I have been living in Thailand for 3 months and I bought a 3 month old chihuahua that I am bringing home with me to Canada. He will be 4 months old when we fly out. I have checked with everything I need and I have obtained all the necessary paperworked, talked to the airlines, ect. That is not the problem. I think he has seperation anxiety because when I even leave the room he begins crying. For the last month I have been trying to train him to sleep in a crate and he crys basically all night. People say to make them aquainted with the carrier they will be in when they fly, which I have been trying to do by putting treats, clothes that smell like me and toys in there but he basically screeches the entire time he's in there. His carrier will have to be stored under the seat and I am not allowed to remove him from the carrier.
The first flight is from Bangkok to Toyko - about 6 hours
Second flight Tokyo to Chicago - about 14 hours
Third flight Chicago to Toronto - 2 hours
I don't know what to do because he is just going to screech his little heart out until I pick him up, which I will be unable to do. I don't even think I'll be allowed on my second flight by the time we finish the first, its not just me affected, its the entire flight. I have looked into sedatives but apparently thats a big no-no in air travel for animals because of the altitude and breathing problems and such. Apparently most air deaths or sicknesses are caused by sedatives and most airlines have banned it.
Has anyone been through this before or know what I can possibly do? I have 2.5 weeks before I fly out.
PLEASE HELP
The first flight is from Bangkok to Toyko - about 6 hours
Second flight Tokyo to Chicago - about 14 hours
Third flight Chicago to Toronto - 2 hours
I don't know what to do because he is just going to screech his little heart out until I pick him up, which I will be unable to do. I don't even think I'll be allowed on my second flight by the time we finish the first, its not just me affected, its the entire flight. I have looked into sedatives but apparently thats a big no-no in air travel for animals because of the altitude and breathing problems and such. Apparently most air deaths or sicknesses are caused by sedatives and most airlines have banned it.
Has anyone been through this before or know what I can possibly do? I have 2.5 weeks before I fly out.
PLEASE HELP