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Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:37 pm

My lovely elderly clients have decided to go back to UK in October.They asked me today if i knew of the best way of getting their 5 puddy cats back home.She has looked into courier at a cost of 350 euros per cat :crazy: She then talked about sedation. :?
Does anyone know of a resonably cheap and decent way of getting all the cats back to UK.
Obviously they have until October to get sorted.I think the cats have had the relavent tests needed to get them back.They now need to sort out the best way to travel home for the cats.
What services have you used and how did the cats cope?

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby katy » Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:47 pm

Our cats have flown twice. Last time with Monarch. I am not very keen but at least it is so much shorter than the road journey. They were fine and one of my cats was 17 last time she flew. Costly though, about £850 for the two :shock:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:53 am

Oh crikey!!
Thats a lot,she has five of them :shock:
I think it would be cheaper for them to hire a man with a van,someone who can drive them back for a fee. :(

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Enrique » Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:51 am

Hi PP,
Any chance you could PM me the contact for the cat carrier, I'm currently trying to ship my best friend's small dog back to UK, and the best price I've got is 460€.
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:31 pm

Hi Enrique,
Im really sorry i cant give you any contact numbers.The lady is a client of mine and i have no number for her,Her number is stuck in an old mobile phone of mine(number has been saved to phone not chip) and the charger isnt working.Ive been trying to sort it out for the last few days.If i manage to get it working again,ill ring her and ask for you.Im really sorry i cant help. :thumbdown:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby lynn111 » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:39 pm

We brought our 2 cats over to the CDS overland using a company called EasyPet. It cost us £240 per cat, as they were able to put them together in the same crate, and they may offer a deal for 5 cats?? It is a long trip, but I have to say our cats seemed none the worse for wear and well looked after from pick up to drop off.

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby murbisa » Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:21 pm

We brought our Pug over with easypet and they were excellent. Cost £395 and collected and delivered door to door. They even looked after him at no charge for a few days as they got back before us.
They are really good with the animals.

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby julian » Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:23 pm

one of my cats once flew for free..but only when it decided to slip of the balcony on the 5th floor..landed on the roof of a car and was fine ,the cat that is....., the car had a dent in the roof :? I wonder if the owner ever worked out how he got a dent on the roof of his car :lolno:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Retro P » Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:28 pm

Give big Col a ring.
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Enrique » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:10 pm

Hi PP,
I'm not after your clients details only the courier they have had their quote from :)

Thanks
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:35 am

Some great helpful answers there(apart from Julians :lol: )

Enrique i know you dont want my CLIENTS number..lol..im saying I cant get in touch with her to get you a number and they have just had their hair done,so itll be at least another 8 weeks before i hear from them again,unless i can get my phone charged up(so i can get the number out of the phone)lolol....Easy pet sound like a good company..and maybe Big col..do you think he would ship animals? :crazy:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Mowser » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:21 pm

Wouldn't it be cheaper to drown*the cats and buy new ones in the UK?

* ... or failing that - give them away to a good home.

... or even better ... Flybe.com says
Guide dogs will be carried on all flights, but need to be booked in advance. The carriage of cats and dogs is allowed as cargo only. Telephone Globe Air Cargo 0208 757 4776 for more information.
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Mowser » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:33 pm

Brain not working ... should have added above ...
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby scotty » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:49 am

Much cheaper to get new cats in the UK and they will be better crossing the roadas well as the UK cats are rhd :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby Blossom » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:06 pm

Hola
Ask for a quotation from pet taxi transport.
Please mention that Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) gave you their email address.
It might help with the price?
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:36 pm

Thankyou Blossom,I will tell her when i next speak to her. :thumbup:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby spanish_lad » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:31 pm

5 cats ? in cages? how much u wanna pay, i could do with a road trip ;)
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:23 am

Spanish Lad,are you serious???
Im sure they would rather someone drove there,that they could trust.
I know you like pussies.. :lol: so that would help.

They are talking about going back in September,so if you are really serious about this please get in touch again.I know they would pay you well. :thumbup:

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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby spanish_lad » Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:52 pm

scotty wrote:Much cheaper to get new cats in the UK and they will be better crossing the roadas well as the UK cats are rhd :lol: :lol: :lol:
:clap: :clap:

apparently posh pets charge 350€ for a small dog back to the uk. im not sure if thats plus extras or anything, but i can imagine it wont be cheap to take 5 cats
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Re: Getting 5 cats back to UK

Postby princess peach » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:52 pm

im not sure if thats plus extras
Spanish lad,i hope your not insinuating that posh pets "do extras " on your cats for an additional charge!!

Im getting worried about you and your quotes lately. :oops: :lol:


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