Flying a Shih-tzu!
May 9th 2007, 6:03 pm
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Flying a Shih-tzu!
Hi, i read on here somewhere that short nosed dogs don't take to the flight very easy.
I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.
I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.
May 9th 2007, 7:57 pm
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
Hi, i read on here somewhere that short nosed dogs don't take to the flight very easy. I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.
I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.We flew our Lhasa Apso out, he went with BA and had no problems whatsever.
May 9th 2007, 8:19 pm
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
I was like yourself and panicked when i read the same thing, but i was reassured by a vet that they are referring to dogs like Pekingeses. We are using Airpets who use Quantas which is less stressful for the dogs as they do not change planes at Singapore, just refuel. If they use BA they need to change planes which adds time to the journey.
May 10th 2007, 6:48 am
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
I was like yourself and panicked when i read the same thing, but i was reassured by a vet that they are referring to dogs like Pekingeses. We are using Airpets who use Quantas which is less stressful for the dogs as they do not change planes at Singapore, just refuel. If they use BA they need to change planes which adds time to the journey.
May 10th 2007, 8:04 am
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
Hi, i read on here somewhere that short nosed dogs don't take to the flight very easy. I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.
I have a Shih-tzu, she will be 11 when we go and the people at Bristol Vale Vets have given me a quote and said that she would probably be flying out with Quantas via Singapore then onto Perth. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar breed and what airlines they flew with and if they were fine.Hi there
I've an 8 years old King Charles Spaniel. My dog leaves in 39 days - same flights as you have been recommended to Perth (albeit from Glasgow).
I'll let you know how it goes. I'm rather worried about him - sometimes he goes into little fits (as if he has fur caught in his throat) - but I'm sure he will be okay!!!
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May 10th 2007, 8:12 am
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
I'll let you know how it goes. I'm rather worried about him - sometimes he goes into little fits (as if he has fur caught in his throat) - but I'm sure he will be okay!!!
I know it doesn't help as you have probably read it all before. But believe me they come through the flight as if nothing happened, a little dehydrated but that is all.
We panicked and couldn't wait to phone the quarantine centre, but he was fine. He flew a week before us and we left it a week before we visited him. I would recommend doing this, he went beserk when he saw us and we could see that he was in great hands and that really put our minds at rest.
John
I know it doesn't help as you have probably read it all before. But believe me they come through the flight as if nothing happened, a little dehydrated but that is all.
We panicked and couldn't wait to phone the quarantine centre, but he was fine. He flew a week before us and we left it a week before we visited him. I would recommend doing this, he went beserk when he saw us and we could see that he was in great hands and that really put our minds at rest.
John
May 10th 2007, 6:39 pm
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Re: Flying a Shih-tzu!
I'll let you know how it goes. I'm rather worried about him - sometimes he goes into little fits (as if he has fur caught in his throat) - but I'm sure he will be okay!!!
I know it doesn't help as you have probably read it all before. But believe me they come through the flight as if nothing happened, a little dehydrated but that is all.
We panicked and couldn't wait to phone the quarantine centre, but he was fine. He flew a week before us and we left it a week before we visited him. I would recommend doing this, he went beserk when he saw us and we could see that he was in great hands and that really put our minds at rest.
John
I know it doesn't help as you have probably read it all before. But believe me they come through the flight as if nothing happened, a little dehydrated but that is all.
We panicked and couldn't wait to phone the quarantine centre, but he was fine. He flew a week before us and we left it a week before we visited him. I would recommend doing this, he went beserk when he saw us and we could see that he was in great hands and that really put our minds at rest.
John
John...I'm going to send her out a couple of weeks before us, i think, then i won't have to wait so long when i arrive to collect her.
