What you need to know about sending dogs to Sweden
Dogs going to Sweden need a microchip and pet passport. Before travelling they also should to be taken to the vet for a complete health check. The health check has to be done no earlier than 72 hours before the flight. The vet must sign the last page in the passport.
Pet passport application
Information about the pet passport and application form can be found on this website:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=pets/index.xml
Address for our organisation:
Hundar Utan Hem
c/o Marianne Rundberg
Kråkbäcken 336
740 12 Knutby
Sweden
Phone: 0046 8 7148448
Mobile 0046 70 7295604
Our organisations additional requirements
Dogs going to Sweden to be rehomed through our organisation also need a full vaccination, plus kennel cough, deworming and deflead.
Our organisation will supply cage, bedding for the cage and the required waterbowl. You will need to take the dog to the airport in Dublin and help get the dog checked in with our handling agent K International.
Sedative
On our SAS Cargo flights sedative is not allowed.
Health check
Dogs that show any sign of not being healthy should not be sent on the flight because the flight effects the immune system. This is especially important if the dog has a stomach problem such as diarrhea. The dog must be health checked within 72 hours of the flight.
Food
We also recommend that you don´t give any food on the day of the flight. Instead the dog must be given food when it arrives in Sweden.
Arrival in Sweden
The dog should be given water when taken out of the cage. As soon as you are home you should feed the dog. The dogs usually handle the flight very well but it´s a new environment and it´s good if you can spend some quiet time together with the dog. If the dog finds it hard to relax during the first hours it can be a good idea to limit it´s space. Close the doors and sit down and relax, and soon the dog will do the same.
We recommend that the dog is dewormed again shortly after it arrives in Sweden.