Question about pets!

[jennifer293]

We are going to be purchasing our first TT tomorrow and (not this trip) but our next trip to WDW we would love to bring our dalmation. She is a very good dog and does not potty inside. My question is when you are all gone to the parks and such do you just lock your dog in the TT or do you put it in the kennel for the day? Also how is the noise around the campsites. I would hate for her to hear someone close and start barking and scare the devil out of some little kid or adult for that matter..She has a VERY LOUD bark, but only barks if she is scared!!


Also if she stays in our camper do we have to still show proof of shots? She gets them every year but MIL gives them to her because she is allowed to buy them through her vet so there is no record per say except for her rabies tag!!


Thanks

 

[becky1960]

We take our pets with us and have had now problems with noise and one of ours barks at the slightest noise. We also leave the TV on or a radio to help.
We leave them in the camper and have had no problems. There are sections to walk dogs and they provide Doggies bags for pickup. You need to have all shot records, they have not checked them at checkin, but they will if some reason you need to use kennel. Make sure and tell them when booking you need the pet loops. Also I might add that Florida law requires all shots with traveling dogs, but whoever checks this I don't know.

 

[jennifer293]

Well I guess her next round of shots we will have to get our vet to do it just for the record. Thanks a bunch!!!

 

[tim5055]

Also if she stays in our camper do we have to still show proof of shots?

Not only is it a Disney rule that all pets on property have records from a vet, it is Florida law. Helath records from a vet are required, and if stopped by the Florida Agriculture Inspectiors you need to be able to show them.. Before you say that will never happen, Florida does have very active Agriculture Inspectiors who drive police vehicles, have arrest authority and do stop folks.

Here is a quote from the Florida law (I have limited it to the information needed):

CHAPTER 5C-3 IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS Effective 12/04/2004
For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall have the meaning
indicated:
(1) Accredited Veterinarian. A veterinarian licensed in the state of origin and
approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) to perform certain functions of federal and cooperative state-federal programs in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR) § 160 – § 162 (2004).
(3) Animal. Any equine, bovine, goat, sheep, swine, domestic cat, dog, poultry, ostrich, rhea or emu, or other domesticated beast or bird. The term “animal” shall include wild or game animals whenever necessary to effectively control or eradicate dangerous transmissible diseases or pests.
(13) Import, Imported, Importation. The movement of animals into the state of Florida, from another state, United States (U.S.) possession, or foreign country.
(15) Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (OCVI). A legible certificate
made on an official form from the state of origin or from the USDA, issued by an authorized representative, and approved by the chief animal health official of the state of origin.

5C-3.009 Dogs or Domestic Cats.
(1) OCVI Required. All dogs or domestic cats imported into this state, except
dogs or domestic cats imported for exhibition purposes only and that will remain inthe state less than six months, must be accompanied by an OCVI stating that theyare:
(a) Free from signs of any infectious or communicable disease;
(b) Did not originate within an area under quarantine for rabies; and
(c) Not known to have a history of exposure to a rabies-infected animal
prior to importation.
(2) Rabies Vaccination. Dogs and domestic cats 3 months of age and older
transported into the state must have a current rabies vaccination with a USDAapproved rabies vaccine.
(3) Prior Permission. Dogs or domestic cats originating from areas under
quarantine for rabies must have prior permission from the Department as provided in subsection 5C-3.002(3), F.A.C.

Thinking that they could never expect every tourist traveling with a pet have an OCVI with them, I sent an e-mail to the department questioning it. The reply was that yes, the do expect every tourist who enters Florida to have one. Failure to have the paperwork in order can result in citation, forced quarantine or both.

Now, is this likely to happen? No. But, should your dog get scarred and become involved in a biting inident having all the correct paperwork will help calm the situation.

 

[spiceycat]

I though you only had the OCVI if you flew in your pet.

I know the WDW kennel never asked for that.

they do look at a booklet I got long ago from my vet - he has to update it every time and signs - sometimes he puts notes in the back.

but the OCVI is a certain form and it did cost $10 in Ala.

if you take your pet to any hotel/lodge/resort in florida that allows pet - they will ask for proof of vacinnation.... they also told someone that the tag is not proof - the vet signature on the papers that goes with the tag is proof - but your pets needs alot vac than just the rabies.

as far as you TT - it definitely needs an air conditioner.....

 

[jennifer293]

I though you only had the OCVI if you flew in your pet.

I know the WDW kennel never asked for that.

they do look at a booklet I got long ago from my vet - he has to update it every time and signs - sometimes he puts notes in the back.

but the OCVI is a certain form and it did cost $10 in Ala.

if you take your pet to any hotel/lodge/resort in florida that allows pet - they will ask for proof of vacinnation.... they also told someone that the tag is not proof - the vet signature on the papers that goes with the tag is proof - but your pets needs alot vac than just the rabies.

as far as you TT - it definitely needs an air conditioner.....

Oh it has air conditioner..I could not leave my baby without it.

She gets all of her shots every year like I said but like I stated previously MIL knows the vet and he lets her give her pets and horses shots herself to cut on vet costs so she just does ours as well. We have had her for 10 years and have never missed her shots, but have never had paperwork because the shots are not purchased in his office per say....just the rabies tag. It is kind of hard to explain..LOL

She will be due again before our next trip (after this one coming up) so I will just suck it up and pay the office visit for the "right stuff"...

 

[tim5055]

I though you only had the OCVI if you flew in your pet.

That's what I thought also, but Fla Dept of Ag said no, all pets transported into Fla need to have them.

Again, wil you be saked for it? Probably not.

I personally just like to be legal all of the time.

 

[bearpaw]

We leave our dogs in the motorhome for about the same length of time they are used to being left at home. We've never had a problem and we close the curtains so they can't see the people and other dogs walking by. Leave on a TV or radio and be sure to turn on the A/C even if it doesn't seem that warm when you leave. Also, I highly recommend that your dog be very comfortable and familiar with the TT. Hopefully you'll be able to take a few other trips with your furkid before you go to Fort Wilderness.

 

[Minnie's Mate]

Be aware of a situation we had at Ft. Wilderness. While there over the 4th, we were at the TT one afternoon and our weather monitor read 98 in the shade of our awning. The breaker at the power pole kept tripping. It must have tripped 3 or 4 times back to back and our trailer is a 2006 model. This was a 50 amp and 30 amp pole. Our TT only requires 30 amps. There were several other campers in our surrounding area with the same problem. I guess it was like a brown out except the problem was at the individual sites, not the entire grid. I think everybody's a/c was working overtime and drew the power so low the breakers started tripping.

I was very glad we were there at the time. This is something I have been afraid would happen...the air would stop working for some reason while we weren't there to get it going agan. I think if we go back during the summer and go to the parks, I may kennel our dog just to be on the safe side on those days.

 

[becky1960]

We were just there in June and had no problems we have a 92 model 5th wheel. My sister has bought a 2006 model and her breaker's are tripping all the time in this heat. My nephew (a mechanic) said it has has do with the new type of breakers, I forgot the name, that they are now required to install. They seem to trip easier. I have the older house type. I dont't know why they are tripping at Disney's power pole but we had our Air on all the time with no problems. The big buses seemed do be doing ok also.

 

[Minnie's Mate]

We were just there in June and had no problems we have a 92 model 5th wheel. My sister has bought a 2006 model and her breaker's are tripping all the time in this heat. My nephew (a mechanic) said it has has do with the new type of breakers, I forgot the name, that they are now required to install. They seem to trip easier. I have the older house type. I dont't know why they are tripping at Disney's power pole but we had our Air on all the time with no problems. The big buses seemed do be doing ok also.

The breakers in the Airstream didn't trip, only the one out at the pole. I have researched the issue on my airstreamforums.com forum and found out what I believe is the answer, at least for the situation that I encountered. Our roof top a/c is thermostatically controlled. It has a fan setting for low, medium, high, or automatic. We had is set to automatic. In this setting, the fan actually runs on low and cuts off when the desired temperature is reached along with the compressor much the same as central a/c. It is actually a heat pump and provides heat as well. In this senario the compressor never reaches the desired coolness and runs continuously. The more it runs, the hotter the compressor gets and the less efficiently it operates and the harder it has to work and the more current it needs.

On extremely hot days I should have turned the fan to HIGH. This would have cooled the trailer down enough for the compressor to stop running even though the fan would have continued. This would have allowed the compressor to have a chance to cool down between cycles and run more efficiently and drawn less current through the breaker. There would have been less of a strain on the circuit and the breaker should not have tripped. This may be the situation your sister has in her newer RV as well.

This was the hottest day we were there and it was the only day we had the breaker tripping.

 

[dizneydiva2005]

We've used the kennels and were very happy!!!

 

[kmccain]

The breakers in the Airstream didn't trip, only the one out at the pole. I have researched the issue on my airstreamforums.com forum and found out what I believe is the answer, at least for the situation that I encountered. Our roof top a/c is thermostatically controlled. It has a fan setting for low, medium, high, or automatic. We had is set to automatic. In this setting, the fan actually runs on low and cuts off when the desired temperature is reached along with the compressor much the same as central a/c. It is actually a heat pump and provides heat as well. In this senario the compressor never reaches the desired coolness and runs continuously. The more it runs, the hotter the compressor gets and the less efficiently it operates and the harder it has to work and the more current it needs.

On extremely hot days I should have turned the fan to HIGH. This would have cooled the trailer down enough for the compressor to stop running even though the fan would have continued. This would have allowed the compressor to have a chance to cool down between cycles and run more efficiently and drawn less current through the breaker. There would have been less of a strain on the circuit and the breaker should not have tripped. This may be the situation your sister has in her newer RV as well.

This was the hottest day we were there and it was the only day we had the breaker tripping.

This is very good information! Thank You! I tried to explain it to DH and I said does it make sense and he said it does! Thanks for doing the research.

We plan on taking our dog when we go and I would hate to have to worry about him the whole time we are there. I know he will be happier in the trailer than in a kennel. I did see a post where someone put their cell phone number on their door just in case. I think that is a good idea too!

Thanks again!