Sedate pets while air travel?

Are animals sedated when they travel in the cargo hold of an air plane? If not, they should!

Tons of people fear flying. What do you think dogs think when they're in the dark and all of the sudden the air pressure changes and they the terrifyingly strange sensations of take-off?

And landing has to be awful because the little things on the wings rise up to slow the plane and there is this scary loud noise... We really should sedate the animals!

The end :)
I was just on the British Airways site, and they said nothing about sedating animals that travel with them. They were talking about all of these regulations to make sure the pet is comfortable... which led me to believe that they are totally conscious...
Exactly, they are afraid of the unknown (like the weird sensations and scary noises). And you'd better believe that if the animal knew it was up 30,000 feet in the air, it would totally fear falling out of the sky! From an animal's point of view, that's only common sense.

They are.

Well, there's no doubt that they might be scared. You can get sedatives for your pet from the vet. They are not automatically sedated though. Airlines are not responsible for that. It would be like a stranger giving your kids medicines!
Unlike people, they are not afraid of the plane falling out of the sky. They don't have the same types of fears. They are afraid of the unknown. People are scared because they've heard stories!

The problem with sedatives is that it is not know exactly how much should be given to a pet . Different breeds, different sizes etc. Also the increased altitude can make the effects of the tranquelizer worse though. Many Animals die in flight because of this.

Its a hard decision to make.

This isn't my area of expertise but I'll just add that I used to be a Flight Attendant. I asked this question and I was told a few times that sedating is no longer recommended. The animal wakes up and panics, totally at a loss as to what happened. They do better going through the whole experience, one step at a time. They see you saying goodbye, etc.

I would also deduct that like people, animal's ears adjust better when awake than asleep.

While they're not happy being transported, once they're with their owners again, they can put the experience behind them.

I transported a bird with me in the cabin. He was already 20 years old at the time and did great. I flew 10 1/2 hours and that was followed by a 5 hour car ride (with a baby too). Obviously, drugs were never considered in his case.

I was glad I could keep him with me but think if something as small and delicate (and old!) as my cockatiel could do such a long trip, a dog in good health should be fine.

The vet's advice was invaluable. Talk to yours'. He died 5 years later of natural causes at age 25.

Animals can be sedated, I know a few people who flew with their pets and their veterinarian gave them a sedative for the trip.

I personally would rather drive than fly with a pet, I have no idea how my dog would react on a flight, but he's awesome on a road trip. I hope I'm never in a spot where I'd have to fly my pet with me.

From Jim
animals sedated
some are just give in something to relax then
it could make them sleep
cargo hold loud noise just want you hear
air pressure the some as the people in side have
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