Being in cabin is a much better way for her to travel.
Make sure she is comfortable and accustomed to her carrier before you go. If she feels safe in the carrier that will reduce her stress.
Dogs do get confused about time changes but as they tend to sleep most of the flight that helps them orient to the new time zone.
As you are taking a pet to another country, you may wish to contact that country's consulate or embassy for information. A listing of consulates can be found here
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/ (This is a US Department of State website).
You may find this site with general travel info useful
http://www.ask-the-vet.com/pet-air-travel.htm
You may need to obtain a pet passport to allow your dog to travel into Europe.
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/nocomm_third_en.htm
Microchip, rabies shot, and worming info are part of what is needed for that.
What I do to make travel easier is the last three meals before flying I feed a bland diet of chicken meat mixed with rice to have limited residue so that the dog won't have as urgent a need to go. I also exercise the dog really well the day before so it will still be tired for the trip. And I line the carrier with a bed liner pad for incontinence so that if the dog has to go there won't be as much mess.
Hope this helps you!
Edited by Nancy Holmes on October 24 2006 at 4:42 AM
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