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I sent five cats to Japan with me and brought them back to the US again. As far as I can tell, British Airways did a superb job handling them as far as I can tell (they arrived with London papers shredded in their carriers instead of the US papers that they left with so someone changed them) even though they shipped in the late summer. Continental didn't change their papers but they did arrive back in the US OK on a direct flight in the winter. We simply followed advice and didn't sedate the cats (which can make them unable to handle getting sick).

Now I won't say that the cats enjoyed the flight (its a very long and unpleasant flight, even for people, and they are particularly reluctant to get into their carriers now) but I think they were OK. The least social cat got a lot friendlier after the flights. I think she appreciates what she has now, since she and her two siblings were never in a shelter like our two older cats were.

Before anyone asks why I took them to Japan, there simply wasn't anyone we knew who could take them all, never mind keep them together and we weren't about to give them to a shelter. Taking them was really the only option. And, no, it wasn't easy finding a place that would take cats in Tokyo. Since there is no plural in Japanese, we simply got a little vague on how many "cat" I was bringing with me...

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Since there is no plural in Japanese, we simply got a little vague on how many "cat" I was bringing with me...

It has to be said... ALL YOUR CAT ARE BELONG TO US!

ok, got that out of the way.

Good post. So how long were you in Japan?