Dog from UK (Rabies Free Country) to Spain
Jun 25th 2011, 5:40 pm
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Re: Dog from UK (Rabies Free Country) to Spain
I have read that dogs need to be chipped and have their first rabies shot to enter both France and Spain, BUT it never states if this is actually needed from a Rabies free country that the UK is. Except if you need to bring them back. We are going to live in Spain permanently at the end of the year and will be driving over with our dogs and our dogs will not be coming back , so does anyone know if they MUST have the chip and first rabies shot ??
We brought our Springer Spaniel over from the UK.. First of all visit your vets they can do everything for you, ours did. Yes they do need their rabies shot and a blood test to confirm immunity before they travel. They will also definately have to have microchips inserted under their skin. Our vet sorted our dog passport and innoculations for us. Also if coming over here before Sept you will need a good supply of Advantix and worming treatment (although they do have it in Spain). This is for sandflies and mosquitos x hope this helps
Jun 25th 2011, 5:48 pm
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Re: Dog from UK (Rabies Free Country) to Spain
our little friend came over in April, chipped as he was a rescue dog, pet passport issued - understand in the UK not all vets are DEFRA licenced to issue !
loaded him onto prepared area on back seat of car, thru the chunnel, had 3 overnite stops at hostelry's who acceped pets, as good as gold, no problems, no police stops in 1500 miles.
have now found a local vet's, one of the practice was trained in Cambridge Uni and enjoys showing off his English to us and dog.
loaded him onto prepared area on back seat of car, thru the chunnel, had 3 overnite stops at hostelry's who acceped pets, as good as gold, no problems, no police stops in 1500 miles.
have now found a local vet's, one of the practice was trained in Cambridge Uni and enjoys showing off his English to us and dog.
Jun 25th 2011, 5:58 pm
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Re: Dog from UK (Rabies Free Country) to Spain
Fred I think you have forgotten to mention that the worming treatment needs to be done annually by a vet and certified in the animals record. We do our beast every three months but one is geared to fall with the other annual jabs and the vet rams a pill down her at the same time !
Whether that is strictly within the rules I don't know.
