks! We think she’s pretty cute :)

]]> By: Alastair http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Alastair Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:41:31 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/07/23/flying-the-furry-skies-transporting-our-cat-to-france/#comment-79 <p>What a gorgeous cat!</p> What a gorgeous cat!

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