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[Mix1]

[quote="peach.bb"]...but I'm a little hesitant dealing with Koreans + my cat (no offense to any Koreans on here).[/quote]
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Be very choosy here with who you deal with.

I've got some vet horror stories here and my cat will probably never be the same after (long story short: I returned to find my cat hog tied around the legs with duct tape, and gauze taped around all her feet: for my 'safety'). It now hides in the closet 24/7 and runs if it sees anyone. It WAS a friendly, mellow cat before that.

Be careful. Tell them exactly what you want, and what you will and won't accept. Be direct, strong, and specific. In many cases, their ideas on kind and acceptable treatment for animals is 'different', so just blindly leaving it up to them might yield a few surprises. So, it's better to err on the side of caution.

[luckylady]

[warmachinenkorea]

http://petairline.co.kr/

My wife has used this company 3 times helping rescues got to Canada and The U.S. They helped us ship an Afghan Hound to Southern California, French Bulldog to Eastern Canada, and a second French Bulldog to NY State. All of the dogs have arrived safe and are in their in homes.

You will need someone to pick them up at the airport.

You can also use Chunghwa Vet in Seoul. Never used them but have heard good things.

[special_k]

Can I ask where you are travelling to with your pet? I will be taking my two cats back to England at the end of the year and am really unsure about how to do it. I've got the documentation, but not sure how to book the flights. Do you [b]have[b] to go through a pet travel company or can you just do it yourself? Do you have any idea on prices?

Thanks!

[nora]

i had a sick dog once and my vet said to give him benadryl, too. But like others said, check with a vet first! medicine for people can work on animals and it can also kill them. definitely get some advice on that one!

[peach.bb]

Thanks for all the advice and support!

I'm definitely going to check out those sites/vet. That's also a good idea about finding someone that is heading that way. Seoul>>Newfoundland, if anyone's interested! Toronto would be okay too, and then I can have a company to send him the rest of the way.

From my research, sending him unaccompanied is going to cost around $1,000. He's a full grown (okay, chubby) 6kg male cat, 2. 5 years, neutered. I have his blankey that he sleeps with every night, and was planning on cutting it in half (it's a regular-sized blanket), and send half of it home via post, so he has something non-urine soaked when he gets there. He also has Steve, his best friend stuffed bear.

I'm most concerned about the vet treatment, because when he was young and had to get his shots, the vet would come out with these huge gloves that covered the entire kitten, in order to stick him with needles. The cat wasn't impressed. I will definitely keep looking for someone to go with him . Thanks!

[hang10]

[ghettofabulous]

I recommend The First Class Pet. I've contacted other ones recommended on this thread and found them to be unhelpful.

http://www.thefirstclasspet.com/

[luckylady]

we'll probably never know what really happened on this flight but United has a pretty bad rep just with its people passengers so I'm not about to defend them.

anyway, I thought those who might be enticed by the name of their program for flying pets might want to read this story and find someone else. it's just not worth the risk, imo.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Dog-put-down-after-long-flights-in-United-s-care-3796305.php

[Kimchifart]

[Brooks]

There is a limit at which dogs should not travel on a plane. I think if the temperature is over 27 C in the destination city, airlines won`t accept dogs.
So it does look like United is in the wrong.

So in San Francisco the weather was good, but in Texas it was too hot to fly to.