Animal Quarantine for Dogs and Cats - at Jakarta Airport

There are many questions regarding Quarantine for Dogs and Cats on arrival at Jakarta, here are some of the information based on our knowledge and experience handling Imported Dogs and Cats.

Based on the regulation dogs and cats into Jakarta or to neighborhood area must go to quarantine for 14 day.

There is no exception for dogs and cats from Rabies Free Country, commercial pets and non commercial (family pets), dogs and cats for showing (exhibition) also pets of diplomatic passport holder's pets. The Quarantine charges for 14 days approximately Rp. 600,000.- to 700,000.- for each dog included food.

What do they do in Quarantine?

Quarantine officers do health checking, Inspecting/observing and taking blood sample at the quarantine station. Blood sample normally taken few days after arrival of the pets (need a minimum number of pets for running the test together) then the result may take around one week time. As our knowledge blood testing mainly for Rabies antibody, not for titer but for low and high / negative or positive.

In case that the animal found low or negative result then the Quarantine Vet must give dog or cat another injection of Rabies.

Can the dog/cat get sick in there?
Quarantine Station is public place, could not expect for only healthy dogs or cats to be there, meanwhile also receiving commercial pets (imported puppies or kittens for sale). The conditions of the imported puppies or kittens could be unhealthy or weak because the treatment prior departing at the origin country may not like the treatment of family dogs or cats.
What the pets' owner can do is to make prevention before the move for dogs and cats. Prior departure give them Bordetella for Kennel Cough (or Pneumadog) and also Flea & tick prevention with spot on (or drop). For cats give them full vaccine, such as: Panleucopenia, Rhinotracheitis, Calici, Chlamidya beside Rabies.

The place & Facilities
Quarantine Station located at the Airport Area, if you enter from the Toll Road after the second Toll Gate then on the left hand side there is a pond after the Airport Entrance Gate. It is on the left side of the pond there is a small road go into the Quarantine Complex. The Quarantine office is close to the cargo area just before the Airport Police Station.

The quarantine kennels are provided with air-condition. There is kennels' staff and Veterinarian in charge all the time.

Visiting Your Pets.
During stay at the Quarantine station your pets may be visited by the owner or representative.

You must take into consideration that your pet will have separation anxiety during the time of moving, then could make your pets in more stress when seeing you for a while at the quarantine but you do not take them home, especially dog who very attached to the owner. Your dog of course like you are very happy when meeting you in there, the dog think that you are going to pick him or her up home at that time. When you are leaving you probably happy have seen him ok and you can plan to see him again next days.What the dog does after you left, might be reversely yours. Dog could be very sad, he couldn't understand why you let him at the quarantine place, he probably won't eat or barking a lot, why you left him etc, etc... depending on how close you and your dog, how he attach to you. He need sometimes to be in stable condition then few days later you show up again, and the story repeated, it could be worse and worse.

Sometimes the quarantine officer offers the owner for bathing their dog or cat. One thing the owner must know, when the dog or cat arrived from traveling need recovery their conditions and adapting to the new environment, some dog or cat even in very weak condition because of traveling time, and some could have dehydration for a while.

Bathing is not a good time for those kind of situation, that can make the animals easily get sick or get respiratory problem such as pneumonia or coughing. It is better to say no to them at the first days in quarantine for bathing your pets, until you know exactly that your dog or cat is in good condition or wait until return out from the quarantine station. Bathing is an additional services that you must pay in addition of normal charges.

Our Importation service will include pick up from the quarantine station and delivery to client's new residence. While we are at the quarantine station for dropping or collecting other customer's pets, we also can visit dogs and cats those still not finished the quarantine period.

Early Released.
Early release sometimes allowed by Quarantine officer. Please check with our representative if you wish for pets early released, for additional cost may involve.

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