Over the last few years many of our patients have entered the jet set lifestyle visiting many countries abroad.

Below is the important information for the Pets Travel Scheme. The following requirements must be met before we can issue your pet with a passport.

An ISO standard identichip must be implanted in every animal wishing to travel. A rabies vaccine must be given and a blood test carried out 30 days after vaccination to test immunity. The blood sample is sent to a government laboratory so it may take between 4 to 6 weeks before a result is received. If the blood test is successful then a pet passport can be issued.

Your pet passport will allow your pet to travel within the EU and to re enter the UK. Your pet will have to wait until 6 months after the date of the blood test before they can re enter the UK but they can travel to the EU any time after the passport is issued.

There is a section within your pet passport that will require completion by a vet at your destination. Your pet will not be allowed to re enter the UK unless this section on de-fleaing and de-worming is completed and sighed correctly, so please make sure that you can find a vet in whichever country you travel to. This treatment must be done within 24 to 48 hours prior to embarkation to the UK.

Rabies vaccinations should be regularly kept up to date, we strongly recommend yearly booster vaccinations for both dogs and cats, carried out before the previous vaccines expires, this will ensure that you do not have to repeat blood testing for immunity and wait another 6 months for a new pet passport.