Shazmoo

Me and the dog have only been hear a month, but circumstances are forcing us to go back to the uk asap. Anyone any knowledge on the quickest way to get into the uk?
I've just been on defra website, but I have read that i have to wait 6 months until blood test results are back in order to take the dog into the uk. Is this correct?
Any help grreatly and urgently needed!
Thanks

Trevski

Hi
Did the dog come out with a PETS passport,if it did not then yes it will be six months from when the blood test comes back all clear from vets and also it will need another injection no more than 48hrs but not less than 24hrs before flight,but you could go back asap but do will need to be in kennenels for six months when you get back.

dunroving

Just a minor point, but it's 6 months from when the blood was drawn for the titre test (not from the date of the positive titre test) to when the animal can enter the UK quarantine-free (though I think for some modes of travel like QM2, it has to be 6 months when the animal boards the carrier).

These details can make a lot of difference to people in the OP's situation where "as quickly as possible" is the priority.

Also, another hybrid option is to start the PETs process and if they go back before 6 months, the dog only has to do the remaining time (so if return is 4 months-post blood draw, quarantine would be only 2 months).

The Wiki has a useful summary of the main steps: http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Shippi...Back_to_the_UK - though it is specific to the US, and the time frames are not exactly precise (you don't have to wait 6 months before starting the final steps like 3rd country cert, tapeworm, etc. - the 6 months bit, as stated above, is from blood draw to entry, or boarding the carrier if QM2, etc., so you can do the 3rd country cert, etc., before 6 months is up)

Trevski

Just a minor point, but it's 6 months from when the blood was drawn for the titre test (not from the date of the positive titre test) to when the animal can enter the UK quarantine-free (though I think for some modes of travel like QM2, it has to be 6 months when the animal boards the carrier).

These details can make a lot of difference to people in the OP's situation where "as quickly as possible" is the priority.

Also, another hybrid option is to start the PETs process and if they go back before 6 months, the dog only has to do the remaining time (so if return is 4 months-post blood draw, quarantine would be only 2 months).

Below is the correct info from web site, please contact them for correct advice as above is ? according to
AO
Communications
Specialist Service Centre for Imports
Animal Health

For an animal to enter (or return to) the UK by use of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) and thus avoid quarantine, the following procedures must be carried out in the stated order:
1). Animal is micro-chipped, then
2). It is vaccinated against rabies, and then*
3). A blood sample is taken and sent to a European Union (EU) approved laboratory for testing. If the required level of antibodies is reached, the animal may enter the UK 6 calendar months after the date that the sample was drawn, assuming that all other rules of the scheme are met.

*Your veterinarian should check the datasheet of the rabies vaccine used in order to ascertain when the blood test should be taken.

Please note that steps 2 and 3 above must be carried out in a PETS listed country and that your pet must remain within PETS listed countries. Entry into an unlisted country would mean your pet could no longer be deemed UK PETS compliant and all PETS preparations (with the exception of the microchip) would have to be started again, whilst in a listed country.[/font]

Further to this, pets must be treated against ticks and tapeworm not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before checking in with a PETS authorised carrier (on a PETS approved route), for the journey that brings the pet into the UK.

From 27 May 2010, a new EU law was introduced which limits the number of pets (dogs, cats and ferrets) that can be moved between EU countries under the pet passport system. From that date, only five pets per owner can be moved at any one time. This rule also applies to pets entering the EU from Andorra, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and The Vatican. For pets entering the EU from other countries, the limit of five pets has been in place since 2004.

For further information on how to prepare your pet for export to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS), including documentary requirements and approved routes and carriers, please see the link below:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pet...res/owners.htm