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Originally Posted by LadyGemma

Moxie uses acepromazine for travel. Once it did wear off, and she got out of her carrier and tried to go explore! For this reason, I rec overnight flights so it's dark and lots of ppl will be sleeping. If it's a really long trip, I might break it up with long layovers (maybe even more than a day). I've also heard good things about the edibles and CBD oil (not THC) for calming and there are lots of trave aids. I think practice is important. I live in NYC and can bring her lots of places ,so Mox is used to settling in to her carrier and being patient, but after a certain number of hours, I think they need a break, especially considering flying isn't great on the system (air pressure, etc).
For those whose dogs can tolerate freeze dried raw, that's the lightest type of food. If Mox needed a special food, I would definitely see about shipping it. There are also collapsible play pens if needed. I didn't have her eat or drink much before the flight and did take her to the bathroom and lay her pad down. She never went on it, but she never peed in her carrier either. I think the longest we've done was 6 or 7 hrs. After that I would break up a flight. I'm frustrated, because quarentine dictates where we can do layovers.
I would not bring to a non dog friendly country, or on a trip where I would be traveling a lot within the country on the trip.
Preparation (vets, pet stores, potential sitters, know where pets can stay) is important!

Let me get this straight if I have a layover (maybe only a few hours) in a country where they quarantine dogs that are traveling, you still have to quarantine your dog even though you are not leaving the airport?