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My Elsa lies over the ocean...
The importation procedure for dogs into Japan is ridiculous. Understandable, seeing as it is a rabies-free country and the U.S. isn't, but still challenging at best.
There is a 20-page document detailing the procedure, and though going to Japan isn't 100% guaranteed, I'm going through the motions anyway. Because we won't know for sure until March/April, and it'll be too late by then.
According to the timeline, this is what I will need to do:
T minus 240 days - Microchip with an international ISO standard and rabies vaccination #1. (Any vaccinations before microchipping are, for some reason, irrelevant.)
210 days - Rabies vaccination #2.
180 days - Blood titer sent to Japan. Regardless of how long it takes to ship (the whole titer testing period can take up to a month), the blood cannot be drawn earlier than 30 days after the most recent vaccine. Titer results must show an antibody level higher than 0.5 IU/ml. I have no idea how to send this to the lab.
40 days - Advance notice to the airport (one of eighteen that are authorized to import dogs) that you plan on importing the dog. This is more flexible; it can be earlier than 40 days before departure.
2 days - Certification of Export obtained from Still-To-Be-Determined federal agency. I'm not sure which agency it is, but they (and my vet) need to give Elsa a once-over and fill out forms verifying that she does not, in fact, have rabies or any other transmittable health issues. These forms are provided by the website.
So, on the day of, her total quarantine time should be less than 12 hours. If I follow the procedure exactly.
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elenuial will arrive for orientation and whatnot a good 3-4 weeks before I do, long enough to make sure that the housing allows pets and, if not, arrange otherwise. Upon reading, dogs under ten pounds are generally much more accepted than large dogs, and there are apartment buildings that say "no" to dogs but change their tune once you mention that said dog is under six pounds.
This is starting to seem much more do-able. Intimidating, but do-able. I'm not leaving this dog that I've assumed responsibility for and invested so much effort and emotion into alone with strangers during her formative years. Also, she might just be the only thing keeping me sane over there.
Besides, she'll love Japan. Not the plane ride over, but the place?
She'll adapt better than I will.
There is a 20-page document detailing the procedure, and though going to Japan isn't 100% guaranteed, I'm going through the motions anyway. Because we won't know for sure until March/April, and it'll be too late by then.
According to the timeline, this is what I will need to do:
T minus 240 days - Microchip with an international ISO standard and rabies vaccination #1. (Any vaccinations before microchipping are, for some reason, irrelevant.)
210 days - Rabies vaccination #2.
180 days - Blood titer sent to Japan. Regardless of how long it takes to ship (the whole titer testing period can take up to a month), the blood cannot be drawn earlier than 30 days after the most recent vaccine. Titer results must show an antibody level higher than 0.5 IU/ml. I have no idea how to send this to the lab.
40 days - Advance notice to the airport (one of eighteen that are authorized to import dogs) that you plan on importing the dog. This is more flexible; it can be earlier than 40 days before departure.
2 days - Certification of Export obtained from Still-To-Be-Determined federal agency. I'm not sure which agency it is, but they (and my vet) need to give Elsa a once-over and fill out forms verifying that she does not, in fact, have rabies or any other transmittable health issues. These forms are provided by the website.
So, on the day of, her total quarantine time should be less than 12 hours. If I follow the procedure exactly.
And
elenuial will arrive for orientation and whatnot a good 3-4 weeks before I do, long enough to make sure that the housing allows pets and, if not, arrange otherwise. Upon reading, dogs under ten pounds are generally much more accepted than large dogs, and there are apartment buildings that say "no" to dogs but change their tune once you mention that said dog is under six pounds.This is starting to seem much more do-able. Intimidating, but do-able. I'm not leaving this dog that I've assumed responsibility for and invested so much effort and emotion into alone with strangers during her formative years. Also, she might just be the only thing keeping me sane over there.
Besides, she'll love Japan. Not the plane ride over, but the place?
She'll adapt better than I will.