Originally Posted by tim1963

As I think I said in my last post, we moved from the US to France, traveling through Barcelona. Our dog came on board with us. I don't know if that made any difference but no one checked any paperwork when we arrived. We walked straight thru with the dog on his leash. There's no requirement to have any blood test for entry to Spain (or France).

Originally Posted by Macberry

It would appear to me that you have all the necessary shots and chip that are required for your dog to enter Spain. It will be necessary that all paperwork be in Spanish. I would offer two suggestions to ease your wife's anxiety: Assuming you have access to a Spanish consulate, visit them and ask for clarification. If you still are not satisfied then visit your vet and get the blood test done.
I am not sure of the exact number of days, perhaps 2 or 3 before departure we take our cats to our vet in Puerto Vallarta to get a health certificate which is required to enter the US or Canada.This may be of interest if your flight takes you through the states.
We are flying to Spain this coming winter and as our cats travel in the cabin we take the shortest route across which means we will be testing the new UK regulations, which will be conforming with those of the EU.We break our trip for a day so that the cats can stretch after 8 hrs under the seat!
I,m sure all will be well - have an enjoyable trip.

Originally Posted by madinmex31

Thanks

Tried the local Spanish consulate and to honest they did not know (true) The blood test does require a waiting period of I believe one month for a reply and result and we travel in two weeks time. We will be flying directly from DF and up till now it appears that we have been following all that is required untill someone threw a spanner in the works hence these late posts. I feel sure that this is an unintended scare so am trying to double check everything. The ministry of Agg here in Mexico does require the vets exam to be completed no later than 5 days before departure before it will issue a certificate. In fact I'm going to make an earlier appointment with them to try and clear up this issue before we go. Many thanks for replying

Originally Posted by evamar

MADINMEX, the blood test is not needed between most of EU countries now and the UK will be dropping it next year. Spain does not require it for EU countries, but better check for countries outside this area. You can check in http://www.marm.es/es/ganaderia/legislacion/ Go down to Comercio Exterior Ganadero and click on Legislación sobre movimiento de animales de compañía.

To make things easier, just ask them directly at [email protected]


I would like to ask about the actual journey. We will be coming with our cats from London to Valencia next year. So far I have been quoted for transport by road but it seems too long and one of them is quite nervous and asthmatic so I'm very concerned about the stress in long trips.

Does anybody here know about airlines that take pets for this trip? How long did it take since you left your pets till you got them back?

We were considering bringing them ourselves in our car with all the documentation and take some breaks. Has anybody tried this?

Originally Posted by madinmex31

Thanks

Tried the local Spanish consulate and to honest they did not know (true) The blood test does require a waiting period of I believe one month for a reply and result and we travel in two weeks time. We will be flying directly from DF and up till now it appears that we have been following all that is required untill someone threw a spanner in the works hence these late posts. I feel sure that this is an unintended scare so am trying to double check everything. The ministry of Agg here in Mexico does require the vets exam to be completed no later than 5 days before departure before it will issue a certificate. In fact I'm going to make an earlier appointment with them to try and clear up this issue before we go. Many thanks for replying

Originally Posted by AdrianTO

What blood test is this? I took my dog from Canada to Spain and there was no blood test required. I just needed a certificate with the rabies vaccination and the identification chip number. This was stamped and certified by the local ministry in Toronto and that was it.

At Malaga airport, he came off the conveyor belt in his crate, I took him off and walked straight out. Nobody bothered to stop me and ask about him or check the paperwork. Nothing.

Originally Posted by evamar

MADINMEX, the blood test is not needed between most of EU countries now and the UK will be dropping it next year. Spain does not require it for EU countries, but better check for countries outside this area. You can check in http://www.marm.es/es/ganaderia/legislacion/ Go down to Comercio Exterior Ganadero and click on Legislación sobre movimiento de animales de compañía.

To make things easier, just ask them directly at [email protected]


I would like to ask about the actual journey. We will be coming with our cats from London to Valencia next year. So far I have been quoted for transport by road but it seems too long and one of them is quite nervous and asthmatic so I'm very concerned about the stress in long trips.

Does anybody here know about airlines that take pets for this trip? How long did it take since you left your pets till you got them back?

We were considering bringing them ourselves in our car with all the documentation and take some breaks. Has anybody tried this?

Originally Posted by Macberry

We went thru DF last week,terminal 1. I counted in excess of 40 currency exchange booths in what is primarily the domestic terminal. I wonder what it is like in #2 . Talk about overkill!

Originally Posted by madinmex31

It is a blood test to ensure that the rabies vaccination is effective. I was one of the first, when living in England, that allowed pet travel to the EU without the need for quarantine. The vaccine was given and one month later a blood test was given to find whether the vaccine was effective (or met a certain resistance) a certificate was issued by the ministry if all was OK. Certain countries outside the EU that abide by the international standard of rabies control are exempt from this procedure. The second link I added to my first post lists them. However like most governmental papers they are high tech reading and although it mentioned Mexico (in my case) it all seemed so complicated, never a straight forward yes/no answer.

Originally Posted by madinmex31

(Sorry but Reviving this topic)

We now have two weeks to go and someone from the airline has caused the wife some anxiety regarding the dog with entry into Spain from Mexico.

Here http://costablanca.angloinfo.com/cou.../pettravel.asp

And here http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/live...m_third_en.htm

It appears that the blood test is not required except for the 4 countries mentioned (I know the UK are changing next year)

Our dog has the chip, all the vaccinations, has had the initial and boosters for rabies. As far as I can make out from the second link Mexico falls into the "favourable" 3rd world countries.

We have spoken to the Mexican Agriculture dept responsible for issuing the required certificate and they say that a blood test is not required providing all of the above requirements are met.

From what I can gather the message we received is that should the airline accept the dog and the immigration at Barcelona reject the paperwork (no blood test), and this is what upset the wife, the dog would be put down.

We are going to visit the Agg,Dept again here to verify.

Sorry for this long post but would be interested to know of any experiences from anyone outside the first world countries who may have traveled to Spain.

Originally Posted by Rambling Rose

I'm not surprised your wife is upset. Is it too late to have the blood test anyway just to be on the safe side? Really hope you get this sorted out.