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Forum: Australia
Sep 26th 2012, 7:24 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

There can be a bit of confusion with the regulations, since there are so many!

Basically pets must have a microchip, then if it's her first rabies vaccination you need to wait for 4 weeks, then...
Forum: Australia
Apr 25th 2012, 2:22 am
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Hi Laeti,
It will be a little bit stressful for your cats but they do cope very well. You can talk to your vet about sprays that you can put in the flight box to calm them down, and you can also...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2012, 9:07 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Hello and welcome.
OK, so if your dog has had a microchip, then if it's her first rabies vaccination you need to wait for 4 weeks, then you can get the rabies blood test done (if it's not the first...
Forum: Australia
Dec 2nd 2011, 2:48 am
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Hi,
I'm afraid that the news is not good. Looking at the scenario of trying to get your dog out before the rules change, there are a couple of issues. The first is quarantine, but if you are going...
Forum: Australia
Oct 10th 2011, 12:00 am
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Unfortunately the kiwis have jumped onboard this bandwagon too- not only is there now quarantine in New Zealand for 10 days, but they have also included a rabies stipulation:

In the case of pets...
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2011, 8:21 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Too right, between the UK changes, the New Zealand changes and the Australian changes that have followed them, I'm a busy boy! :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2011, 7:05 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

Hello, sorry if I was a bit vague. I meant to say that once the blood test is done then the pet can travel 60 days later if it absolutely has to, but there will be still be 120 days in quarantine. ...
Forum: Australia
Oct 4th 2011, 9:31 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,181
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New Rabies regulations from Jan 2012

It's true, the new regulations for shipping pets to Australia are coming in from January 2012- it's as a result of the UK changes to the Pet Travel Scheme to fall in line with Europe. The last date...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 12th 2011, 7:25 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,226
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New MAF Rules for pets

That's a good point- depending on where you're living when you land, some rented accomodations won't let you have pets AND cats are very aware of stress- them following after you've got there gives...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 11th 2011, 8:45 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,226
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New MAF Rules for pets

This is indeed true, and meant a hasty amendment to the article:

http://britishexpats.com/articles/new-zealand/ship-pets-nz/

This is going to catch a lot of people by surprise and unless...
Forum: Australia
Aug 11th 2011, 10:18 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,571
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Taking the dog with us?

Yup, if the boosters are due soon, definately avoid the lepto- there are a couple of annual vaccinations that you can have- DHPPi and DHPPiL - you must have DHPPi to get to OZ but there's no need for...
Forum: Australia
Jul 7th 2011, 9:53 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 703
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Pet Import Permit

You will need an Oz address to get an import permit. If you don't have your own address or a friend's/family's to use, then the best solutions are to use a pet shipper's address (handy if you're...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 14th 2011, 9:57 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 11,463
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Pet Passport

As posted above, there are a couple of differences between a Pet Passport and a Third Country Health certificate. A Pet Passport will only be issued within the EU, and should only be issued if the...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 6th 2011, 10:05 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,226
Posted By MikeSS

Re: New MAF Rules for pets

Just heard that the new rules have been "reviewed" and will be coming into use on June 26th- any pets arriving on or after that day will require the 10 days (expensive) quarantine :( There are fewer...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 6th 2011, 9:49 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,503
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Dogs condition on arrival London Airport

There are come excellent carriers in the US that have pet hotels at their hubs in the US- Continental being one of them with hotels in Houston and New York. They take excellent care of pets in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 5th 2011, 11:55 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,503
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Dogs condition on arrival London Airport

In terms of water the airline might not accept a water dripper- if this were to fall off during turbulence then the pet would have no water. I'd reccomend putting ice in the bowl, and the airline...
Forum: Canada
Jun 3rd 2011, 2:44 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,075
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Total time dog's crated for from drop off to collection???

Pets fly all the time around the world, and the mortalities are a tiny tiny proportion of those that fly.

In comparison to the trip to say, Auckland, the trip to Canada will be a short trip for...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 24th 2011, 7:00 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 3,116
Posted By MikeSS

Re: uk citizen moving home with dog..ahhh help

The USDA equivalent in Australia is DAFF (Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry). I've attached a photo of their stamp. I think the stamping gets done at the airport when a pet checks in, but...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 23rd 2011, 1:38 am
Replies: 43
Views: 3,116
Posted By MikeSS

Re: uk citizen moving home with dog..ahhh help

In terms of paperwork you'll need the third country health certificate completed by your vet and endorsed by a USDA vet- this is a different vet to the one that fills the form out- it's basically a...
Forum: Middle East
May 22nd 2011, 8:59 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 26,752
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Rabbit/Pet Passport Question

Unfortunately pet rabbits can't enter the UK from outside the EU without going into quarantine, so this is something you'd need to consider. It's an expensive business (both in terms of the flight...
Forum: Canada
May 19th 2011, 2:45 am
Replies: 61
Views: 97,618
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Moving my dog from England to Canada

There do tend to be the two methods of shipping pets to Canada, through the airline directly or through a pet travel agent.

If you are arranging the shipment yourselp you just need to make sure...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2011, 11:31 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,821
Posted By MikeSS

Re: Taking dog to Australia

Dog shipping can be a confusing process (for the owner not the dog!) there are a number of tests involved at this end, import and export permits and unfortunately quarantine at the other end. For...
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