Question About Puppys And Planes And Toleting

[TsarsMum]

I am a bit of a worry wort. my new pup comes in a few weeks and will be on a plan for about 3h's so im sure by the time he lands he is going to need to pee atleast. now my dilema, I live about 1h to the airport so do i just get him home asap. or take im for a tolet break before we get going. im worried about diseases etc mainly.

so what did you do?

[Parkeyre]

Your pups vaccination should have well and truley kicked in or else he shouldn't be flown on a plane with other animals in cargo and risks of parvo anywhere and everywhere. Whenever I've flown a pup or dog, i've taken a leash and collar and taken the pup for a walk straight away for a wee and a water break. Once the pup has toiletted, I'll put him it in the car on my lap or in a crate with toys and just pay attention to him, if he gets uncomfortable; he might need to toilet again.

[Janba]

When my pup arrived from NZ after 6 hrs in a crate he christened the freight terminal floor as soon as he was let out. He hadn't soiled the crate.

Take a damp washer with you when you go to pick up your pup just incase he/she has had an accident.

[Red Fox]

Let him out to toilet, just not in an area where a lot of other dogs might frequent. ie, don't take him to a dog park. It's unlikely that your puppy will catch a disease just by you putting him down for a toilet break

[quickbrownfox]

I am a bit of a worry wort. my new pup comes in a few weeks and will be on a plan for about 3h's so im sure by the time he lands he is going to need to pee atleast. now my dilema, I live about 1h to the airport so do i just get him home asap. or take im for a tolet break before we get going. im worried about diseases etc mainly.

so what did you do?

Hey that sounds a lot like my flight! Except I live about 40 minutes (in good traffic) from the airport. I took Stanley home asap since he had done a few poops and wees in his plane crate. He held on just fine until I got him home. Word of advice: Bring a water bottle and give him a drink, it is a long flight for a little puppy.

[Tassie]

Your pups vaccination should have well and truley kicked in or else he shouldn't be flown on a plane with other animals in cargo and risks of parvo anywhere and everywhere. Whenever I've flown a pup or dog, i've taken a leash and collar and taken the pup for a walk straight away for a wee and a water break. Once the pup has toiletted, I'll put him it in the car on my lap or in a crate with toys and just pay attention to him, if he gets uncomfortable; he might need to toilet again.

+1

Has worked fine for me - with 2 different 8 week olds after a 2 hours trip, and a 10 week old after a 10 hour trip

[pie]

Hey that sounds a lot like my flight! Except I live about 40 minutes (in good traffic) from the airport. I took Stanley home asap since he had done a few poops and wees in his plane crate. He held on just fine until I got him home. Word of advice: Bring a water bottle and give him a drink, it is a long flight for a little puppy.

Agree with this.

My puppy flew from Brisbane to Perth, I had a lead and collar and tried to toilet her at the terminal (in a garden about a hundred metres away) but from memory she didn't go (she had peed in her crate though).

[wayrod]

I have found over the years of transporting pets that nearly all pups travel really well, better than some of their owners.

There are a couple of things that you can do to help in your pups transport.

If possible get the sender to obtain the transport crate some time beforehand and allow the pup to walk in and out of the crate, socialisation will help make the pup fell comfortable with the surroundings.

Obtain a new airline approved crate like a PP40 or varikennel. These are more enclosed and makes the pup feel safer than an open wire crate.

Avoid use of hire crates. The price difference between a hire crate and the purchase a new crate is minimal, plus you can resell the crate and recoup some of your costs. New crates lessens the possibility of biosecurity issues, especially for young dogs/pups. Lessen the risk factor of cross-contamination.

If you are organising the flight, on long flights try to get your pet onto a direct flight, if not, speaking with an pet transport company they should be able to come up with a suitable alternative and take some of the stress out of the transport for you. Afterall that what we do.

Ask the sender to feed the pup 6-8 hours before the flight and get puppy to empty (bowels) out before the flight. It is better for them to travel with less in their stomachs than to have more in their stomachs. The main thing is water. Ask the sender to include a frozen water bottle in the back of the crate, as the bottle thaws, the pup will have the ability to obtain fluids from the condensation off the bottle.

Also ask the sender to include plenty of paper and possibly a towel in the crate, this will help if an accident occurs during transit. If an accident does occur, don't worry, it cleans up.

Once you pup arrives avoid taking your pup immediately out of the crate, if you must take it to an area away from the freight centre, unfortunately not all pets being transported may be contaminate free, again this lessens the possibility of cross contamination.

Once you have your pup, enjoy!!!