Vanderpooch - 12-20-2009 at 07:43 PM
What is the best source for information on bringing a dog to Baja for two weeks??
k-rico - 12-20-2009 at 07:46 PM
googling
taking dogs to mexico
returns a lot of info
Vanderpooch - 12-20-2009 at 07:54 PM
There is a lot of discrepancy from site to site that is why i am looking for the best source for accuracy.
Where can one find the Form 77-043? Is it a form the Veterinairian will provide?
Traveling with your Canine Friend south of the border
Marla Daily - 12-20-2009 at 08:04 PM
What is it you need to know? Are you flying or driving?
In either case, be sure you dog's shots are current and be sure it is on FRONTLINE PLUS. Erlichiosis is the silent killer of dogs in Baja—it is
carried by the nymph stage (guina) of the deer tick, Ixodes. (Symptoms are loss of appetite, vomiting and acute lethargy. Dogs stop eating, constantly
rest, and eventually die. White blood cell count goes through the roof as red blood cells are killed off by the disease. It is easily diagnosed with a
blood test and easily treated when recognized/diagnosed. A tick nymph does not engorge; it is the size of a grain of sand and nearly invisible to the
untrained eye. The guina bite transmits the disease, infects the dog and the tick nymph drops off after its small meal.
BY CAR: We have driven to Loreto and back with our dogs in the car dozens of times over the past two decades. Not once have we been asked for
paperwork. But we always have it for that once in a million time someone will want to see proof of shots, rabies in particular.
BY PLANE: Tougher regulations. The canine crate needs a reservation with the airline in advance. (Alaska Air charges $100 each way per dog.) Dog
papers (proof of all shots) and International Health Certificate are checked at US point of departure before loading the canine crate on the plane;
papers are checked by an agriculture person upon arrival at Baja airports. To enter, the dog must have an international health certificate which
includes an examination within 5 days of flight. I've heard, but not experienced, dogs going in to La Paz or San Jose del Cabo also need a
parasite-free certificate. Returning to the US at LAX dogs must clear their Agricultural Office. Crate gets a sticker and your incoming customs
declaration gets stamped before you leave customs.