Airline: Continental
Incident Date: May 26, 2010
Report Date: July 2010
Incident Type: Death
Animal: Dog
Brachycephalic: Yes Definition
Animal Age: 6 years
Flight Number: CO1796
Originating Airport: IAH (George Bush Intercontinental/Houston)
Destination Airport: SJC (Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International)
Reporting Airport: SJC (Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International)
Report:
June 18, 2010
TOTAL ANIMALS SHIPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 7,568 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1 % OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TO ANIMALS HANDLED: 0.01%
INCIDENT #1: CO Flight #1796 Houston to San Jose, Costa Rica Dog – Pug / age 6yrs May 26, 2010 Female / Name: “Pixie”
Owner/Guardian
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NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Description of the Incident: Pixie arrived deceased in San Jose, Costa Rica
Description of the Cause of the Incident: A necropsy is being performed at Continental’s expense and the Veterinarian has noted in the gross necropsy that Pixie had “a smaller than normal trachea and went into respiratory distress resulting in pulmonary edema and swelling to her breathing tubes”. Histopathology reports are pending at this time but the apparent cause of death does not appear to be related to the handling of Continental Airlines, but is more breed related.
Description of any corrective action taken: None. The death of this pet was not related to Continental’s handling or equipment
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