Thank-you for starting this thread off.
Hi everyone,
Believe me,this subject can be a nightmare,and so many people get confused.
I could have 50 people in a room,and get 51 variations on this subject.
This is one of my fields of speciality,and you can trust me to tell it as it is,and not how some people think it should be.
Let me say from the start,i do actually take prepared animals back to the UK by road in my specially equipped vehicle. This i do at a negotiable cost to the Pet owners. So anyone interested can contact me on my Mobile 00 359 (0) 89 74 74 185 or, if you prefer,i have a Landline 00 359 (0)5115 319 You can email me
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].........I am on Skype as..........pepidog2003........and i have a website too..........www.varna-kennelsandcattery.com
I can also offer a Boarding service for anyone should they require it,whilst their animals are prepared.I can also prepare the animal for you without Boarding.The Ultimate package is for me to Board,Prepare,and then Transport to any destination in the UK.
I am well conversant with the whole proceedure,and work with an excellent Veterinarian,who,like me,knows the correct way it should be done. We dont Duck and Dive,its all done legally.
To start,i will work on the assumption you animal has had nothing done at all. ie Microchip/Passport etc etc.
So here we go!
Fido/Tiddles needs Worming and Tick treating first of all.
Then it needs a EU approved Passport. All the animals details are entered in it,plus details of the Owner.
The next step is to have the animal Microchipped,the Microchip is scanned,and the Number is entered in the Passport
ALL FUTURE PROCEEDURES REQUIRE THE ANIMAL TO BE SCANNED PRIOR TO ANY FURTHER PROCEEDURE!!!!
The animal needs a Vaccination against Rabies as the next step.The details of the Date/time/Batch number are entered in the Passport.
Now you wait a minimum of 21 days,and do no further Vaccinations etc!
At the end of the minimum 21 days,the animal can the have a Blood sample taken for analysis.
This Blood sample,(with animals i prepare) then goes to a DEFRA approved Laboratory for testing. Mine go to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in the UK. Quite a lot of paperwork is now done,to get the sample ready for transporting to the UK/Courier service etc.
After the sample is taken,the animal can have its other Vaccination against Parvo/Distemper etc etc.This is called a DHPPi+L. In the case of a Cat,it has CRP Vaccination.
I dont do this Vaccination until AFTER the Rabies Vaccination,to ensure the Rabies Vaccination takes well.
Now you wait for the result of the Blood test from the VLA,which in my case,i get a faxed copy,from VLA,so i can work with it.Later,i get the Original by post from them.
IF the test result is a "
PASS"
,the animal can enter the UK 6 months from the day the Blood sample was taken.
IF the test result is a "
FAIL"
the animal has to be retested,and the 6 months start over again!
OK,i will assume a "
PASS"
.
I will also assume the animal is travelling to the UK by road vehicle.
24 hours before your pet leaves here,or the UK,it has to examined by a Veterinarian.The declaration in the Pet Passport has to be signed and Stamped by the Vet,stating that the animal is fit for travel to its destination.
A minimum of 24 hours,and a maximum of 48 hours BEFORE the animal arrives in the UK,it has to have Tick and Worm Treatment.This has to be done at an Approved Veterinarian. (In my case,i do it en-route in Germany) The Vet enters the details of the treatment in the Passport.
On arrival at the Port of embarkation to the UK,(ie Calais/Dunkirk etc), the animal undergoes a thorough paperwok check,and is Scanned too.
IF all has been done according to the British Authorities Rules,the animal is allowed to travel.
All the above Proceedures comply with those Rules!
No further checks are made once the animal is on British soil,they are all done prior to its entering the UK.
NOW! The only 3 European Countries that require the Blood test are: The UK,Switzerland and Malta.
So any animal coming to Bulgaria from the UK, DOES NOT need a Blood test. Dont let your Vet con you into a very expensive Proceedure!
There you are folks! Easy aint it? Yeah Rite!
Get it wrong,or try it on,and your pet finishes up costing a lottery win! Your animal can be Quaranteed for a 6 moth period,at horrific cost to you as the owner.It could be confiscated until such times as you can prove all is well with the Documentation.Once again at your cost. Then again,like my freinds who didn`t do their homework,you will have to hand the animal over for Euthanasia. The French don`t take prisoners i`m afraid. It will probably be those people you will be dealing with.We all know how much they love the British!
If you decide to fly your pet to or from here,thats a scenario i dont have experience with at the moment. The same Rules apply,except that the animal can be Tick and wormed here in BG prior to its flight.
Any help i can be, i will.
Happy Passporting!
Dave Smith[u]