I brought a small Yorkie L.A. to Manila about 7 years ago. The U.S. vet recommended against drugging the dog, saying it would not be necessary. We didn't and the dog was fine,

 

Do not forget you need to get a USDA permit also. There are services that provide it but I did it myself as it was a last minute thing. It was not big thing to do myself. No matter how hard you plan and schedule, everything is required to be done at the last moments to insure the pets are healthy on take off/arrival. I had to have chips in the cats to insure that the cat that a brought here matched the cats the vet has inspected. Good luck it will happen for you, but you may be the one who needs the sedation...

I went on a dry run (without the cats) through the airport a couple of days early to have Philippines Airline check to see if the kennels were acceptable etc and get a better understanding of the procedures I would be addressing.

The most rewarding part of the trip was to watch the homeland security man have to go through the cat liter in the' cat's kennels to insure there was no bombs in it. I wish the cats would have laid a bomb for him. hahahahaha

@luvdox