Packing up the dogs
Hi everyone
I am moving to Tampa from Edinburgh in July with my husband and family. We are currently getting everything arranged and have always said that we would take the dogs over with us. Now that the time is getting nearer I am rather nervous because they need to go in the hold of the plane. Just wondered if any of you have experience (good or bad, but preferably good!!) of coming over with your dogs. We have not booked the flights yet, but will probably travel BA direct into tampa from london.:huh: |
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there are many thread on here... you should do a search and read through them.
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I don't know about plane flights with dogs, but you will need to visit their vet to get their shots updated & a pet passport thingy before you travel. I'm not sure about the time needed ahead of time to do this.
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Originally Posted by canny scot
(Post 6248968)
Hi everyone
I am moving to Tampa from Edinburgh in July with my husband and family. We are currently getting everything arranged and have always said that we would take the dogs over with us. Now that the time is getting nearer I am rather nervous because they need to go in the hold of the plane. Just wondered if any of you have experience (good or bad, but preferably good!!) of coming over with your dogs. We have not booked the flights yet, but will probably travel BA direct into tampa from london.:huh: |
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Originally Posted by joto
(Post 6249503)
I don't know about plane flights with dogs, but you will need to visit their vet to get their shots updated & a pet passport thingy before you travel. I'm not sure about the time needed ahead of time to do this.
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Re: Packing up the dogs
Originally Posted by Ray
(Post 6249513)
Oh you lucky thing ..you will be near me .....
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Re: Packing up the dogs
Originally Posted by canny scot
(Post 6248968)
Hi everyone
I am moving to Tampa from Edinburgh in July with my husband and family. We are currently getting everything arranged and have always said that we would take the dogs over with us. Now that the time is getting nearer I am rather nervous because they need to go in the hold of the plane. Just wondered if any of you have experience (good or bad, but preferably good!!) of coming over with your dogs. We have not booked the flights yet, but will probably travel BA direct into tampa from london.:huh: We brought our dog over last year. We flew Virgin - LHR-LAX.. I hated the idea of him going in the hold.. but the thought of leaving him behind was worse. Make sure you go and get their Rabbies vaccines.. and all other vaccines upto date.. I called Virgin and asked what they needed regarding paperwork etc.. Its really not very complicated. I thought Virgin were great in the UK.. wasn't so impressed at LAX.. Just my experiance. I'm sure it'll be just fine.. best of luck :) |
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i flew BA with my dog & cat in 2005 from heathrow to seattle, they had to go in cargo - i hated that & stressed the whole way:( but BA were great, it all went really smoothly, no hiccups at all:thumbsup: i would suggest making sure there is a non-slip liner of some sort under their bedding in the crates so they are a bit less likely to slide around in their boxes.
pet passport is purely for getting back into the uk - don't need it to enter the usa but you will want it if you ever want to take them home again, can do it from the usa though also. check with the airline as to what they require & check with florida state for what they need. if you can it might be worth getting the dogs started on heartworm medication before you leave the uk 'cos florida is almost certainly going to have it - talk to your vet about that. from my point of view it was definitely worth it, all went well, they arrived safe & sound (cat was more upset by it all) - i could never have left them behind. dog bounced out of her box tail wagging!:D |
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Thanks for the encouragement.
Will talk to a few companies today and see what they are saying. Think that we may need to delay the dogs coming though until after the summer as it appears many companies won't carry then in the hottest months. Now I just have to worry about them being eaten by alligators!! :eek: |
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Originally Posted by canny scot
(Post 6252475)
Thanks for the encouragement.
Will talk to a few companies today and see what they are saying. Think that we may need to delay the dogs coming though until after the summer as it appears many companies won't carry then in the hottest months. Now I just have to worry about them being eaten by alligators!! :eek: Once the animals were actually in transit Pets on the Move didn't care how often or when we phoned them. www.petsonthemove.co.uk They arranged flights in the coolest part of the day and to avoid a long wait between connecting flights we had them boarded at the airport in Atlanta. That meant they could be fed, watered, cages cleaned and flown out to Pittsburgh in the very early morning. The staff at the cargo depot at the airport were lovely and got them off the plane really quickly. |
Re: Packing up the dogs
Originally Posted by canny scot
(Post 6252475)
Thanks for the encouragement.
Will talk to a few companies today and see what they are saying. Think that we may need to delay the dogs coming though until after the summer as it appears many companies won't carry then in the hottest months. Now I just have to worry about them being eaten by alligators!! :eek: Hi and welcome to the forum - Tracy(dog lover married to a Scot) :) |
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Originally Posted by Tracym
(Post 6253458)
Or worry about yourself being eaten by alligators :D
Hi and welcome to the forum - Tracy(dog lover married to a Scot) :) |
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There was some talk on the MBTTUK forum about the QE2 kennels. Apparently not as expensive as you may think and if I recall correctly no baggage limits...
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Originally Posted by chicagojlo
(Post 6254393)
There was some talk on the MBTTUK forum about the QE2 kennels. Apparently not as expensive as you may think and if I recall correctly no baggage limits...
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QM2 that's what I meant! Sorry!
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