secheltsally Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 My friend took her cat on plane, with all the required papers and vet examination etc. No problem till they got to Guadalajara and then the customs would not allow the cat through. Sprayed the cat with insecticide liberally and then left him sitting in carrier several hours waiting for vet to inspect the cat. That was last night. Cat was very stressed already as 15 hours in carrier and no food/water. Today the cat was worse so she rushed him to vet in Ajijic. Cat was given IV and tests show elevated liver enzymes and fever. Cat is not responsive now and seems to be having difficulty breathing, tongue out and foaming at the mouth. Giving cat B vitamins by mouth but don't know what else to do. Cat will not drink or eat. Any help out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfull Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Oi am so sorry this happened. I don't know what else to say ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogirl Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Call Drs. Ladron. They make house calls. Why didn't the vet keep the cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogirl Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Do you know what the cat was sprayed with? There's a flea spray that is ok for dogs but fatal to cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaPeach Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 My friend took her cat on plane, with all the required papers and vet examination etc. No problem till they got to Guadalajara and then the customs would not allow the cat through. Sprayed the cat with insecticide liberally and then left him sitting in carrier several hours waiting for vet to inspect the cat. That was last night. Cat was very stressed already as 15 hours in carrier and no food/water. Today the cat was worse so she rushed him to vet in Ajijic. Cat was given IV and tests show elevated liver enzymes and fever. Cat is not responsive now and seems to be having difficulty breathing, tongue out and foaming at the mouth. Giving cat B vitamins by mouth but don't know what else to do. Cat will not drink or eat. Any help out there? I do not see why they had to spray the cat as all the appropriate paperwork was there. I would file a complaint with customs. I know they will probably not do anything about it, but it might make them think twice about doing this again. The cat has been poisoned by having this stuff on its skin and by having to inhale it for so long. Was the cat bathed asap? The elevated liver enzymes could be due to not eating, but more than likely it is from the toxin. The IV is the first thing that is done, but depending on just how much damge has been done, it might be to late. Is the cat home, your post did not say. If not, has the vet been called to let him know? It all depends on the degree of toxicity, it might be too late. This is a terrible thing to have happen to a loved pet. People need to be very careful with using sprays on cats, many of them have terrible reactions. NEVER USE BRAVO ON CATS, IT IS A TOXIN TO THEM. IT IS ONLY FOR DOGS. Foaming at the mouth is typical for a cat, with sprays or with certain medications. I am very sorry that this has happened. We lost 4 of our cats last year, and it always hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside101 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 deeply saddened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkrause Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Hoping for a positive outcome... poor thing! Poor owner, having to go through this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secheltsally Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Small improvement today but cat still not eating or drinking. Hopefully today they can manage to get some fluids or food into him. Obviously whatever they used on the cat was toxic, they didn't seem to care he had all the documents. Said he could have picked up some parasite on the plane! Vet that finally came out charged 800p but when they call the number on card she left, they have never heard of her there! Go figure that....Fingers crossed that cat will improve today. Very difficult to get the meds in him even and its just B vitamins. Poor sick kitty.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Small improvement today but cat still not eating or drinking. Hopefully today they can manage to get some fluids or food into him. Obviously whatever they used on the cat was toxic, they didn't seem to care he had all the documents. Said he could have picked up some parasite on the plane! Vet that finally came out charged 800p but when they call the number on card she left, they have never heard of her there! Go figure that....Fingers crossed that cat will improve today. Very difficult to get the meds in him even and its just B vitamins. Poor sick kitty....I am praying for a full recovery for your cat. We are cat lovers and can't imagine how horrible this would be if it happened to ours. Please keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonhill Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I have a friend flying down with a cat next month and this is very upsetting. Which local vet is treating it? Can this vet be persuaded to go talk to the head of the customs agents and explain the situation so it doesn't happen again? I hope the poor cat survives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secheltsally Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 My friends are just so exhausted from dealing with this. At the airport they did contact the head guy at US Air but there was little he could do as he said they are just the carrier and this is customs area. It wasn't the first time he had heard this story either. One thing your friend should be sure of is that any letters and certificates she gets from her vet should be 'stamped.' Maybe check out the 'Pet Passport' you can get online, and in Spanish. I am learning however that Mexico will do what it wants in the end. I do wonder about the vet and the 800p fee though. All that aside if they spray the cat and harm the cat....and don't seem to care then its just so wrong...horrible. I have two dogs and a cat I was hoping to bring down if I can come for several months but now I'm worried. Might not chance it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secheltsally Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Kitty has now gone back to vet hospital....thankfully. He needs professional help. So much stress, I've been worried we would save the cat and lose the owners. Very stressed and worried....thanks for all the kind words. Send good thoughts please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaPeach Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 The cat should have probably been on an IV fluids drip longer. It should have been bathed immediately. The vet at Customs should have known this after seeing the poor thing after 15 hours in that toxic environment. I know that the vet at Customs was the short dark haired vet from Pepe's office in Riberas. This is/was a part time job for her and that her fee was 800P. Someone may want to talk to her about this kind of treatment at Customs. After hearing this horror story I would never bring any of my animals down via plane through Guad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secheltsally Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yes, I agree the cat should have been kept in and on IV longer. And bathed immediately. He is back in hospital now and just hoping he hasn't gone too low. I too am rethinking my big plan to come down for 3 months with my animals. I have two Chinese Cresteds and they are hairless (except for the crests and plume on tail) and have delicate skin. I can not imagine how they would react. Or how I would react. The cat was not too bad when they arrived at house and they thought maybe just stressed and exhausted but by morning tongue was hanging out and he was foaming at mouth. Obviously being poisoned overnight by whatever they sprayed. When they tried to reach that vet the clinic had never heard of her...strange. She should know the treatment this cat received before she arrived. He was sprayed with toxic stuff and put back in carrier for 2 hours. They had all the proper papers required by customs. The vet here did not know to add stamp. The owner asked them not spray him and told them to stop several times. They didn't care. I am so hoping he survives. His owners are just devastated. This is taking all their energies right at the moment. Hope the vet can save him....a lovely boy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeheron Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 They might consider taking the kitty to Dr. Baron where she can be on 24/7 drip with a vet on duty. Let me know if they are interested, I can give directions to his office in Guad. It's easy to get to, right off of Lazaro Cardenas at Cruz del Sur. He saved my dying dobe pup a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khof Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I vote for Dr. Carlos (Baron) he has a wonderful hospital and charges VERY fairly. Many folks here take their pets to him. It's really not that far. I make it from here in Joco.....there and back...AND getting in to see the Dr. in 2 1/2 hours. I've sat/waited longer than that at a vet in Riberas here Lakeside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio del Sol Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I had a not quite as bad experience bringing my cat through Guad last Oct. Even though I had all my papers for the cat , the "vet" made me and the cat go into a room where he sprayed the carrier after I took out the cat., I was appalled. I was ready to grab the sprayer if he went for the cat. Fortunately he didn't. This was a guy, and I'm not even sure he was a vet as no one said, I can only hope someone at some point holds that thing in his face and gives him a taste of what is good for him. WTF is wrong with these people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 My friend took her cat on plane, with all the required papers and vet examination etc. No problem till they got to Guadalajara and then the customs would not allow the cat through. Sprayed the cat with insecticide liberally and then left him sitting in carrier several hours waiting for vet to inspect the cat. That was last night. Cat was very stressed already as 15 hours in carrier and no food/water. Today the cat was worse so she rushed him to vet in Ajijic. Cat was given IV and tests show elevated liver enzymes and fever. Cat is not responsive now and seems to be having difficulty breathing, tongue out and foaming at the mouth. Giving cat B vitamins by mouth but don't know what else to do. Cat will not drink or eat. Any help out there? I have brought in three dogs by plane, all traveling with luggage. The last one I brought in after the requirement of having been examined and treated for internal and external parasites. Luckily I knew about that requirement so had the letter required from the vet regarding that. Another lady on my flight did not have that letter so had to wait for a vet to come out from Guadalajara. I am unclear from this post whether your friend's cat had that required document as well as the international health certificate. If so, I cannot understand why they would spray the cat with an insecticide. What I observed with the lady whose dog did not have the letter from the vet regarding parasites was that the people at the airport would/could do nothing, even though they said they were vets. I am shocked at what they did to your friend's cat and truly hope that the cat recovers from this. It is certainly a heads-up to others to not let them apply anything to your animal when you enter the country. By the way, it is not aduanas that handles animals entering the country but rather zoosanitario, which is a different agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have heard so many horror stories from pet owners bringing animals in through Guad airport that I would never risk it. I realize many do not have other options, and if you do fly in a pet or pets be prepared to pay fines and import fees and other BS charges that are just bribes. The stories I hear all seem to revolve around how long they will hold the animal and what they can demand before wearing down the owner. Spraying this cat is ridiculous, as Mexico often is. I am opposed to mordida but in the case of a pet being handled by these buffoons I think I would have as much paperwork in Spanish, copies of the regulations and an expectation up front that a cash fee is needed to free the pet asap. I haven't heard any issues about pets coming in by a land border in a very long time. Most people who drive animals in have no problems. And given the confusion a few months ago about animals flying in and out and possible bans, it just seems to me a risky action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secheltsally Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yes she did have all the required paperwork and all parasite tests negative and everything! The vet here had signed the documents but had not 'stamped' it. She had verification also that the cat had been treated for fleas. They said they didn't care and that the cat might have picked up a parasite on the plane! This was a large container you would use in your garden they sprayed and when she protested they said it was 'harmless to all pets'. Then they made her put cat back in carrier and left them waiting another hour for vet to come to check cat. That was 800p. It was horrifying. The cat was foaming at the mouth and had his tongue sticking out. He is now back in the vet hospital on IV fluids and I am just hoping he survives. Only 4 years old and just a lovely boy. I am...or was going to bring my two dogs with me next extended trip and it's one reason I chose Ajijic as that is possible but now I'm pretty worried. The person that sprayed the cat was not a vet I can tell you and wouldn't even back down after they got someone from the airline to try to help. He said it was not the first time. What can we do to prevent this from happening? I am just so relieved tonight kitty is in hospital. I am made note of all the vet recommendations...thank you to everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaya Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Write to the Ministry of Tourism and get someone from the Guadalajara Reporter to do a story on this. This will at least warn others. If no story then do a letter to the editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callejera Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 What a nightmare....we brought my parents' two cats in on a plane two years ago without any problems whatsoever....so this spraying thing must be new. I am hoping and praying this poor kitty recovers! Is there anything we can do to get this inhumane and completely unnecessary procedure eliminated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I am being positive. When kitty comes home, the vets will probably recommend vitamin K and milk thistle. It is commonly prescribed to alleviate liver damage after poisoning. It worked fine when my schnauzer was poisoned. Milk thistle is also called silymarin. Dr. Ladron told me to also try legalon grazeas as a Spanish translation for it. . I hope I got that right from his handwritten note. It will work and in a month Kitty's liver will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortshrink Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Milk Thistle is also used by humans. I use it once a year to clean out my liver because I am on very toxic medications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I take it daily to protect me from the statins I take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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