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Delta Loses Dog

While vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Josiah Allen and his girlfriend found and took in a stray they named Paco. Before leaving for home in Canada, Josiah took Paco to a local vet and had him vaccinated and treated for ticks in preparation for taking Paco back with them.
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May 2010 Airline Pet Travel Report

Delta reports the injury of a cat during a flight from Atlanta, GA to Portland, OR. The cat injured its mouth during the flight, but was also suffering from cold. The cat was incorrectly loaded into an area of the aircraft hold that was not the correct temperature for pets. The owner took the cat to a veterinary hospital and the vet indicated that the cat did not suffer any long term effec…
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April 2010 Airline Pet Travel Report

Alaska Airlines reports the death of a dog that arrived in Anchorage, AK from Kotzebue, AK. The dog had been hit by a car in Kotzebue and was traveling to Anchorage for veterinarian care but unfortunately did not make it. Delta Air Lines reports the death of a seven year-old French Mastiff on a flight from Paris, France to Atlanta, GA. A necropsy was performed, but no cause of death was…
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March 2010 Airline Pet Travel Report

Alaska Airlines reports the death of an English Bulldog on a flight from Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA. The bulldog was fond not to be breathing upon arrival in Seattle by ramp personal. The owner stated that the dog was given some medication prior to the flight, but did not provide further information. No further details were available. SkyWest reports the injury of a 6 month-old Golden Re…
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Reconfirming Flight Reservations for Pets

I'm a former travel agent, so I know the value of reconfirming reservations. For 8 years now, I've traveled with my 11 lbs. dog as an in-cabin pet between Central America, where I currently live, and the USA.
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Emergency Vet Clinic Search

Do you know where the closest emergency veterinary hospital is? How fast could you find the information? What if you were on the road or traveling by airplane?

PetFlight has recently added an Emergency Veterinary Clinic Search to make it easy to find this information. This includes the information for almost 700 emergency vet clinics and hospitals in…
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Brent Diagnosed with Cancer

As some of you may know, Brent is a Career Changed, Guide Dog for the Blind dog, that has been my full time pet since the spring of 2005. The inspiration for PetFlight, Brent is now approaching seven years old, but still leads a full life of sleeping, hiking, the occasional swim, and then more sleeping. A few …
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