you can bring your cat with you in a carrier (under the seat in front of you) on some airlines. American A. just stopped allowing this for some reason. so make sure the flight you're on allows a pet in a carrier, usually for a fee. With a health certificate, up to date vaccines and certification by the USDA it is no problem when you land at Carrasco - they are very cool.

so you can be the pet transport, which i am sure your furbaby would much prefer.

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We flew down from Miami with our two dogs in November. They are large and so went in baggage. If your animal has to fly in baggage it is critical that you arrange for this weeks in advance with American Airlines. You will need to keep calling them to confirm as we found that they had no record of our dogs flying with us when we called back. There are some very incompetent people there; one said we would have to ship the dogs FEDEX or UPS, neither of which ships mammals! One reason these arrangements are critical is that they have to make a notation that no packages containing dry ice may go in the cargo hold on that flight because this sublimates ("melts") into carbon dioxide gas which suffocates animals in the hold.
DOCUMENTATION WAS CRITICAL! For dogs we had to have vet certification and meds administered 30-10 days before flight. Make sure the vet you use is well versed in this. Without proper documentation the pet is not admitted into Uruguay!!! All our paperwork was in order and so two forms were filled out by customs and we were on our way to the rental truck with minimal delay.
We contacted a pet transport service 3 years ago and it was going to cost $7k dollars to ship our two dogs one way from California to Uruguay (door to door) requiring two flights, a day apart and arriving in Buenos Aires and then transport across the Rio Plata to Uruguay. Aside from the crazy huge cost, we decided that this was more than we wanted our dogs to endure.
We chose to drive them in our motorhome from California to Miami and fly on the same flight with us so that it would just be one [long] flight. We found a great vet north of Miami who knew all the ins and outs of flying the dogs; this cost $300. Dogs were like extra bags @ $200 each. The flight was very nerve wracking to say nothing of going through the airport with multiple bags and two large kennels! They were in kennels for many hours and visibly distressed when we picked them up in baggage at Carasco, but were fine in a day or two.
I have to get ready for that loooong flight to Miami tonight, so must end it here...

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Thanks so much for the feedback. I normally fly the direct American flight from Miami. Unfortunately Burmese cats aren't allowed in the cabin because they're noisy, but I'm really excited that he could fly in with me. I didn't think that was an option. I'll probably make one or two more trips before the move. I still need to find an attorney to prepare the legal resident papers, so I'll watch for pet carriers in the luggage area next time. Thanks again.

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the best pet carriers are in really good pet stores or on line, not at luggage stores.
and airplanes are really noisy anyway. :)

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