kenpom

Hi guys,

I am hoping someone might be able to help.
We are having our pet vaccinated for rabies as we are returning to the UK.
We have been waiting for the vaccine to come in stock (Dunedin) for about 6 weeks now.
It was due next week.......... but the vet has called to say it has been dalayed again and they will call back in a fortnight to advise further.
I am getting really p1ssed off with this. If anyone can help out please do let me know.

This is controlled be asure quality who are totally hopeless.

Cheers

Ken

j19fmm

Why a rabies jab for returning to the UK?

concretepump

because the UK still has a quarantine policy all pets from out side Europe that's not on passport for pets have to go into quarantine for six months or have had a rabies injection six months before returning to UK,

and its costs as i know coming back from NZ they had injection two months before we left so they had four months in quarantine at a cost of £400 per month for both of them

kenpom

concrete pump beat me to it.
Bit of a bugger as NZ is rabies free, even though I think there may be rabies still in parts of Europe

j19fmm

Odd isn't it, no quarentine coming from rabies free UK to NZ but still insisted the other way round...good luck!

kooch

hi there. we brought out dog back from nz to the uk. the six months quarantine starts when the first blood test is taken, this is to check the amunity fo the rabies, then a month later another blood test is taken then apart from the other standard injections i.e microchip,parasite etc you are good to go. the rabies injection i believe comes from oz which is where the blood sample is taken

Heavenlyscent

Find another vet who has the vaccine. we brought back 2 dogs and you have to wait 6 months after the 1st vaccine has been given, then a blood test 1 month later to check it is in the system, but it was so lovely to have no quaratine in the UK. Good Luck

kenpom

I have called half a dozen vets in Dunedin and the same story from all of them......... no vaccine and they dont when they can access any. They are blaming MAF/ asurequality fo this.

Stormer999

Just a simple question really...what other use would the vaccine be to the practice and would this point to the maybe minimal order quantity be the whole problem?

Heavenlyscent

Is it not possible for u to ring round other vets not necessarily in Dunedin, all over Nz and pay for the vaccine to be sent from one vet to yours so u can get the ball started. I expect the only reason vets get the rabies vaccine is for people sending thier pets abroad. Otherwise ring a vet in Australia and get it sent to yr vet, worth a try

Stormer999

Agree that's what I was leading towards.

Heavenlyscent

Once the blood is taken, it has to be sent to Australia to be analysed anyway. Well it was in our case in Rotorua. I do wish u luck, it is not as easy as bringing yr dog to NZ is it.

Persephone

It sounds like it may be a problem of supply by the manufacturers which is something that happens from time to time with most drugs. You could try ringing round other vets in the country but they may be reluctant to send a vaccine as it has to be kept refrigerated. I don't know how fast or expensive couriers are? Or maybe you could travel to another town if there was a vaccine there.
Stormer is right, rabies vaccines are not commonly given so it is not a vaccine that most vets would stock 'just in case' It is more likely it would go out of date before it got used unfortunately. We used to order them in as necessary and I only gave one in 12months of practice over here.
Hoping you manage to sort something out soon, or the vaccine becomes available asap

bananalana

I didn't think there was a quarantine from NZ to UK.

I thought you just did a few tests while in NZ and then could pick them up from the airport when you got there like you can NZ to OZ.

Especially if you can provide evidence that the dog has not been anywhere other than NZ for a certain amount of time.

Learn something new everyday eh

kenpom

Nope this is not true, all cats and dogs from NZ going to the UK need rabies jabs and a blood test, then 6 months. Thye can travel before 6 months but if so they have to make up teh balance in quarantine in the UK