Perhaps it depends on the actual animal. My dog is very stressy and I really don't think she could cope with the stress of the journey. She knows the friends she will be going to as she stays there when we go away so I think for her it will be better

Hi there,
I've just had my animals tier tested the vet said they had to send blood samples away to Texas hence $331.00 per animal!!!!!!!!!!!!! what did you have to pay?

I paid something like $150 CAD per animal for blood tests in the summer of 2007. I was told then that the lab at Kansas State University was the only one accepted by the UK government. Maybe that's changed but I didn't even know there was a lab in Texas.

One thing I found out through the process was to make sure your vet knew what they were doing, and that they had done this before (I had to travel 60 miles to find a vet that knew what they were doing with this...not sure I'm allowed to mention names but here goes....Dr. Artna at AltaVista Animal Hospital in Ottawa). One small mistake on the paperwork and your beloved dog is in quarantine for 6 months.


EDIT - here is the list of approved labs. It seems that the one in Texas is only for US military personnel, and the only other approved US lab is Kansas State University. There are no approved labs in Canada.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pet...-info/labs.htm

thank you so much for your answer (our vet is known to be on the expensive side!!!) but you have to pay what you have to pay for family.

We will be taking our wee westie with us...it wouldn't be the same without her. Hubby thought we could leave her here, but I wouldn't have it! Couldn't bare to have her on the same flight with the thought of her being in the hold. Do they go on a separate flight/type of aircraft??

you need to look up DEFRA website to see whci airlines go to Glasgow. We're going to Manchester and can only use Thomas Cook and an IATA agent who checks pets on and off planes as the plane crew aren't responsible for the paperwork and there's loads of it. On such long flights pets should go in the hold, that's ok our 2 dogs were fine coming out here and of course they wet their beds poor things. reply if you need any further help (it was easier coming to a rabied country than getting back in to rabies free UK).

Why not? - at least you're there to be a familiar face in strange surroundings once you land.

Hi RICH
I know what you are saying...but the thought of being all comfy (well in comparison to her surroundings) and her downstairs, peeing in her bed etc, would be difficult to take. I'm a bit of a saddo! But then again the flights are weekly(Thomas Cook) so would have to wait a week before she comes over We will have 2 kids with us (one is autistic) so having Molly (the dog), stressed out hubby, me trying to hold it all together and trying to find our way through airport after landing...oh god got palpitations already LOL Its an adventure all right!!!
PS what did people do in the old days before the internet to discuss all these issues?!? Thank god for BE.
Linsy

I didn't know about BE when going through the emigration process. You worry less, as you don't get exposed to stupid scare stories, and hyperbole about minor cultural issues.

Jan,
Yes you are right...even although we would use Thomas Cook it only goes from Heathrow and Gatwick I think, judging by DEFRA. I'll not worry about it just now. Still early on in process and not going until next spring being realistic. I assume the pet transport people will sort out getting her from Glasgow to London?

I'm sure you have a point...but I love it!!!
linsy

On flights to the UK pets MUST be in the hold. Otherwise if the pet fails the rabies inspection upon landing then they in theory should quarantine people from the flight who came in contact with the pets. Thems the rules.