A couple who left their pets behind when they moved to the other side of the world recently reunited with them after two years.

Heather Forrest and her partner, Adam Henderson, from Scotland, had always dreamed of traveling to Australia, and when the pandemic ended, those dreams became a reality.

As they initially planned to stay in Australia for a year or two, they searched for someone to look after their cats, Rick and Morty, on a temporary basis.

"We didn't want to rehome them but understood that asking someone to look after them for a year, possibly two, was a massive ask," Forrest, a 29-year-old veterinary nurse, told Newsweek.

Friends and family were unable to help—and then the couple found Margaret, who looked after the cats for two years before they joined their owners in Perth, Australia.

Margaret and her husband "had always had cats in the past, and they'd even flown cats from Kuwait to Scotland when her husband worked there," Forrest said. She added that Margaret, whose husband had since passed away, "was really keen for the company of the boys without the responsibility and commitment of taking them on forever."

As Forrest and Henderson, 31, built a life in Australia, they kept in touch with Margaret while she took "amazing care" of their cats. But after the initial two years passed, the couple realized they "didn't want to come home."

Knowing they were in Australia for the long haul, the couple started the long process to bring Rick and Morty to their new home in Perth, where Henderson's job as a geologist had brought them.

Bringing pets from the U.K. to Australia can be difficult and time-consuming. An import permit is required at least 42 days before departure, and pets require rabies tests six months before they are allowed to travel, according to Pets Abroad.

With the help of the company Pets on the Move, over the course of six months, Rick and Morty underwent medical tests; got their paperwork; and flew from Glasgow, Scotland, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before arriving in Melbourne, Australia, where they had to quarantine for 30 days. Then, finally, they made it to Perth.

Forrest caught the reunion on camera and shared it on TikTok under the account @heatherforrest on August 1.

The video, captioned "international travellers," showed Henderson walking to a car with the cats' crates. The clip then cuts to the brothers being let out of the crates in their new home. Immediately, the cats settled in, receiving cuddles, playing and checking out their owners' bed.

"They settled in so well, we were quite surprised considering how long it had been, and we didn't even know if they'd remember us," Forrest said.

She added, "Rick can be a really shy wee boy and takes time warming up to people, but he was cuddling up to us straight away."

"As soon as they came out of the airport carriers, it was like no time had passed, and they immediately felt right at home, straight back into their normal mischief," she said.

To pet owners worrying about the pros and cons of taking their animals with them on such a long journey, Forrest said, "The reward is worth the hard work."

"They forget very quickly all about the flight and quarantine," she continued.

Forrest added, "It makes it all the more worthwhile seeing them all happy."

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