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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007Cat Survives 3 Weeks In Plane's Cargo Hold
http://www.local6.com/news/10785337/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813&t ml=orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000701182007&ts=H DENVER -- A 12-year-old orange tabby named Pumpkin is doing well after spending three weeks in the cargo hold of a United Airlines passenger jet. The cat flew to Germany from England last month, and was supposed to get on a connecting flight to Washington, D.C. She never made it. Owner Andrea Barlow said she found the cat's carrier broken and empty when she tried to retrieve it in Munich on Dec. 28. United crews searched for the cat, and it was nowhere to be found, until Wednesday. Cargo workers found the tired, hungry animal at Denver International Airport. Pumpkin was treated for starvation and extreme dehydration. Her vets said she could be well enough to return to Washington by this weekend. United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin OMG lucky Pumpkin!! > http://www.local6.com/news/10785337/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813&t ml=orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000701182007&ts=H > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin > DENVER -- A 12-year-old orange tabby named Pumpkin is doing well after > spending three weeks in the cargo hold of a United Airlines passenger jet. Awwww... poor baby!!!  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >http://www.local6.com/news/10785337/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813&t ml=orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000701182007&ts=H > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin Damn right-- in first class with lots of shrimpies, I hope. :P Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin > Damn right-- in first class with lots of shrimpies, I hope. :P Free of charge, and with a LIFETIME supply of shrimpies! Sheesh - they almost killed that cat. Her human must be overjoyed to have her back, though. Joyce > >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce Seriously, how could the airline employees unloading the baggage compartment NOT notice a broken pet carrier? That should have immediately prompted a thorough search for the cat. Surely they keep manifests of pets travelling in the hold? This is why I would never do air travel with Persia unless she could be in the passenger area with me. Jill >> >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > in the hold? This is why I would never do air travel with Persia unless she > could be in the passenger area with me. Did you ever see the luggage commercial where they threw a piece of luggage to a gorilla? That is roughly the same attitude baggage handlers have about the cargo they deal with. They don't care. Bud >>> >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger >>> cabin [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Bud Yeah... I also remember the airline commercial where J.J. Simpson was jumping gates running to catch a flight. Hmmm, you just might have a point there. I still won't travel with my cat relegated as "baggage". She goes with me or neither of us goes. Jill >>>> >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger >>>> cabin [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > jumping gates running to catch a flight. Hmmm, you just might have a > point there. I'm sure you meant to type O.J, not J.J :D Also - IIRC, that was a Hertz car rental commercial - or maybe it was Avis???? Something where he was racing to get to his rental car, and they had it ready to go for him (a convertible, top down, that he jumped into and drove off in), whereas others made you wait & fill out tons of paperwork before giving you the car.... > I still won't travel with my cat relegated as "baggage". She goes > with me or neither of us goes. > > Jill Good on ya, mate! (sorry if I flubbed that, but I'm not an Aussie) >>>> >> United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger >>>> cabin [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Jill I felt that way going to Thailand with Vino. He flew in the cabin with us the whole way. However, if I still felt that way, Vino would either still be in Thailand, without us, or we would have to keep living there for the rest of Vino's natural life. <shudder> Since Australia doesn't allow animals to enter the country unless they travel in cargo, Vino flew as cargo from Penang to Perth. Made it ok, obviously :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > I felt that way going to Thailand with Vino. He flew in the cabin with us > the whole way. However, if I still felt that way, Vino would either still [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > travel in cargo, Vino flew as cargo from Penang to Perth. Made it ok, > obviously :-) Not all baggage handlers are mindless grunts. My BIL used to works for Western Airlines. (OK its been a while) first in Portland and later in Las Vegas. The only time we had to ship our pets, home from Alaska, he made sure to get extra strong carriers for them and shipped the carriers to us. He was always very concerned with animals that were being shipped. More so after he started working in Las Vegas where the high temperatures can be such a danger. I suspect more than one human lost their luggage while he was making sure animals were in out of the heat and had water. Anymore though the airlines seem to be getting away with treating people like cattle and still managing to stay in business. So I don't want to know what priority they give to pets. Jo > http://www.local6.com/news/10785337/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813&t ml=orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000701182007&ts=H > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin Poor Pumpkin! At least they found him eventually. I have always afraid to take Rusty with me on flights, and rather board him at TED's. This is just another horror story I have heard. Besdies, Air Canada now does not allows pets in passenger cabin because of allergy concerns Winnie > Poor Pumpkin! At least they found him eventually. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Winnie If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow pets in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no restrictions on how many pets are allowed in the cabin (most other airlines only allow 2 pets in the cabin per flight, so you have to book months in advance). I flew with them in December from Vancouver to Toronto with my little monster (Kotyo, a 5 and a half year-old black and white tuxedo gentleman). They let us board early, together with the other people with small children :-) Nadia N (and Kotyo) http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo >> Poor Pumpkin! At least they found him eventually. >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Westjet rocks, they are the coolest and best airline ever. And I'm not just saying that because my good friend Raymond just got on with them as a pilot :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >>> Poor Pumpkin! At least they found him eventually. >>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > just saying that because my good friend Raymond just got on with them as > a pilot :-) They are really really great. Everybody from the people at the luggage check-in to the flight attendants was very nice and helpful. If I ever go back to Canada, I'm definitely flying with them again. They even seem to be pretty good if you fly your cats in the hold. A friend of mine got her 2 Bengal cats from a breeder in Sask. a couple of years ago, and they sent them to her via WestJet. She was very impressed at how good they were with the kitties (which flew on their own in the hold). They hand-carried them to and from the plane, and when she went to the WestJet office in the airport to claim them, everybody there was just oohing and aahing over them, making sure they had everything they needed and in general spoiling them rotten. Nadia (and Kotyo) http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo > They even seem to be pretty good if you fly your cats in the hold. A > friend of mine got her 2 Bengal cats from a breeder in Sask. a couple of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > just oohing and aahing over them, making sure they had everything they > needed and in general spoiling them rotten.//// Both American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are great with pets in cargo. When I flew Tiger and Pandora up from Belize on American, we had to go Belize-Houston-Dallas-Washington DC. At Dallas, I was running late for my flight, and the cats were checked through as cargo - I thought they would miss the plane. To be fair, at Dallas, they help up the flight for 20 minutes to make sure the 2 pet cats belonging to "The hysterical & Panicing British Lady" was reassured by check in staff that they were on the connecting flight. The baggage handler even came up to the check in desk in person to state they were being put on the plane and said that the reason for the delay was because they had to feed them at Dallas. He even took me to the window so that I could see them being boarded. The American staff were *wonderful* and the cats were admired by everyone. Virgin Atlantic - well, they are just awesome with pets. Helen M > If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow pets > in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Thanks for the info Nadia. I flew WestJet once and was pleased with the service. But they stopped offering non stop flights between Ottawa and Vancouver. I much prefer direct flights, especially on long trips with a cat. Does WestJet require any special carrier for you to take Kotyo on board? I saw your pictures. He is very cute. Kind of looks like my mother's old cat. Did he stay pretty quiet on board? I noticed there is not much space under the seat for a cat carrier. Rusty is not a good traveller. He dirtied his carrier a few times on short trips to the vet. But that could be because he knew he was on his way to TED. I am afraid he may make a big stink on board. I felt bad too leaving him behind with TED. Winnie >>If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow pets >>in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Winnie They just wanted a soft-sided carrier small enough to fit under the seat, but big enough that the cat can turn around inside. I don't know how big Rusty is, but if he can fit comfortably in a small or medium-sized soft-sided carrier, they should let him on board with no problem. Kotyo is a pretty large cat - he was 5.5 kg in December when we flew to Toronto - but he fit under the seat ok. Kotyo is a big scaredy cat. He was sooo scared while we travelled, especially when I had to take him out of his carrier to go through the metal detectors in the airport. While we were in the airport terminal, he was trembling in fear the whole time, and he would let out a loud howl from time to time. But once we got on the plane and I put him under the seat, and covered his carrier with his baby blanket, he settled down and slept through most of the flight, and didn't make a sound the whole time. Still, it was a very traumatic experience for both of us. I wouldn't have taken him on the plane if I had had any other choice, but I was moving out of the country and I wasn't going to leave him behind... I guess every cat is different. Kotyo is scared of people, so he was afraid inside the busy airport terminal, but ok on the plane. Is Rusty scared of people? In general, I think most cats would probably feel better staying at TED than flying, especially if they'd been to that TED before and know that you'll come and get them in a few days. Nadia N. (and Kotyo) http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo > > If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow pets > > in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no > > restrictions on how many pets are allowed in the cabin (most other > > airlines only allow 2 pets in the cabin per flight, so you have to book > > months in advance). Thank you for the info. We are going to be moving this summer. While we are hoping to move our cats via car (we will have to get the car to our new place somehow), it's good to know that there is an airline which will let us take our clowder along in the pax cabin. Though honestly, if we move to Vancouver I am REALLY not looking forward to 4-5 days of bitties in a car. --Fil >>>If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow pets >>>in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > --Fil Hmmm, you might still have to move yours by car, I think. The only restriction that I know of for pets in the cabin with WestJet is that they allow 1 pet per passenger, and you guys have four... Maybe you can fly the bitties first, board them in Vancouver, then come back for Smokey and Nox and bring them by car... Nadia (and Kotyo) http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo >>> If you ever need to fly with Rusty, I recommend WestJet. They allow >>> pets in the passenger cabin, and are very helpful. They also have no [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > --Fil Awww, man! Can't you guys move in the spring instead? Dennis and I will be in Vancouver in late April and we could have met up! Anyway, I hope your move goes well and that you like Vancouver. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > Nadia N (and Kotyo) > http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo What a handsome fellow! I love the one of him glaring at the pumpkin - looks like he's wondering whether something that big could be a threat. Also the one of him in the suitcase - he's ready for travel! Joyce > > Nadia N (and Kotyo) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce Thanks Joyce! I also like the one with the pumpkin. The orange colour of the pumpkin seems to go really nicely with his tux :-) But the picture of him on the suitcase always makes me sad. I took it when I was packing to go to Mexico a couple of years ago. He kept unpacking my suitcase for me, pulling all the clothes out of it, and finally he just lay down as you see in the picture, looking at me reproachfully. I could practically hear him say: "Why are you leaving me?!". I had that picture in my camera the whole time I was in Mexico, and every time I'd look at it I'd feel so guilty for leaving him! Which, I guess, was his goal :-) He got tons of extra treats and pettins after I came back, of course. But even today I feel a twinge of guilt when I look at that picture... Nadia N. (and Kotyo, master of emotional blackmail :-) http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo >> Also the one of him in the suitcase - he's ready for travel! > But the picture > of him on the suitcase always makes me sad. I took it when I was packing > to go to Mexico a couple of years ago. He kept unpacking my suitcase for > me, pulling all the clothes out of it, and finally he just lay down as > you see in the picture, looking at me reproachfully. I could practically > hear him say: "Why are you leaving me?!". Awww, and here I thought maybe this was one of the trips where he got to fly with you in the passenger cabin... looked like he was getting excited about the trip. Aren't all cats masters of emotional blackmail? How else would they survive? :) Joyce > >> Also the one of him in the suitcase - he's ready for travel! > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Joyce Reminds me of my dad's grumbles about kids-- "If they weren't so cute, you'd kill 'em." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > http://www.local6.com/news/10785337/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813&t ml=orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000701182007&ts=H > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > United said it plans to fly Pumpkin home -- in the passenger cabin Poor kitty! I'm glad to hear she was found. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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