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Originally Posted by Bella-Boo  I flew with Bella from Germany to the States and then back to Germany. The trip from Germany to Chicago was about 8+ hours and then 2 more hours after that to another state. She did great on the plane and didn't make a peep. One flight attendant let me take her out of her carrier on the shorter flight. On the long flight I snuck her out when no one was watching and put her on my lap underneath a blanket and she slept that way for awhile. At other times I would just put my hand in the carrier.
I gave her benadryl before each flight which helped a lot to calm her. My vet recommended this. I put a pee pad in the bottom of her carrier wrapped around the bottom pad and taped it there just in case she had an accident but she didn't need it. She went before and in between flights. You can always bring her to the bathroom in her carrier. I brought some food and nutrical with me. I also made sure not to let her eat or drink for a couple hours before the flight.
When I flew into the states all I needed was a health certificate proving she had all her shots, especially the rabies certificate. I also have a European passport that I use which contains all of her records. When I flew back to Germany I also needed another health certificate within 7 days of flying and it had to be sent to the state health department to get signatures and seals on it.
Each state and country is different. Just make sure you check very carefully both of those and also with the airline on their restrictions because some are different. Most airlines only let 1-2 pets in cabin per flight and it has to be reserved ahead of time.
If you have any other questions feel free to send me a message. Good Luck!  |
Thanks for sharing the experience!!! Health certificate and rabies certificate, where did you get them? Are they expensive?