Shipping cats from Canada to Doha
Can anyone give me a ballpark $$ figure for shipping a cat from Canada to Doha? I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of companies but I would like to hear some real-life experiences from folks.
Does the cost double for shipping more than one pet or is there a base rate that goes up a certain amount for multiple pets?
Thanks in advance!
I would do absolutely anything for my wee monsters --- when I adopted each one I wanted to give them a "forever home." But I understand that not everyone sees pets in the same light that I do.
My family is known for extreme pet bonding.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate the help. I'm realizing that this is very doable as long as I bring them when I come.
Although there are thousands of cats here - they're not Loba's cats.
Thank you Loba for being responsible enough to take on an animal and for being prepared to take them wherever you go. Unfortunately there are not enough people like you and too many take the easy option and give their pets away or abandon them on the streets when they move.
The best way to get a quote is to call up the airline you will be flying and ask for their excess baggage rate. Then weigh your cats & crates and that should give you a rought estimate of the flight.
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there are plenty of Kitties here that you could adopt?
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Airlines will not allow cats not from the same litter (and then only in a suitably sized crate for 2) to fly in the same crate
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as accompanied baggage when I flew here from the US. Qatar Airways charged me $150 for him, same as the excess baggage rate. I'm not sure of IATA regulations for cats - if you're allowed to crate them together I'm sure it would end up cheaper than crating them separately, but it may not be as safe depending on their personalities.
I'm definitely bringing them with me the same time as I go.
I shipped my kitty over on her own and it came to a little less then $3000 Canadian. It's cheaper if you bring them with you.
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Thanks, that helps more than you know --- up until that I hadn't had even a rough estimate. Very grateful!
I was charged as excess baggage (although they did fly technically as cargo) 3 animals 3 flights CAD1500 total.
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Even if it were several years ago, I'd still like to know the price. Nobody is quoting on the actual fare, just their fees, the fee info is useless to me without the fare info. I can't make a decision without it. I have two responses from importers and I don't even have a ballpark figure at this point.
The rate is per crate size/weight shipped.
Can't speak to the actual price as mine was done several years ago. Would recommend KLM as the carrier of choice if you are traveling with animals.
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