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02-02-2006, 01:01 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005
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| Question about traveling on plane with pet, do I need a health certificate?? Ok, Joey is going with us to Florida for Presidents Day. Continental won't really give us a straight answer...they say that they "may require a health certificate from my vet, saying that Joey is ok to travel"....when we booked our tickets and Joey's, nothing was mentioned to us. But, I would hate to get to the airport and not be able to get on the plane because of some dumb health certificate requirement.... We live in NYC and to get the health certificate we have to bring Joey to our vet, which is at least a $75 "office visit", so I would rather not take him if we don't HAVE to. Anybody know Continental's policy with flying with dogs in the cabin and health certificates? Also...a related question...has anyone used pediatric benedryl to get their dogs to "calm down" for traveling? This is what the vet recommended to me over the phone. Joey is a complete SPAZ, and I need something to knock him out during the flight. Thanks in advance for your help!!! |
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02-02-2006, 01:12 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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| Health certificates are required for any dog (or animal) taken into the state of Florida, I know this to be fact because I had my vet check state requirement before "Becca and Ideafix" new parents flew in over last thanksgiving holiday to take them back to Naples Florida. hope this helps
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02-02-2006, 01:13 PM | #3 |
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| If you can't get a straight answer from their 1-800 number, call the airports you will be using - directly! More than likely they will ask for it. It's like traveling with a small child - sometimes they ask to see a birth certificate, sometimes they don't. I would get one just in case, and take along with me the shot/rabies vacc. I have used a perscribed medication to easy my boy's travels, I think it was only like $10 from the vet... if you're going anyway to get the paperwork... Have you asked your vet if you can just come pick one up without an office visit? I'm sure if your dog is current on all it's shots, then there wouldn't be a need for a visit. |
02-02-2006, 01:17 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Yes you will need one but remember, they are only good for 10 days so don't get it now if you aren't going to leave till later.
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02-02-2006, 01:22 PM | #5 | |
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If you have a good relationship with the vet or not I doubt any vet will do this by a simple phone call they are putting their license on the line and signing it!!
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02-02-2006, 01:36 PM | #6 | |
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oh no - they are only good for 10 days?? good to know, thank you! | |
02-02-2006, 01:38 PM | #7 |
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| Any vet that signs a health certificate is saying that the animal is free from any visible or known signs of infectious or communicable disease. I highly doubt you'll get any vet to just GIVE you a health cert for a dog that they haven't seen in the office. My vet does a health cert for around 30 bucks. That's with the office visit. It's not that much. Don't forget though, you'll need health certificate for the return trip as well so if you're staying longer than 10 days, you'll either need your vet to post date one for your return trip, or you'll need to see another vet down there to get another certificate.
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02-02-2006, 02:28 PM | #8 |
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| number of pets allowed Also keep in mind that only a certain number of pets are allowed per flight so if the quota has already been reached, you may not get to board. If you have not purchased your tickets already, you need to tell them that you will be traveling with a pet. |
02-02-2006, 03:59 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Illinois
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| I just flew on America West with Ella over Christmas and they say that they don't need them anymore....it would be nice to have but they don't necessarily need. That is what they told me when I last flew so i didn't have one. When they did require it they never checked mine anyways. It doesn't seem like they are too strict. At least on America West. There was a girl on my flight who snuck her 2 pound yorkie on, she just pretended she was a carry on and put a jacket over the back and then took her out at security. I couldn't do that, I don't have the guts. Not worth possibly missing my flight. |
02-02-2006, 04:13 PM | #10 |
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| Go to the website of the airline you are traveling and on their search button type in pets. It will tell you all the requirements you will need. Everyone is right about the 10 days. You also might have people comment that no one checked their paperwork when they were traveling and that is fine but here is the chance you take of not having the proper paperwork - the airline can deny you travel with the dog if you don't have the proper paperwork. You might get to the airport and you could be denied and goodbye special airfare. Good Luck.
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02-02-2006, 04:21 PM | #11 |
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| Try this link. It does state that entering into Florida requires a health certificate. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/adc/...movement.shtml |
02-02-2006, 04:27 PM | #12 |
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| its not "airlines" that enforce the heath certificate, its each state agricultural requirements and laws. Your vet has a list of all state requirements and Florida, as Tanya, said it is manditory.
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02-02-2006, 04:41 PM | #13 |
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| When I traveled with my friend's Yorkie, Guinness to CA past Thanksgiving from Boston with JetBlue they didn't ask any documents. But I had his health certificates that shows their regular shots etc... it was from March... and I traveled in November.. but I brought the one from last vet visit. My friend who has him and a Shih Tzu usually bring that to airport. She will have to show new one soon after annual shots.
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02-02-2006, 04:42 PM | #14 |
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02-02-2006, 04:53 PM | #15 |
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| I have flown twice with Vivi. First time to Fla on USA 3000. They looked at the health certificate. Second time on Continental to Ga. and they did not look at certificate. Get the certificate because it all depends on the thoroughness of the airline employee. My vet did not charge me for the visit to issue the certificate. He has a form and they filled in Vivi's name and he signed it. Vivi didn't need medication to fly;she is a calm traveller and settled down into her carry on bag. I did take her into the bathroom right before boarding and she used her wee wee pad. I will be flying to Fla. in April on Continental and I will get another certificate. I carry her vaccination records at all times.
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