[skibumwa]

After sadly leaving my cat in Seattle last July with friends, I will be finally picking her up from an Air NZ flight to Welly this Sunday after her 30 day quarantine in Auckland is all over. I had guesstimated that the total costs to get her here from Seattle would have been about $3000 USD. :uhoh

I just did the math however factoring in a GOOD exchange rate for my NZ-based expenses, and the grand total hit $4300 USD!!! Holy sh*t! :exit aaaahhh!

I guess this explains why I never became an accountant or financial planner! :laugh :cheers

I guess all said and done, my cat is like family to me. I have had her since 2001 when she was kitten. Since then she has driven with from Atlanta to Seattle (2600 miles), driven up/down the Alaska Highway from Seattle to Anchorage 2 round trips and lived on an Alaskan Ferry (in my car) for 4 days while I sailed on it. She's my travel buddy and little girl. I suppose as a 'parent' of a cat, $4300 USD is not such a bad total cost for having a great loyal pet for 7 years right?

I will post a photo of her and I on here when she gets here Sunday.

Just wondering, what has everyone else spendt on their cat or dog?

Cheers,

John

[CJ22]

We've been quoted £1400 for two cats, plus a bit for accommodation. There's no quarantine from the UK, of course. We'd find it very difficult NOT to bring our cats. They're a bit rubbish, but they ARE family :)

[JandM]

Awww, John - happy reunion!:clap

[Red Devil]

... bet you can't wait to get them back. We were hoping to bring our moggie over to NZ, but sadly he was run over by a car 3 weeks ago.

He'd done a fair bit of travelling too, back and forth across the UK and 2 big trips over to France... never once did we hear a meow during our travels, he'd just happily sit there in his basket and took it all in his stride... enjoy your reunion and hope she settles in her new surroundings, enjoy :)

[BkyMonster]

About 6000USD on the 2 dogs.
Well, more than that as I'll be losing my deposits and shipping payments because our house hasn't sold in time for us to go. But that's what I would have spent if everything had gone more according to plan! :o

[Lara Croft]

Hi. We paid £3800 (UK) for our 7 cats to travel from UK to NZ, then another $300NZ (ish) at this end for MAF fees. Worth every penny / cent!

Post a picture when she arrives!

Jane

[castleclan]

John, a great reunion to look forward to. One of ours went temporarily missing today and we started to pine.

Jane, what is the breed of the cat on your posts? It has just struck me as having a beautiful pattern.

[dilanium]

That's wonderful news! I can't wait to see the pictures!