Guam Pacific Islands

if the quarantine is in Guam be careful me personally i dnt believe in the safety of any animals in quarantines since there so many cases of animal abuse in them.

i dont think quarantine is such a good idea.
and they probably wouldnt let you see your dogs, they dont care if your animal needs a specific diet, as long as he gets food and water they dont give a damn.

Like a black kid in the corner with a dunce hat on.

Owners probably wont be able to see their dogs.

If you tell the staff the allergies & tell them the situation they will follow your orders on that one… If they don’t then sue them for cruelty.

Don’t think you can give your dog special bedding… it has to be provided by the kennel.

It’s pretty tough – for the owners!! We came back to the UK with seven hounds before the days of Pet Passport. And they had to be in quarantine for 6 months. They were house-dogs and had never been in kennels so you can imagine I was extremely worried. But I wasn’t going to leave them in Canada, so they came back, all of them,

I don’t know what the restrictions are in Guam, but in the UK at the time, there was no visiting for the first 2 weeks. This was when the rabies shots were given. And actually it does give them time to start to settle in without thinking their owners have come to collect them.

But it was hell. And I thought the first 3 months were never going to end. The second half went by much faster. In the UK, although there are some kennels that are better than others, they are all supposed to be Ministry checked, and they all have vets on call 24/7. Because, due to a change of plans, ours were quarantined across the country, we visited every 2 weeks after the first 2. We had them in three runs, 2,2 and 3. And in truth, had we not been bringing multiples in with us, I’d not have done it. I’d never quarantine hounds on their own – there was a Basenji in the run next to ours and after the first few visits, we never saw him out in his run – he looked totally upset and withdrawn when we did see him. And we never saw an owner with him while we were visiting.

I sent them in with ‘a book’ about each one of them. Food, likes etc. Most kennels will work with owners re special feeds – they want their charges to go out fit and healthy at the end of the quarantine period after all. If you send them in with bedding, chances are you won’t be allowed to bring it out with you – it will be destroyed (again might be different with Guam). But I did send bedding with mine.

Sorry about the length of this – speak to the quarantine unit – they will help/advise and make this experience as good as it can be. But your lad will survive – even if you age by the day!!!

Add – although again I don’t know about Guam – we went in with our hounds and spent all afternoon with them, cutting nails, grooming, playing and just sitting with them …… to think they have to live completely alone isn’t true fgs!!!