No observation period in EU. You have to have a microchip and a proof of rabies titer (not just vaccination) done by an approved lab. Of course, if the animal displays aggressiveness or is looking sick or agitated, it could be subject to quarantine.
Where does a dog go to the bathroom on a longer flight, like one to Europe? Iâm assuming they hold it for shorter flights.
My daughter has asthma, triggered by, among other things, animal dander. She has never been prescribed an epidemic-pen, most likely because sheâs never gone into anaphylaxis. She does carry a rescue inhaler.
ESA letters are only good for one year. People with legitimate ESA animals should have their therapist update it annually. Airlines have the right to ask to see the letter. I wish more of them would. If a person is at the gate and doesnât have a valid letter, they can just pay the fee to transport the pet. They donât have to necessarily be denied boarding. That said, I was reading SWAâs rules about bringing pets on board. They do say it has to be vaccinated, but doesnât say they require proof⊠They should tighten up on this stuff.
Iâm not really positive which animals are which kind of support, but I generally see two kinds of vests. One is a small collar vest that only covers the neck, and the other is a full chest vest that goes beyond the front legs. Sometimes they have identifying info but I donât usually get close enough to check. I feel like the more the owner is willing to inconvenience their animal, the more likely it is to be a genuine support animal.
There is no âvestâ for an ESA. They need a letter only. Anyone buying an ESA vest is probably buying a fake one on line. That said, there are plenty of fake service dog vests on line too.
Sue22 and others,
The Epi pen as a form of proof wasnât my idea; I was paraphrasing from the FlightAware article.
@bookworm,
All good. I was just adding to the threadâs information bank. :)>-
There was a little dog in a cart at TJ Maxx wearing a vest with orange ghosts on it. Maybe it was a Ghostbuster support animal?
Early Halloween costume.
My DIL is terribly allergic to dogs- has asthma attacks, not an anaphylactic reaction. She uses an inhaler, not an epi pen.
Slight digression-- more entertaining doggie Halloween costumes: https://www.chewy.com/b/costumes-2027?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIndq0nq3L1gIVjB6GCh0NuwXdEAAYASAAEgJKUfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
I supposed the fake Service animal and ESA vests are costumes tooâŠ
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Just noticed this gem, courtesy of autocorrect. :)) For the record she has neither an Epi pen nor an epidemic-pen!
Autocorrects are such a pain. We should start a separate thread on the most ridiculous funny/embarrassing/outrageous autocorrects.
My post above shouldnât say âsupposedâ,it should say âsupposeâ. Made me remember the lyrics from âsinging in the rainâ - âif Moses supposes his toeses are roses, then Moses supposes erroneouslyâŠâ
But I digressâŠ
I was at a football game last week and saw a very cute dog with a âservice animal in trainingâ vest on. She was just a few months old so is in the pre-training program where they are just getting them used to crowds, noise, being out in bad weather (it was pouring).
I donât know what status the Service Animal in Training receives. I think they can go to places ESA canât, like restaurants, stores, stadiums, office buildings. Of course, most are puppies and not dangerous, but people can still be allergic to them.
I have a friend who fosters/socializes service pups. Yes, they need to be able to tolerate traffic, loud noises, crowds, etc, but Iâve not ever seen her fyi puppy posts (they are so cute) show any airline shot. Seems the crowd training and perhaps public transportation (train/bus) is sufficient.
@jym626 I donât think we are allowed to take our service pups to airports without special permission from the organization.
Every once in a while there is an organized outing for pups to visit an airport as an exposure opportunity.
We have rules about where we are allowed to take them for their safety and proper development, and also for reasons of public health. Some places we can never take them and some only when they reach a certain age.
Certain environments could be overwhelming for a younger puppy and an airport might be one of them due to the noise of the planes and potential crowds, probably. If a young pup became very frightened, it could create fear issues later and potentially disqualify them from working.
We also can never let a pup on an escalator and there are lots of them at airports, too.
Can anyone answer how a dog or cat is supposed to relieve themselves on long flights? As asked above
@TatinG , A service dog should be able to hold it on a flight to Europe, ideally. Iâve read of two guide dogs that travelled with their people on a flight to Australia and they were able to hold it the entire trip much to the crews surprise.
Since our puppies are taught to go on command, the person with the dog could probably take the dog to the bathroom on the planeâwith the right suppliesâif the dog was in distress and let the person know it had to go, and give the command there. But I canât imagine a trained service dog just relieving itself wherever.
My family dog can get very fussy about eliminating and can hold it for more than 12 hours.
Ack- autocorrect againâ It should say facebook posts (fbk, not fyi) â none were at airports. I agree with @MACmiracle - that would take a special outing
My dog was trained to eliminate on command. So a pee pad on the floor of the toilet would work. Then you can dispose of it in the same way you would dispose of a soiled diaper.