rabbit has to fly cargo (no other options)

[June]

 

I already went to reddit to try and get advice/reassurance but I was told I am a terrible bunny mum and that I’m going to kill her if I go through with this.

 

Rehoming is not an option. She is my family, my baby and I could not bear to lose her (nor could my partner). My home life is not good right now, my biological family has turned on me since I was diagnosed with a chronic illness/disability.

 

We leave around the end of September this year. I truly have no idea what to do or what the right decision is. I know how dangerous it is for a rabbit to fly in cargo but Australia is strictly against any animal being in the cabin, ADA does not exist here and they would turn me away if I tried to say she is a support animal. 

 

I’d be flying with my partner to his place in Iowa. The flight would consist of one stopover in Los Angeles for a couple of hours and then we would get on another flight to Omaha. The main worry of mine is the nearly 14-hour flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. I know that it only takes around 9 hours (or less I don’t have the best memory) for GI stasis to set in. The only reason I have some confidence is because she’s travelled for nearly over 9 hours when I first got her and she was eating and drinking and seemed quite relaxed despite us nearly being thrown off the train and being refused help despite me being disabled. I know a plane and train is vastly different but she’s quite a tough rabbit. Despite being mistreated in her last home and being dangerously skinny she pulled through without ever falling into stasis. Once I got her home she just continued to eat and drink and was pooping/peeing etc normally.

 

She’s vaccinated (for what we can in Australia) and spayed and is a happy and very healthy bun.

I love her so much and just want her to be happy and safe.

Is there anything I can do to increase her chance of survival during the flight/trip? Am I making the right decision? 

Any advice would be amazing

 

I am truly at a loss right now

[LBJ10]

There is always a risk with ANY animal traveling in cargo. There have been horror stories on the news about neglect and mishandling by airline personnel. I remember one story of a dog escaping and running off on the tarmac. So I can see why people would be concerned.

We did have a member here that flew her bunny from Kuwait to Canada. He had to fly in cargo in a special crate and he did make it just fine. This was several years ago, so she isn’t active on the forum anymore. But you could search for forum for her threads. She talked about the process quite a bit.

[June]

Do you remember the title of her forum or her user? it would be of great help <3

[Wick & Fable]

I can’t find a specific topic by the user unfortunate (@Q8bunny), but you can find some responses by the user if you search the following on google:  “site: binkybunny.com q8bunny kuwait”. That will search our website for things including the user and the word Kuwait, and that should hopefully glean some information?

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[FloofMonster]

I don’t have any new info about this but I want to wish you and your bunny good luck

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