I’ve heard of such opposite opinions about the quarantine area, some say it’s friendly and hygienic, some say it’s horrible…
Then there’s also the time difference…The gov’t says it’s a whole month but I’ve heard of people who only had their cat there for a few days…so actually how long are cats quarantined? Considering they’re healthy and all of course…or they probably won’t let the pet in anyway?
Does anyone have personal feedback to share?
I’m interested in knowing as well
My dog will be coming back in half a year.
They can only enter 6 months after antibodies have been tested.
I guess it depends on the location of the facility as well?
What I’ve heard is that they’re quarantined for 21 days minimum.
About 5 years ago, I brought my cat over from Canada to Kaohsiung. The quarantine facilities are at Pingdong University. The facilities and staff there were quite good. My cat stayed in a huge room that was floor to ceiling tiles and it even had an air conditioner! The staff made sure to ask if she needed any special care. I told them she was used to cooler climates (she arrived in August) and they immediately turned on the air conditioner.
21 days later, I picked her up. She wasn’t at all stressed and she looked fine.
Well… You could just read the thread you posted three years ago…
Here: [url=Bringing cat to Taiwan - some questions cat to Taiwan - some questions…[/url] by jessccw.
And here: [url=Importing Pets into Taiwan (Paperwork, Quarantine, etc.) - #54 by jessccw Pets into Taiwan (Paperwork, Quarantine, etc.)[/url]
The entire import process was explained to you in a very detailed and accurate fashion already. :s
marboulette
My dog is in quarantine right now. Cost: 18,000 NTD
If you are importing a dog or cat from a rabies infected country (U.S.) then your animal needs to stay 21 days. If someone has told you otherwise they are wrong. This is also a minimum, if you do not have the paperwork done correctly they may keep your dog or cat longer and you will have to pay to have your animal housed or pay to have it sent back, or they can/will destroy it.
I think that it is very nice. I visit twice a week and spend about an hour and 40 minutes each time. It is clean, air conditioned, the student veterinarians are very professional and polite. I bring treats and toys and I play with my dog in a visitation area.
Here is a couple pictures of the quarantine facilities at NTU on the 6th floor.
The process has to begin early, this is no last minute deal, and I know people on the forums always say that the Taiwanese are laid back and rules are bent all the time ect. ect… I however caution you not to test this process unless you are willing to lose your cat or dog, I could not live with myself if I tried to be lazy or sneaky and subvert this process and it resulted in my dog being put down… so I highly recommend that you read all the req’s and follow them.
I can give you an overview from the perspective of someone coming in from the USA.
You need to fill out the proper paperwork, get rabies blood titer taken care of at least 180 days before you arrive at the one certified place in the U.S.,
This allows you to make a request for an import certificate.
About a month and a half out I made my reservations for quarantine.
Then I got a health certificate 10 days before flying you will also need an official export document from the quarantine office in your state,
then fly them over,
I suggest that you have four copies of all your animals paperwork just in case you need to give one to the airlines, the airport customs officials at your transit airport if you have one and just a couple spares to put your mind at ease…
Once you arrive, there is a desk in the baggage claim area where you take your dog/cat, then they do some paperwork, if it is early in the day (before 4 pm I think) they will bind the cage or bag and you will have to pay for a taxi or arrange a car to take you, your animal, and an escorting officer to the quarantine office that you have made a reservation at.
You go in, you fill out more paperwork, pay 10,000 NTD and make appointments for visitation dates if you would like them. You pay 8,000 NTD when you pick your animal up at the end of the quarantine period.
Hope this helps, if you have any more questions do not hesitate to ask.
Best wishes.
Excellent post, Shao Pung!
:bravo:
Quarantine has come a long way. I vividly recall several Belgian Shepards whose souls were destroyed by quarantine in Norway in the early 80’s.
Do they stay in those tiny cages all the time?
That’s hardly enough room…
Wow, my quarantine experience was totally different from Shao Pung’s. When I imported my ferrets, they were sent to some quarantine station in Northern Bumpkin Town, Taipei (Shiji?) about 40 minutes outside of the city. And I had to schlep over there everyday from Taoyuan to visit, feed, and play with them.
This particular station was entirely outdoors with a couple of enclosed shelters. No air conditioning, just a fan and a digital thermometer reminding me that it was a painful and scorching 36 degrees in the room that the ferrets were staying in. However, the room was an enormous and bare concrete room, more than enough room for a pair of young ferrets to bounce around and frolic in. It was as clean as it needed to be (they hosed it down with bleach before the ferrets arrived). I have a feeling it wasn’t a quarantine area for your typical cats and dogs (I didn’t see any). I’m guessing it was probably meant for something more like horses and pigs, and I guess ferrets too. But it still wasn’t too bad. The staff were super friendly and the price tag was surprisingly low (somewhere between NT$300-400).
The laws for cats, dogs, and ferrets are the same as far as I know. My ferrets came from the US, a rabies infected country, and had to stay for 21 days. Their paperwork was ready long before they arrived, so things moved along pretty smoothly after their arrival, and they left exactly 21 days later.
However, there was a Taiwanese couple with a pet ferret next door to mine, and it turned out they were missing parts of their paperwork. There was a lot of worry that their ferrets would be sent back home, or worse, be put down. 
Shao Pung listed the requirements very accurately, and I agree that you should fulfill all of them on time. I cannot stress it enough. The feeling I got from the quarantine office, especially for special cases like ferrets, is that they are not flexible about their rules. If you love your pet at all, you’d get your paperwork done early and on time.
Good luck!
Wow, my quarantine experience was totally different from Shao Pung’s. [/quote]
Sorry to hear that there was no a/c… I have been melting since I go here two weeks ago… I like the price you were charged though 
My dogs quarantine situation is better than I had hoped for. When I was a kid back in the 1980’s my father was stationed in Hawaii and we brought over our dog and had to have it quarantined for 6 months… outside, on a concrete pad 6’x10’ with a little corrugated steel room at the back and chain link fence around it.
I thought the Hawaii quarantine was cruel and too long… I guess a lot of other people did too because the laws have been changed, I think it is 30 days now, but if you do some paperwork way in advance you can take your dog out upon arrival with inspection and like $200 in fees… the quarantine area has not gotten any nicer though.
http://www.anadanekennel.com/danesinquarantine.html
But I digress…
My Taiwanese girlfriend whom I met in the U.S. while we were attending grad school has a friend who is a vet and attended NTU so he once did his practicum at the NTU quarantine station. He told us that you can request where your animal is quarantined but you need to do it early, like a month and a half or two months before you arrive. We had heard that some of the other stations were outside and difficult to get to from Taipei without a car/moped so we really pushed to have our dog at the NTU location.
The kennels I took a picture of are for cats and small dogs like chihuahuas. Their are slightly bigger kennels but in my opinion they are also a bit to small… probably like 4’x6’… but all things being what they are I am content knowing that I am visiting twice a week and getting her some exercise and that it is a/c’d, and finally that it is almost over… 
In a related thread here http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=16663 lichucheng mention the info below: btw this is the sixth post down from the top…
I know it is far from Taipei, assuming that you are living in Taipei, but if you have a bigger dog this might be a consideration
I love my dog, I call her my dog-ter lol, I carried her in the cabin from NY to Taipei, in an approved carry-on bag of course, I paid an extra 150 bucks on airfare and filled out extra paperwork and had to deal with Japanese customs when we got laid over because I refused to put my dog under the plane in cargo.
I think it is important that you visit your animal and are sociable with the quarantine site workers, every time you visit you get your dog or cat out for exercise and you reinforce your commitment to your animals well being in the eyes of their quarantine care givers which in turn leads them to identify with your animal and hopefully look out for their well being.
Best wishes
[quote=“Shao Pung”]
When I was a kid back in the 1980’s my father was stationed in Hawaii and we brought over our dog and had to have it quarantined for 6 months… outside, on a concrete pad 6’x10’ with a little corrugated steel room at the back and chain link fence around it.[/quote]
Christ, if that doesn’t bring back memories…
In 1977 we were only allowed a weekly visit.The expressions on those dogs’, and not just mine, faces is indelibly burned unto the back of my skull…
Praises that that never happens again…
[quote=“Alix”]Do they stay in those tiny cages all the time?
That’s hardly enough room…[/quote]
Double check when visiting today… the pic is the cat kennel area…
Dogs have have slightly bigger cages…
Edited to add picture below
That doesn’t sound -too- bad…
Do they take them out for walks?
Eliminating in their own living area is very unnatural for dogs…
Have you asked whether or not we could provide our own dog food etc?
I doubt I’ll be able to make it there everyday to be with her…but I still want her to recieve the best of care…
I’m very particular and a huge warry wart when it comes to my dog
[quote=“Alix”]That doesn’t sound -too- bad…
Do they take them out for walks?
Eliminating in their own living area is very unnatural for dogs…[/quote]
They cannot take the dogs outside because they have not completed their quarantine; but they do let them out of their rooms to play in a back hallway that is 5 feet wide and 20 feet long… your dog will only be allowed to play in this area by him/her self unless you are bringing multiple dogs, then they will let your dogs exercise together if you want them too.
I did actually… I like my dog eating Eukanuba, which is pretty widely available in Taipei… I have found it in three different shops and I was’nt even really looking for it… I was just passing by and popped in to take a look around.
They said I could provide my own food, however the cost of quarantining your animal includes the cost of food, they will provide your dog with hard or canned food in most brands at your request… I have specified no canned food, Eukanuba dry small bite adult. They showed me the bag, and when I visit her I see that it is in her bowl. Also… case your wondering, if you provide your own food you still have to pay the quarantine rate that includes food, no discounts are given.
[quote=“Alix”]I doubt I’ll be able to make it there everyday to be with her…but I still want her to recieve the best of care…
I’m very particular and a huge warry wart when it comes to my dog[/quote]
I hear you, my dog is a family member and I know that I am over protective and I worry too much…
However, you are only allowed to visit your dog twice a week. You have to make your arrangements a week in advance. You can choose morning 10-1130 or afternoon 2-330… if you are going to miss a scheduled visit they ask that you call and tell them, otherwise you may forfeit your right to visit them for the duration of your animals quarantine period.
Best wishes.
Chris
Well Foxy was finally released from quarantine on this past Monday. She was supposed to have been released on Friday but due to the typhoon the billing office was not open and the staff in the quarantine area would not let me take my dog home until Monday. This fact ended up costing me more money… 
1,880NT$ :fume: grand total for quarantining my animal 19,880NT$
But whatever… she is free, and healthy and happy. :discodance: She will not be leaving Taiwan so we will not have to deal with this sort of stuff again.
All in all the staff were great, the facility at NTU is well run and well kept. I cannot stress enough my opinion about visiting your animal, I think it helps them cope with the stress and lets the staff know that you are closely monitoring your animal’s well-being.
Here is a pic of Foxy finally free outside of the quarantine building on the NTU campus, she was smiling so big but panting because of the heat. Got to keep 'em hydrated.
Best wishes,
Chris
[quote=“Shao Pung”]My dog is in quarantine right now. Cost: 18,000 NTD
If you are importing a dog or cat from a rabies infected country (U.S.) then your animal needs to stay 21 days. If someone has told you otherwise they are wrong. This is also a minimum, if you do not have the paperwork done correctly they may keep your dog or cat longer and you will have to pay to have your animal housed or pay to have it sent back, or they can/will destroy it.
I think that it is very nice. I visit twice a week and spend about an hour and 40 minutes each time. It is clean, air conditioned, the student veterinarians are very professional and polite. I bring treats and toys and I play with my dog in a visitation area.
Here is a couple pictures of the quarantine facilities at NTU on the 6th floor.
The process has to begin early, this is no last minute deal, and I know people on the forums always say that the Taiwanese are laid back and rules are bent all the time ect. ect… I however caution you not to test this process unless you are willing to lose your cat or dog, I could not live with myself if I tried to be lazy or sneaky and subvert this process and it resulted in my dog being put down… so I highly recommend that you read all the req’s and follow them.
I can give you an overview from the perspective of someone coming in from the USA.
You need to fill out the proper paperwork, get rabies blood titer taken care of at least 180 days before you arrive at the one certified place in the U.S.,
This allows you to make a request for an import certificate.
About a month and a half out I made my reservations for quarantine.
Then I got a health certificate 10 days before flying you will also need an official export document from the quarantine office in your state,
then fly them over,
I suggest that you have four copies of all your animals paperwork just in case you need to give one to the airlines, the airport customs officials at your transit airport if you have one and just a couple spares to put your mind at ease…
Once you arrive, there is a desk in the baggage claim area where you take your dog/cat, then they do some paperwork, if it is early in the day (before 4 pm I think) they will bind the cage or bag and you will have to pay for a taxi or arrange a car to take you, your animal, and an escorting officer to the quarantine office that you have made a reservation at.
You go in, you fill out more paperwork, pay 10,000 NTD and make appointments for visitation dates if you would like them. You pay 8,000 NTD when you pick your animal up at the end of the quarantine period.
Hope this helps, if you have any more questions do not hesitate to ask.
Best wishes.[/quote]
hello shaopung, thanks for your feedback. the pictures are really helpful. is the visitation area the area in the middle out of the cages? btw so was your dog quarantined for 21 days exactly? thanks again for your help!
Well… You could just read the thread you posted three years ago…
Here: [url=Bringing cat to Taiwan - some questions cat to Taiwan - some questions…[/url] by jessccw.
And here: [url=Importing Pets into Taiwan (Paperwork, Quarantine, etc.) - #54 by jessccw Pets into Taiwan (Paperwork, Quarantine, etc.)[/url]
The entire import process was explained to you in a very detailed and accurate fashion already. :s
marboulette[/quote]
well… marboulette, i know that the regulations are for 21 days, but i heard of others who just had their cat quarantined for a day or 2, so i wanted some personal feedback to see if their pets were quarantined for 21 days ABSOLUTELY or less. it also seems like they have different rules for different importing countries and i had moved since then.
and SINCE it IS three years ago, i wanted to see if there’s any changes.
i think there is a difference between rabies country and non-rabies country for the quarantining ( correct me i’m wrong), does anyone know if that’s true and have a list of which are rabies countries and which are non-rabies country? The import rules were changed in 2005 is that right?
It seems to me from the pictures the quarantine centres are quite hygienic. Has anyone ever heard of infections there?
Did you contact the customs when you brought in your pet?
Do we bring our own pet food or is it provided? what is the $8000 at the end for or it’s like a despoit and final payment?
Thanks!!!
[quote=“jessccw”] it also seems like they have different rules for different importing countries and I had moved since then.[/quote]I thought you were moving to Taiwan?
[quote]and SINCE it IS three years ago, i wanted to see if there’s any changes.[/quote]Then why not ask the same question in a thread where such information was already posted at your request instead of asking all the same questions again in a new thread?
In any case, when are you planning to come to Taiwan? Are you even planning to come to Taiwan?
No big deal anyways, some good came out of it as Shao Pung’s posts revealed highly informative. In fact, this thread was added to the [url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/pets-info-pets-problems-vets-lists-taiwan-animals-etc/28563/1 announcement thread[/url] at the top of the index page of this fora.
marboulette, AKA bobepine who answered your posts in depth the last time you asked.
Shao Pung’s post is the BEST I"ve seen on the boards for awhile. Is this being a sticky. I know it could be merged with the other thread on importing, but it’s easy information without having to go thru mountains of info, at first.
Thanks Shao Pung for the contribution.
[quote=“Namahottie”]Shao Pung’s post is the BEST I"ve seen on the boards for awhile. Is this being a sticky. I know it could be merged with the other thread on importing, but it’s easy information without having to go thru mountains of info, at first.
Thanks Shao Pung for the contribution.[/quote]
The thread hasn’t been merged. As mentioned, the thread is now neatly classified in [url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/pets-info-pets-problems-vets-lists-taiwan-animals-etc/28563/6 announcement thread[/url] in a post called [url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/pets-info-pets-problems-vets-lists-taiwan-animals-etc/28563/6 and Exporting Pets."[/url] It has been for a while, actually, and Shao Pung has been notified of that, too. Quite easy to find, IMO, even for someone skimming over most of the ONE page content. Every thread linked in that post is highly informative for those wishing to import or export pets. The image in that post also makes it easy to find, I hope.
marboulette