Pets
- Ensure all vaccinations are up to date, if vaccinations are required ensure time does not have to lapse between vaccination and intended travel date.
- Obtain a Certificate of Health from Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries in your own country.
- Upon arrival in Dubai you will need an import permit, this may be obtained from the Ministry of Environment & Water Quarantine section or alternatively you can contact Dubai Kennels and Cattery on www.dkc.ae who will capably assist you with relocation including import permit, transit care and port collection.
- To obtain an import permit you need to be in possession of a residency visa or at least a letter from your employer stating your residency visa is being processed.
- Check with your chosen airline carrier re-transportation cage / mild sedation etc.
- Book flight to correspond with your own!
- Have a look at www.petdubai.com
- Plan carefully and well in advance for pet care whilst you are away on holidays from Dubai, boarding kennels and pet sitters get booked up quickly especially at Christmas and summer time when many people choose to be away
- Spring time is especially important if you want to help reduce the large amount of stray animals (mostly cats) in the streets of Dubai. It is always a good time to consider tackling the stray animals problem by either spaying or neutering your pets.
- Spaying is a general term used to describe the surgery, which removes the reproductive organs of the female pet. Neutering is a general term used to describe the castration (removal of the testicles) of a male animal. The surgical procedure, performed by a veterinarian, renders the animal incapable of reproducing (sterile).
Pet Advice From Al Barsha Vet Clinic
Our pets are living longer nowadays than in the past. Today, we have better preventive medicine (e.g.,vaccinations ) and better ways to diagnose and treat many diseases. Research has taught us that poor dental hygiene is one of the main contributors to organ failure. To prevent oral disease, which is the number 1 health problem diagnosed in pets, it is essential to provide our pets with good dental care, starting at home and assisted by regular veterinary checks and if needed follow up treatment on issues diagnosed. If you would like to read more on the subject, please click here.
If you would like to read why dental care in your pet is necessary and what the veterinarian will do to check for dental diseases in your pet, please click here.
A good way to prevent dental disease (providing that your pet has no oral problems to begin with), is to brush their teeth at home. If you take things slowly at the beginning and give lots of praise, you and your pet will start looking forward to its brushing sessions. Please click here.
The teeth of rabbits are continually growing. Generally, the wear on the teeth through gnawing and eating is equal to the growth of the teeth, so the teeth basically stay the same length. Some rabbits may have malocclusion, which means their teeth do not meet each other normally. When this happens, the teeth do not wear down like they should, and small to big spurs can develop. A veterinarian can trim off the excess, sometimes while in the consult room sometimes while your pet is anaesthetized. Regularly check your rabbit's teeth for any abnormalities. If your rabbit starts to drool, not eat well, loose weight or paw at his mouth, have your rabbit examined by your veterinarian.
For those who would like to learn more about their pet’s teeth, please click here and you’ll find a more in dept article on the mammalian teeth anatomy and structures and functions of the different teeth.
