JULIE RYCROFT Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 OK so here we go, we have dropped our Rhodesian Ridgeback (Mason) off at the shipping company Golden Arrow today, he will spend 4 days there and will leave for Sydney quarantine on Monday night. We are worried sick about him, he was howling before we left (so was my OH). We will see him in 16 days when he is flown back to us in Perth on the 12th of September. Please give us some good endings to help us through this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortlepuss Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 How heartbreaking - but you will see him soon - and there are many many posters on this forum who say they worried for nothing....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Mine are off the other way on Wednesday. They fly on thursday and I pick them up 4 hours after they land - thank god for no quarantine. When we brought one here it was 3 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Aw... Just try and think of the pleasure you will have when you do the pick up at Perth airport. An amazing feeling. Went thru it a few years back with my labs. Wow, when they came out of the building, seeing them again. Was magical:wubclub:. They did have a longer separation than yours, so were a tad confused by it all, but came right after a couple of weeks. We too used Golden Arrow, used to have lovely nightly conversations with staff their, while ours were waiting to fly. I would say your fur baby is in safe hands. Hope the time goes quick for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Our cats arrived last week -shipped via Golden Arrow. They will look after your dog wonderfully and he will be here before you know it. Judging by our cats I think I was more traumatised than them! Focus on buying bits and pieces for his arrival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 We used Golden Arrow on one of our moves, cats boarded there for maybe ten days before they flew. They were great during this time and everything went smoothly, my only chagrin was I thought the container was a bit too small compared to one we had used on another move. My quarantine time was horrible to be honest, the cats did not like that at all, but it was thirty days back then and of course they had done ten days before travel as well. I am sure that ten days would not have been an issue. Most pets come out of quarantine with no ill effects at all and collection day is quite simply the most exciting and best day you will have during your first few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Very encouraging to hear - my two cats will fly in the end of September and I am really nervous, as I am organizing everything myself. Question - did you put liquid absorbing pads at the bottom of their pet carrier? I would think that cats are too anxious to make a mess but mine will be on a 16 hours non-stop flight. I was just wondering what do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 V surprisingly the inside if the carriers was spotless when they arrived with us. One sheet of dry newspaper in each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks, Peachy. I just have to stop worrying too much about them. Most probably I will go with the pads, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JULIE RYCROFT Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks for the responses. Can I just ask do we just get them straight back when we go the airport or do they have to check them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Very encouraging to hear - my two cats will fly in the end of September and I am really nervous, as I am organizing everything myself. Question - did you put liquid absorbing pads at the bottom of their pet carrier? I would think that cats are too anxious to make a mess but mine will be on a 16 hours non-stop flight. I was just wondering what do. We have moved pets internationally four times now. We have never been involved in the preparation of their travelling crates. But they do always appear to arrive spotless somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieJS Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 My two shih tzu's fly to Melbourne in December and I am already stressing out how they will cope. They then have to fly to Brisbane. I just can't wait for it all to be over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Yes, if you used pet shipping company they take care of that. For us, by the time we started thinking about contacting such company most of the work was done and we decided to go on with the rest of the preparation. It turned out to be a structured process and it was like arranging this and that for your own kinds. :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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