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So, I've done as much research as I can regarding bringing dogs into mexico. Is there anything else I should be aware of at the airport? (as below)
does the taxi companies have vans as our crate is large?
in regards to dogs on the trails in the mountains anything to be aware of? I know there are crocs in some parks but higher up in the mountains.
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research found on dogs and flying into mexico:
Requirements to transport animals entering Mexico
Vaccination Record
Certificate of Good Health issued by a veterinary physician (one original and one copy). The certificate will remain valid up to 15 days after date of issuance. Certificate must be extended on letterhead paper printed with the veterinary physician's professional ID number and contain the following data: Owner's name and address, animal's breed, sex, age, color, departure and destination address.
Rabies vaccine, indicating date of application, period covered by vaccine, and product information. Pets under 3 months of age are exempt from this requirement.
Pet shall have been dewormed and deloused no less than six months prior to their arrival into Mexico; product date of application and name shall be stated.
For pets that left Mexico and are reentering Mexico no more than 15 days later, the same certificate of good health shall be accepted that was provided on the pet's exit with a still-valid rabies vaccine.
https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/montreal/index.php/en/foreigners/services-foreigners/312-taking-pets-to-mexico https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/exports/pets/mexico
veterinarian issue a health certificate. It must be printed on the veterinary clinic's letterhead, and contain the license number of the certifying veterinarian as proof of that veterinarian's right to exercise his/her profession. The certificate must be printed; hand written documents will be rejected. No official endorsement (signature by a CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) veterinarian) is required if this option is chosen.
1. The health certificate must contain the following information:
Issued by an official veterinarian of the competent authority or if it is private, on letterhead, with the printed professional identification number or photocopy of it (or its equivalent).
Name and address of the owner/exporter (in the country of origin or origin) and if applicable of the importer (address of destination in Mexico).
Date of application of the vaccine against rabies and its validity (animals under 3 months of age are exempt).
Certify that in the pre-trip inspection, the animal or animals were clinically healthy.
That the animal or animals have been internally and externally dewormed, within the previous six months and are free of ectoparasites.
If you do not comply with the above, you must contact a Veterinarian (of your choice and by your account in Mexico), who will issue the health certificate and apply the corresponding treatment.
anything else we should consider?
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by Talley Ho 
, Playa la Ropa, Monday, October 14, 2024, 09:57 (756 days ago) @ jeffc
edited by Talley Ho, Monday, October 14, 2024, 10:04
Casa Juan winters here with his German Shepherd. He should have arrived this last weekend, so will be totally current as to what you should expect.
I just messaged him and asked him to post the way things were done this weekend.
We have lots of snakes here, a few venomous, most not. Scorpions, other bitie things. We highly recommend Dr. Jorge Islas in Ixtapa for vet services, very good, compassionate, and important, good English.
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there are for sure pit vipers, boas, spiders and scorpions. I have had the first in my home at least 5 times, I’ve see boas on the golf course. Scorpions in my home, as well. No idea if a dog is interested in tarantulas, but the hairs on them are an irritant should the dog use its mouth to investigate.
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by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Monday, October 14, 2024, 10:17 (756 days ago) @ Curbarn
Ours chase the tarantulas, although we discourage it, but they can move very quickly and really jump. They have not been able to catch one.
In our almost 8 years here with dogs, we fortunately have had no issues with toxic things, but we are very careful and do not take them on trails. Beach and yard only.
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by Little Guy , Monday, October 14, 2024, 10:31 (756 days ago) @ jeffc
edited by Little Guy, Monday, October 14, 2024, 11:13
You didn’t mention which airport for your arrival so I’ll report two types of experience.
In past years I brought our cats into Mexico at ZIH. (They are no more.) The documentation was essentially as you described. Unlike some of my experiences with aduana, the fitosanitario experiences were consistently good.
Now I have brought my dog into Mexico at MEX twice. I will be arriving again this week. Each time Aeromexico has told me that my dog was checked through (YVR-MEX-ZIH) and that I would not see my dog until ZIH. I didn’t believe them. At MEX I asked AM personnel. The information at YVR was incorrect. The pet is offloaded at MEX. Documents are presented in the same area as baggage pickup. The dog must be presented along with the papers, but they have not taken the dog out of the crate.
If I had not checked with AM personnel, I would have headed on to ZIH with my dog left behind at MEX.
My documents are not quite as you described, but include the same information.I have a veterinarian in Canada and a veterinarian in Ixtapa. The veterinarian in Canada gives the letter of health. The veterinary treatment records (rabies, etc.) are from my veterinarian in Mexico so are not included in the Canadian veterinarian’s letter
I also bring copies of my microchip registration.
If you come through MEX, be careful about your flight connections. The dog must be re-checked with AM. It is not forwarded like luggage is. This means you have to exit the secure area, get upstairs to Level 2, then re-check the dog with all of the papers. Be sure to have extra copies of documents.
AM requires the dog to be checked in three hours before departure. On my first trip, my connection time was about four hours, but by the time I got through immigration, received my dog, did the paperwork, got through customs, and got to the location to check my dog again, I had missed the three hour cutoff. AM rescheduled my flight to ZIH, but I had about a five hour delay.
Heart worm and mange are endemic. My dog adopted me in Troncones. He was a street dog who spotted a good thing and kept following me until I agreed that he and adopted me. When I took him to the vet he had numerous infections including intestinal parasites and heart worm.
After all of the veterinarian treatments to get him healthy, I have kept him on Nexgard Spectra year round (in Mexico and Canada) to keep him protected.
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thanks for the info, we are flying direct from YYZ so I'm not sure what's going to happen upon arrival into ZIH ?
its all very confusing on what is required to enter and to exit, I got this email from a mexican official
Jessica Mareth Vera Solis
From:
jessica.vera@senasica.gob.mx
Good afternoon,
In response to your email regarding the importation of a canine from Canada, I inform you that it will not be necessary to present a health certificate, nor proof of rabies vaccination or deworming to process the entry of your dog into Mexico, as of December 2019 it is not necessary (only for dogs and cats from the United States and Canada).
In addition, you must comply with the Zoosanitary Requirements Sheet with public combination 007-35-61-CAN-CAN (annex) of the Zoosanitary Requirements Module for Importation. The Zoosanitary Requirements Sheet is only available in Spanish.
As a reminder, at the point of entry into Mexico you must approach SENASICA personnel at an Agricultural Inspection Office (Open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day) to inspect the physical condition of the animal.
Please review the following information for greater clarity regarding the process:
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/informate-y-consulta-los-requisitos-194242?state=published
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/mascotas-268065?state=published
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/productos-permitidos-y-prohibidos?state=published
IMPORTANT: The attached sheet is not a form to request, it is an information sheet that indicates the health documentation that the user/importer must present at the time of the physical inspection of the pet in national territory in compliance with the zoosanitary requirements sheet that is applicable to it.
Compliance with the provisions of said import HRZ does not exempt the importer from presenting documents, complying with procedures and/or formalities required by other authorities.
If you are returning to Canada, I suggest you contact MVZ Alejandra Pacheco, Head of the Export Certification Department, you can contact her at phone number 55 59051000 extension 53229 or 51070, or at email alejandra.garciap@senasica.gob.mx, who will provide you with the appropriate assistance.
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is there anything required to leave mexico back to canada with dog?
export form? https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/formato-de-solicitud-certificado-zoosanitario-de-exportacion-para-mascotas?state=published
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by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Monday, October 14, 2024, 16:01 (756 days ago) @ jeffc
For your return to Canada, let Dr. Islas do your paperwork. He will know exactly what you will need at that particular time. Things change regularly.
The thing to remember is that the airlines require more than the countries do. They don't want to be in a position where an animal is refused entry once they have arrived, they are responsible. So, if you have what the airline wants, you are fine!
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thanks, we'll be flying back air canada so I'll be sure to check with them again. Flying into YYZ (TO) on the way back taking the late flight into YYZ
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Hola
One thing about flying into Mexico with a dog, Mexico requires yearly rabies vaccination, whereas Canada has a vaccine that is good for 3 years. Might have to get your Canadian vet to fudge the vaccination record even if your dog was vaccinated a year or 2 ago for rabies.
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by Casa Juan , Monday, October 14, 2024, 21:23 (755 days ago) @ victorio
It was not a problem for me last Saturday in Zihua relying on the three year rabies certificate but then again nothing but my passport was checked,
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good to know thanks for the info.. I'll have all the documentation ready just in case - certificate of health, rabies shot papers, and deworming proof, etc... I haven't a clue what they will ask for upon return to canada though. I just emailed CFIA inspections to make sure.
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by Little Guy , Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:57 (755 days ago) @ jeffc
I have brought cats and dogs from Mexico to Canada, entering at Vancouver and Calgary. The process was similar.
They just looked at the same papers I had for the the airline. I always have the vet’s recent statement of health, the rabies vaccination certificate, the microchip registration, and the flea/tick treatment history.
Canada does have a fee for entry. Often it is waived. I think the most recent time that I paid it was about C$35.
thanks for the info...
did you have to get a certificate of health in zihua? 15 days before departure
thanks for the info...
by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:54 (755 days ago) @ jeffc
Again, it's really up to the airline. If you need one, the vets here are used to doing it and know the routine. If you are OK for the airline, you are OK for entering Mexico and returning to Canada.
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by Little Guy , Monday, October 14, 2024, 17:42 (755 days ago) @ jeffc
thanks for the info, we are flying direct from YYZ so I'm not sure what's going to happen upon arrival into ZIH ?
its all very confusing on what is required to enter and to exit, I got this email from a mexican official
I think there are two aspects. One is the requirements of the country you are entering. The other is the requirements of the airline. I fly AeroMexico and AM has requirements for accepting a dog onto the plane.
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by Casa Juan , Monday, October 14, 2024, 10:44 (756 days ago) @ jeffc
The veterinary inspection at Zihua airport on 10/12/24 was a non event. The person doing the inspection did not want to look at the veterinarian s letter of inspection, only my passport. It was very fast and painless. Your mileage may vary.
The inspection process is different in Guadalajara or perhaps Mexico where they will look at the letter of inspection as well exam visually exam the dog.
