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Preparing your dog
THE
PETS PASSPORT
You must apply for a PETS passport. This passport allows
for your dog to return to the UK, without the requirement
of quarantine.
The PETS scheme consists of a rigid process and timescale
of veterinary requirements which can be performed by your
local vet.
All vets who are LVI's (Local Veterinary Inspectors) can carry
out these procedures.
These are:
• Microchip - Before
any of the other procedures for PETS are carried out, the
dog must be fitted with a microchip so that it can be properly
identified from a national database.
• Vaccination - After
the microchip has been fitted, the dog must be vaccinated
against rabies. There is no exemption to this requirement,
even if the dog has a current rabies vaccination.
• Blood Test - After
the dog has been vaccinated, it must be blood tested to make
sure that the vaccine has given it a satisfactory level of
protection against rabies.
• Receive PETS documentation - The
owner will recieve an EU pet passport.
.Ask your vet to indicate recent treatments
on the passport. This will be useful if you unexpectedly need
to consult a vet abroad.
These steps must be performed in the required
order. Once these steps have been completed, there is a 6
month wait, known as the “6 month rule”. Once
the last step, a blood test, has produced a satisfactory result,
the dog must not travel for the next 6 months as it will be
refused entry into the UK until this timescale has pass
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