Quarantine for dogs and cats?

sallym · #1 (**permalink**) 20th July 2009, 06:20 PM

Could someone tell me if there is a quarantine for dogs and cats entering thailland from dubai?

Serendipity2 · #2 (**permalink**) 20th July 2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sallym

Could someone tell me if there is a quarantine for dogs and cats entering thailland from dubai?

Hi Sallym,

For cats there is a quarantine - but not for dogs. In Thailand they Wok their dogs so no need to quarantine them.

JUST KIDDING! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

#3 (**permalink**) 21st July 2009, 01:26 AM

Thai government website

A couple of other useful sites here and here.

Hopefully Kwaamlaap will be along soon with his personal experience of the process!!

KhwaamLap · #4 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2009, 05:57 PM

As if by magic - here I am.

Officially there is quarantine (a month) - but its rarely enforced. If your pets come through as extra baggage, you will have to pay a small waver fee (I think its 100B per animal) and they may want to check them. Usually you can quarantine them at home after this. If you go through the cargo route (a lot of airlines insist now - especialy for larger animals) you will want to use an agent (I know an excellent one you can use that will save you a lot of money in th long run - I used him recently for a 70Kg dog and 7Kg cat!) - expect to pay a fair whack in import taxes and fees - the agent will keep these down, but you will still be hit.

You will need import papers and various vet sign offs etc - have you importer phone Thai Immigration to check (for me they changed the rules just 2 weeks befoe the animals cam - if I hadn't checked it may have been an expensive waste of time!). They must now hold valid rabbies vaccinations BEFORE travel (this is new - it used to be optional). If you go ncargo and use the agent, he will sort out your import license/permit (you will need to fax/email him copies of passports etc - he will tell you whats currently in vogue with customs).

Good luck.

sallym · #5 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2009, 07:15 PM

Thank you for such a clear explanation!

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Originally Posted by KhwaamLap

As if by magic - here I am.

Officially there is quarantine (a month) - but its rarely enforced. If your pets come through as extra baggage, you will have to pay a small waver fee (I think its 100B per animal) and they may want to check them. Usually you can quarantine them at home after this. If you go through the cargo route (a lot of airlines insist now - especialy for larger animals) you will want to use an agent (I know an excellent one you can use that will save you a lot of money in th long run - I used him recently for a 70Kg dog and 7Kg cat!) - expect to pay a fair whack in import taxes and fees - the agent will keep these down, but you will still be hit.

You will need import papers and various vet sign offs etc - have you importer phone Thai Immigration to check (for me they changed the rules just 2 weeks befoe the animals cam - if I hadn't checked it may have been an expensive waste of time!). They must now hold valid rabbies vaccinations BEFORE travel (this is new - it used to be optional). If you go ncargo and use the agent, he will sort out your import license/permit (you will need to fax/email him copies of passports etc - he will tell you whats currently in vogue with customs).

Good luck.

sallym · #6 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2009, 07:22 PM

So why cats and not dogs?

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Originally Posted by Serendipity2

Hi Sallym,

For cats there is a quarantine - but not for dogs. In Thailand they Wok their dogs so no need to quarantine them.

JUST KIDDING! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Serendipity2 · #7 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2009, 08:05 PM

SallyM,

I was kidding. My bad humor showing about Wok'ing [not walking] dogs. I think KhwaamLap answered you [above]. I'm pretty sure there is a quarantine for both. Why not do a "Google" search on bringing cats and dogs into Thailand?

Serendipity2

KhwaamLap · #8 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2009, 08:47 PM

I believe some animals do have to udergo more rigorous checks and possibly enforced quarantine - these are usual animals that carry a higher liklihood of carrying disease (from past experience perhaps). have greater capacity to damage the economy/ecology (riskier), or do not have vaccination regimes - most foul for example (and I have heard the same is true of some pet birds - parots etc). Cats and dogs usually have vaccination regimes and rarely carry diseases that cross to humans or farm animals (Thailand is the worlds biggest exporter of chickens - so a new chicken disease could be disasterous)

sallym · #9 (**permalink**) 24th July 2009, 04:16 PM

It was funny...really. I repeated it to my family and they thought it was a good one! No problem and thanks for your reply...

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Originally Posted by Serendipity2

SallyM,

I was kidding. My bad humor showing about Wok'ing [not walking] dogs. I think KhwaamLap answered you [above]. I'm pretty sure there is a quarantine for both. Why not do a "Google" search on bringing cats and dogs into Thailand?

Serendipity2

Serendipity2 · #10 (**permalink**) 24th July 2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sallym

It was funny...really. I repeated it to my family and they thought it was a good one! No problem and thanks for your reply...

Hi Sallym,

I was a bit worried I might have offended. I'm glad I didn't!

Actually, throughout much of Asia dog IS on the menu although this might disturb some. The slang for food [in Korea?] is 'chow'. I understand this is from the Chow Chow dog which are raised for food. In China, where dog IS on the menu it was against the law to own a dog as a pet until recently. They could only be kept for guard dogs or food!

I think none raise cats for the dinner table which is very good news for the cat lobby! Must be those nine lives that cats have that keeps them safe!