Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Mar 30th 2011 | 6:09 am
#16
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Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Sorry to appear dim, but how comes you had to wait 8 months. The vet did the test, sent it to lab, lab tested it put this date on certificate and sends this to the vets again, the vet then signs the passport - do you then have to wait until you can travel??
This process only has to be done once though in a dogs lifetime, right??!!
I am hoping maybe the test was done back in 2007 and the vets never got in touch with us to sign the passport, am going to speak to them tomorrow!
This process only has to be done once though in a dogs lifetime, right??!!
I am hoping maybe the test was done back in 2007 and the vets never got in touch with us to sign the passport, am going to speak to them tomorrow!
Mar 30th 2011 | 6:30 am
#17
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From: Granada Costa
Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
As you say, it's the date the lab does the test that counts.
All this is so unnecessary - it's the UK's archaic attitude to rabies that causes the problem. Rabies only exists in the EU in bats. The only cases found in imported dogs can be traced to imports from outside the EU.
It's a pity they don't spend as much time worrying about illegal (human) immigrants!
Mar 30th 2011 | 6:53 am
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Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
We had a cat tested and the vet sent the sample to Germany as it would get a quicker turnround.
As you say, it's the date the lab does the test that counts.
All this is so unnecessary - it's the UK's archaic attitude to rabies that causes the problem. Rabies only exists in the EU in bats. The only cases found in imported dogs can be traced to imports from outside the EU.
It's a pity they don't spend as much time worrying about illegal (human) immigrants!
As you say, it's the date the lab does the test that counts.
All this is so unnecessary - it's the UK's archaic attitude to rabies that causes the problem. Rabies only exists in the EU in bats. The only cases found in imported dogs can be traced to imports from outside the EU.
It's a pity they don't spend as much time worrying about illegal (human) immigrants!
Mar 30th 2011 | 7:22 am
#19
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From: Costa de la Luz
Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Interesting thread. I went to my vets today to enquire about starting proceeding for a passport..and he said they dont need an actual 'passport' anymore, to travel to the UK. I disagreed and said i would take him in the paperwork off of the internet to show him!!
Mar 30th 2011 | 10:08 am
#20
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From: Granada Costa
Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
As we all know - with regards to border controls - it isn't! Schengen and all that!
Mar 30th 2011 | 8:25 pm
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Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Mar 31st 2011 | 6:00 pm
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Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Went to the vets yesterday, blood test wasn´t ever done. So we now have to have his rabies injection again (he had it in November but the vet says if he doesn´t have it again then it will risk the blood test coming back as below the required levels), so another injection then wait 1 months before we can have the blood test, then send it off and wait 6 months before we can travel - lucky we are not in too much of a hurry!!
Might just be back in UK by Christmas at that rate!! And thats all providing the testing centre date the sample correctly!!!!
Thanks for all your help
Might just be back in UK by Christmas at that rate!! And thats all providing the testing centre date the sample correctly!!!!Thanks for all your help
Apr 1st 2011 | 1:50 am
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From: Up the hill near Castalla. (Alicante)
Re: Steps for taking Dog back to UK
Went to the vets yesterday, blood test wasn´t ever done. So we now have to have his rabies injection again (he had it in November but the vet says if he doesn´t have it again then it will risk the blood test coming back as below the required levels), so another injection then wait 1 months before we can have the blood test, then send it off and wait 6 months before we can travel - lucky we are not in too much of a hurry!!
Might just be back in UK by Christmas at that rate!! And thats all providing the testing centre date the sample correctly!!!!
Thanks for all your help
Might just be back in UK by Christmas at that rate!! And thats all providing the testing centre date the sample correctly!!!!Thanks for all your help
Sounds like your Vet is on the ball.
