Sunday, November 17, 2013
Getting our two cats, Poppy and Coco out of Qatar was also another challenge. We hired a pet relocation to take care of the paperwork. They stayed at Ms. Nicky's house for about two weeks in their luxury accommodation. The room had a king-sized bed with large windows. The room had an in-suite bathroom with large tub, for not bathing in. Because the accommodations were so elaborate, they didn't even know that they were going to be transported to another continent!
On Sunday evening, 10 November 2013 they were transported to the airport to fly to Dubai, where they would spend a day. They still have not told me about their accommodations there, but I think if the truth be known, they stayed in a luxury hotel nearby the airport. The next morning they boarded Brunei Airways for their final destination.
Monday evening, Jim and I met them at the airport Cargo section in Bandar, Brunei. They were both so happy to see us, but both had many questions. The pet relocator, Lido transported them to the quarantine facility just 10 minutes from the airport, where they would stay for the night. We fed them and tucked them in.
Tuesday morning Lido picked them up from the Bandar facility and transported them to the quarantine facility at the other end of the Country near the Malaysia border.
Meanwhile, as I was bring something to Jim at the Shell office in Seria, when I tried to start the car I discovered the battery was dead. We went into the transportation office at Shell to try to get another car while the mechanic was fixing this one. The man behind the desk needed some convincing and told me that he would have to call his supervisor. I said, "get him on the phone". I explained the situation to the supervisor, and he ok'd the release of another car, while ours was being repaired.
Just as I was walking out of transportation, Lido calls to tell me that he is at the border quarantine unit. I told him that I was on my way.
When I arrived about 30 minutes later, no one was upset or anything. They were all just sitting around chatting, while waiting for me to arrive. We got the cats all checked in and I got them settled into new home for the next month.
They were both still a bit blurred eyed by the whole experience. They were ready for a good kitty nap with no interruptions.
They seem to be happy with the new accommodation, but the space is kind of cramped after being in a two story villa. There are not stairs for Coco to chase Poppy up and down on. Coco wants to know when the A/C is going to be installed, while Poppy is very happy with only a screen between her and the great outdoors. Coco is definitely feeling like he is in prison. He's not sure how he winded up in the predicament, but what to do?
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