hey everyone!
so on the 17th of august, my family and I are moving back to Doha, Qatar. we lived there before when I was four years old and moved back to Canada in 2010. the issue is my bunny. i have tried everything to be able to take her in-cabin with me. she is my registered support animal and even then they wouldn’t allow it. my mother even threatened that this was discrimination but they shut us down. so my precious bun will have to fly in cargo. we’ve checked every possible airline and they said rabbits are only allowed in-cabin when flying domestically.
the flight specifics are St. Johns, NL to Toronto, ON. (on Air Canada) then Toronto to Frankfurt, which is six hours. and then Frankfurt to Doha which is six-seven hours. however since we’re flying internationally, we would have to pick up my bunny (Luna) in Toronto airport and take her to the Lufthansa cargo spot. but before that i would take her to the bathroom and change the liner and bedding in her crate and feed her Critical Care with a syringe to get her belly full and her system moving as she probably will not eat during the ride. then we’d bring her to Lufthansa. when we stop in Frankfurt, she would be taken off manifest cargo as first priority and be brought to the airport’s vet hospital/hotel. (if you are unfamiliar with this, look it up! it’s a very cool system and they transport all types of species including horses and sensitive exotic animals!) during that period she will be put in a “hotel room” (a habitat that is sound proofed, etc. to reduce unnecessary stress on her) and will be fed, given water, and checked upon to make sure she is doing alright before they send her on her Doha flight. as she is manifest cargo (which is a special area in cargo for animals that is well lit, pressure and climate controlled, and even staffed) she will go on last. when we arrive in Doha, she will be the first off the plane and we will pick her up at cargo hold and take her to representatives of the Canadian Vet Hospital of Qatar where she will be brought to their hospital and checked on, and taken care of while we situate in our new villa and bunny proof it all.
as you can tell by all my extensive research, I am terrified. I have cried and stressed a lot over this and I’ve been praying that this will all work out for her. I created this message for some support from all of you and some advice for her journey. I have had Luna since last summer so parting from her would emotionally impact me greatly. I hope I’m putting this message in the right forum, thank you!
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