Cats

[Sahara]

Well thanks for all the ones you save, for whatever reason I like seeing I'm not the only car guy who bends over backwards to help out critters.

What is the process to immigrate an animal into Canada? Sometimes I talk about it with friends like if we had to relocate in some unrealistic scenario and we always wonder how we would handle our animals.

It’s super easy to bring one back, but there are steps you must do. Take it to a vet for an exam. They give the rabies shot and do a physical exam to make sure that the animal is healthy. Because we are adopting strays our vet does it for free. She also deworms them and fix’s anything else, like fleas or infections. We force her to take a thousand pesos, or about seventy bucks.
We fly WestJet, and you need to book ahead for a seat for the animal. For in the cabin, under the seat they only allow two animals per flight so book ASAP to ensure a spot. Their webpage has the description of what the carrier needs to be. We use a soft one about the size of a lunchbox. We bring a leash and harness because customs will make you take them out to be sure there is no contraband in the Carrier. Since airports can be noisy, stressful places your animal may try to run for it, thus the leash and harness. WestJet has been nothing but outstanding. Other airlines may be as well but we have only dealt with them for the three times. They charge CAN$104 per animal. For animals shipped in the cargo hold they can only do it certain times of the year so that the animal doesn’t freeze or get too hot on the tarmac.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Thanks!

 

[Sahara]

My daughter sent me a video of her two kittens experiencing snow for the first time a couple of days ago. They didn't understand but they were curious. They were taking big giant steps.

When we brought Chika from Mexico to the arctic we were curious how she would handle snow. So we get home and let her out onto the deck. It is minus twenty, and in that kind of cold snow isn’t sticky. She seemed to think it was just cold white sand. She would dart around, throwing it up in the air to see what was under it. Didn’t seem to notice the cold at all. Picture from that day.
What was neat was this; in hot Mexico her coat was very short and thin. You could see her skin through it. Once she acclimatized to northern Canada she grew a thick, luxurious coat.
Now that she is older she doesn’t like the cold so much. But coming from hot, dry Mexico she has a different view of rain then most. It can be pouring rain and she doesn’t care. As long as it isn’t cold and blowing she will sit out on the deck, soaking wet, and luxuriously groom herself like a person in the shower.

 

[440 4 speed]

When we brought Chika from Mexico to the arctic we were curious how she would handle snow. So we get home and let her out onto the deck. It is minus twenty, and in that kind of cold snow isn’t sticky. She seemed to think it was just cold white sand. She would dart around, throwing it up in the air to see what was under it. Didn’t seem to notice the cold at all. Picture from that day.
What was neat was this; in hot Mexico her coat was very short and thin. You could see her skin through it. Once she acclimatized to northern Canada she grew a thick, luxurious coat.
Now that she is older she doesn’t like the cold so much. But coming from hot, dry Mexico she has a different view of rain then most. It can be pouring rain and she doesn’t care. As long as it isn’t cold and blowing she will sit out on the deck, soaking wet, and luxuriously groom herself like a person in the shower. View attachment 1958486

So nice of the caring you do for the animals.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Zeus enjoys my sons old bed.