Comment by a7 on April 26, 2009 at 1:02pm

misty

the rules are there for a reason. rabies in the UK is very rare, the last time i heard was a man in scotland dying after being bitten from a wild animal.

i know its sad being without your pets is not nice.

george

Comment by Cara Coleen on April 26, 2009 at 9:53pm

Erm... I don't know if I understand why your kitties would be quarantined. Can't they just test them for rabies, or is that too expensive?

Because everything is so up in the air, I think leaving them with a friend would be nicer... for them. I don't know though. I don't know what I'm talking about.

Anyway. Nice response on the forum post! lol

Comment by Misty: Baytheist Living! on April 27, 2009 at 3:19am

George,
Rabies vaccines work the same for any dog/cat transport. My cats were inoculated in the last year but prior to 30 days, as is pretty much international law.
The problem is, they are coming from a country that isn't on the sanctioned list....even though they are in fine health and I have up to date records of all their vaccines.

Comment by Johnny on April 27, 2009 at 9:51am

Cara, its more than just the rabies shot, check-up, and out the door. Animals can be a carrier and not shows signs for quite awhile; so that's why they quarantine.

My brother is a Vet Tech and was stationed in Europe for several years. Quarantine is standard procedure for transporting pets from the US to Europe, and also from Europe to the US. Hell even from continental US to Hawaii requires a four month quarantine.

Don't know if it helps Misty, but he says that cats usually handle the quarantine much much better than dogs. Any-which-way it is going to effect them though cause they spend a lot of time in a small cage, with limited exercise and limited human interaction. If you do it, you gotta be ready for them to be kinda pissed at you after its done.

Comment by Pam on April 27, 2009 at 10:34am

Given your tentative situation, I would probably let them stay with a friend if the friend is responsible and willing. Taking care of someone else's pets for that long is a big commitment. You'd probably want to make sure to leave behind enough money for food and such. I'm sure you've already thought that out, don't know why I mention it. ;-)

If you do happen to take a job in the EU, then I guess they'd have to be quarantined, but I wouldn't subject them to it until I were certain it had to be done. Anyway, that's probably what I'd do in your situation. Don't know if it's the "right" thing.

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