what to prepare for the dog to travel by plane to interstate.its 16 hours flight?
the dog is a golden retriever 4 months old.
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the dog is a golden retriever 4 months old.
20. October 2008 at 11:23 am :
umm i would think dont feed him before the trip. or give water. make sure you walk him tho you dont want him jumping all around. make sure hes in an airline apporved dog carrier and give him a couple of toys and a blankie.
23. October 2008 at 11:11 pm :
The best thing is a micro chip, you can never be to safe about making sure that people have a way to identify who’s dog it is. Not to scare you but sometimes animals get lost just like luggage. Make sure u have all vet records. Give the dog a good long walk just before you put him in there, and make sure he has a good source of food and water. Something that smells like you would be a good idea because he is so young. If they will let you I would put a clock or something in there to help him sleep, and some toys.
Actually before you feed him, you should check with the airline, but water is a must.
25. October 2008 at 7:55 am :
obviously have an approved kennel to travel in providing a blanket and a couple familar toys for it.
Also to help keep the puppy calm you may want to check with your vet, they usually have a mild sedative you can give it.
27. October 2008 at 4:30 am :
Talk to your vet about this one.
MAKE SURE THE DOG HAS WATER!!! You do not want to KILL your dog due to dehydration b/c some nit-wit on the internet said to hold back water. That’s beyond stupid and goes right into the realm of cruel! The air in an airplane has very little humidity in it and will dehydrate you VERY quickly. Ask any flight attendant and they will tell you I speak the truth. Ever notice that on short hops, even if they don’t serve a meal they ALWAYS offer you drinks of some sort? That’s why.
The dog is a LOT better off smelling bad b/c he peed or even pooped in the kennel than DEAD or at least with severe kidney damage b/c someone was too stupid and lazy to make sure that they had water. Do these people have NO CLUE about basic biology????
16 hours a REALLY long time to be a passenger cooped up in a plane where you have the opportunity to walk around. Now imagine being stuck inside a crate. Now imagine being stuck in that crate in a noisy, dark cargo hold, surrounded by unfamiliar sounds and smells without food or water.
Your vet may be able to hook you up with something to knock the dog out for the majority of the flight.
Make sure that the crate has a super-duper-soft blanket in the bottom, too
28. October 2008 at 10:10 am :
(1) Get an airline approved carrier.
(2) Newspapers in crate under his blanket.
(3) A toy and a chewie.
(4) An automatic waterer that goes on the inside of the crate door.
(5) An extra snap and hook to make sure the crate stays closed. That is the “just in case” thing. Double ended snap or similar.Go to the hardware store. Crate doors pop open so additional snaps help.
(6) Feed and water him about 3 hours before the flight. Remember, he has to be at the airport at least 2 hours before hand.
(7) Right before you take him to the cargo area, let him out to go (on a leash of course.) Stay there as long as you can to watch him loaded.
(8) Get a luggage tag and attach it to the crate with your name, phone number etc and your seat number on the flight. If he is flying alone and someone else is picking him up, have their name and phone number on it as well.
(9) Do not tranquilize him. If the crate tips, he’ll be groggy and might not be able to avoid being slammed about and catch his balance. Not good to leave an animal tranquilized without supervision.
Check with the airline on which he is flying to see if I missed anything.
He’ll do fine.