Pet travel

PET TRAVEL AND RELOCATION INFORMATION

Pet Travel & Relocation can be a challenging and stressful procedure in general. If you have a pet, ABVC can help take care of all of your pet’s needs to ensure the entire process runs smoothly, safely, and correctly. If you have any questions or queries about any Pet, Animal relocation, please get in touch with our Pet Relocations Manager at travel@abvc.ae, WhatsApp at +971559035550 or request a quote online

Here is some additional information you can use to sort out what is needed.

*Disclaimer: We try to keep the information on this site as up-to-date as possible but require you to double-check the information if you decide to sort out all the paperwork yourself.

Tips for relocating pets

Prepare your pets’ documents:

If you plan to travel with your Pet, start planning and preparing your plans as early as possible. For some countries, it can take as much as 8 months ahead of travelling and preparing to get all the papers organized before you are ready to go.

Sedating your pet during travel is an absolute NO. Sedation can cause cardiovascular and respiratory problems that can be fatal for your pet. If sedated, your pet will not be able to control body temperature and blood pressure. All airlines that transport pets will not accept sedated pets on board.

However, there are calming medications and remedies that will help keep your pet calm but fully awake during the travel. Please contact our Vets for more advice on calming medications. (See www.iata.org for more advice.).

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More On Pet Relocation and Travel

A Pet Travel Carrier is very important for a smoother and easier cat or dog relocation. It should be of the correct size (click here to find out how to measure your dog or cat) and IATA-approved with side screws otherwise the airline can refuse cargo since they will be fined if they accept. It is best to get your pet accustomed to his Travel Carrier a few weeks before travelling so he/she is comfortable with it (feed them in it or have them sleep in it at night). Leave something with a familiar smell in the box to comfort them. Put an incontinence pad on the bottom to absorb the fluids produced during the flight.

  • Allow your Pet access to water at all times, the rabbit drinking bottles are working quite well. They will not spill too much leaving your Pet’s cage dry during the trip.
  • Don’t feed your Pet just before travelling since this might make them sick and soil their cage, Small dogs might need some food otherwise their energy levels will drop too much, ask our Vets for advice.
  • Take your Pet for a nice walk before enclosing him/her. Make sure they have done all that needed doing.
  • Pets have to be on the most direct flight to the country of destination.
  • Try to book night arrival times in Middle East countries (this protects your Pet from exposure to the sun and high heat during the day).

Some animals (other than Dogs and Cats) are of protected species, meaning that they cannot travel with you without a special document. If you are not sure if your pet is one of them please check the website CITES.

Contact us or get in touch with our Pet Travel & Relocations Officer in Dubai, UAE via email or WhatsApp at +971559035550 for more details.

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