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OK. Here is an interesting spin on perritos viajeros. My dog had cancer. He is in remission now and otherwise healthy. His dying wish (or our wish for him) is to visit Spain with his owner at least once. How can we sedate him for the voyage? He is an old dog and prone to estar cagado de miedo during a wierd thing such as an airplane flight. He is a pomeranian.
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| Posts: 104 | Location: NYC NY | Registered: 18 November 2003 | |
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Our vet is completely against sedating animals on plane trips, never mind whether they are young or old. Please don�t take this the wrong way, but why would you want to put an old dog through that type of a journey?
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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quote: why would you want to put an old dog through that type of a journey?
sue, if i were old and decrepit i would love to go through that journey to spain  i think it is sweet that GataUSA wants the pooch to see spain  and if sedating will make it more comfortable for the dog, go for it. quote: How can we sedate him for the voyage
i think that one would be best answered by your vet GataUSA. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12232 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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| Posts: 97 | Location: South UK / Athens | Registered: 11 January 2004 | |
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OK jer, when you are old and decrepit, I�ll hold you to that!!!!  I�ll take you out of your nice cosy home, stick you in a box, drug you up to the eyeballs, put you on a plane in the hold all by yourself, and send you x number of miles away to a place you couldn�t care less about.  I love my dog and cat dearly, but I am absolutely sure they have no pressing desire to go see another country especially under the above conditions!!!!
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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sue, i was not referring to just any old uprooting journey, THIS IS SPAIN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT!!! JEEEEEESH  quote: and send you x number of miles away to a place you couldn�t care less about.
aaaahhhh but that will all change once poochie gets here won't it now then again sue, maybe you are a party to ROCCO'S (Madrid Insider) "SPARE PET" THEORY  :jeje: :jeje: :jeje: saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12232 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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:jeje: ummmmmmmm... actually.......maybe :b: Obviously if people are moving to Spain on a permanent basis, they really do have to bring their pets (just as they do their children ). Just don�t see the point on bringing an elderly dog who has been quite ill on a holiday to Spain from USA
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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quote: Obviously if people are moving to Spain on a permanent basis, they really do have to bring their pets
sue, i think that is the point of GataUSA's post above. ok, we need confirmation from GataUSA on this one but frm her posts of late on the board, i got the impression that her plan was to move here for good (or as long as possible), hence the whole "bring the elderly pooch" argument by yours truly. i am almost positive this is not just a week or 2 holiday for GataUSA since she was just here over the holidays (for a "brief stint") and is coming back to live here. i may be wrong but i thought the late dec./early jan. trip was to scout things out for a move this summer (no?  ) i did not mean to imply that she should bring over her pom just for to be a tourist saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12232 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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I think it's a cute idea. I'm just against the sedation thing for such an old/poorly dog - actually any dog really. Quite a risk to take. It is entirely up to the owner to assess if the risk is worthwhile. Hopefully the links I provided will let the owner assess the situation and make a more educated decision.
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| Posts: 97 | Location: South UK / Athens | Registered: 11 January 2004 | |
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I�m sorry too jer, :ks: I really got the impression this was just a trip for the dog to see Spain, not to live here "for ever". A friend of mine bought a very elderly dog here from UK via Madrid. This was ten years ago, but even then they were advised not to sedate it, especially as it was elderly.
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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| Posts: 141 | Location: Gij�n | Registered: 06 May 2002 | |
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