Monthly Archives: August 2021

Tartan trips: pets travelling to and from Scotland

Here's a chance to catch up on some recent Animalcouriers trips with pets travelling to and from Scotland. Roger, Peggy and Patsy, 3 dogs from Dallas to Elgin We headed to Scotland with three delightful and well travelled hounds on board — Mastiff Roger and Patterdale Terriers Peggy and Patsy. Their journey had started a week earlier, when they set off from Texas to Chicago for their flight to Frankfurt with Lufthansa. In Chicago, a sudden heatwave put an embargo on dogs flying, so they had a short wait in kennels until the weather was cool enough for them to [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:11:30+01:00Wednesday, August 18, 2021|pet travel|18 Comments

Toxic cat food fear: UK cats are dying from pancytopenia

Cats in the UK are dying from a blood condition, pancytopenia, that may be linked to widely sold dry cat food brands. Investigators suggest food fungi could be to blame. The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) said this week it was aware of more than 500 cases over the past few months, with over 60% proving fatal. The true number of deaths could be higher as many cases aren't reported to vets, and some vets don't pass data to the RVC. The cat foods concerned are: Some batches of Sainsbury’s hypoallergenic cat foods Applaws AVA, a Pets at Home brand The [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:12:31+01:00Thursday, August 5, 2021|food, health scare|22 Comments

Reuniting pets with their owners across Europe

Recent trips saw Courier Ricardo reuniting pets with their owners across Europe. He travelled to France and Switzerland; France, Spain and Portugal and back via Belgium; and Germany, Austria and Belgium. France and Switzerland Here's Josie welcoming her beloved hamster Sergey in St Sulpice, Switzerland Rachael delighted to see her gorgeous young dog Pickles Courier Ricardo had a few hours spare in the southern French city of Nimes to be a tourist — he had  quick look at the Arena, a Roman amphitheatre… …and the Maison Carrée, an ancient Roman temple [...]

By |2021-08-03T15:09:12+01:00Tuesday, August 3, 2021|pet transport|17 Comments
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