[mpd]

Hi guys,

Have any of you travelled to Spain/France/Italy/Greece for less than two weeks and know whether you need new health certificates issued in that country to come back to the US ?

Also, what pet carriers did you use?

Thanks in advance.

 

[LexiAndNikkisMom]

I've never traveled with a dog but I think the certificate is good for awhile. So I don't think you need to get another one. I would check with your vet to find out though.

 

[HappyB]

Originally posted by Lexi's Mom@Nov 7 2005, 08:40 AM
I've never traveled with a dog but I think the certificate is good for awhile.  So I don't think you need to get another one.  I would check with your vet to find out though.
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The regular health certificate from your vet may not be what you need. For the past six months, I've had experience shipping dogs back and forth to Italy, and know that an international certificate for that country (bilinguil) was needed, and it had to be done by a USDA vet, not my own.

 

[sassy's mommy]

The passport office also has information. I read recently that some countries in Europe are actually giving "Pet Passports" which allows pets to come right in and not be quarantened (sp?)

I am not sure about Europe, but when we took Sassy to the Bahamas her health cert. has to be within I think 30 days, but truthfull I don't remember it has been a couple of years.

 

[mpd]

Thanks for all your posts. In the past I needed health certificates done by USDA vet here in US for my cats but I stayed over 6 months overseas and needed certificates from overseas vets to return. I was just curious whether 7-14 days wold require all that again.

Since I need to find out, I will post what I learn in case someone else is in the same boat as we are.

Thanks a lot to those trying to help.

Cheers,

Michelle

 

[miko's mommy]

Does anyone know if there are quarantine rules to enter England with a pet? My husband's older sister lives in England and we would love to visit her in April or May but I wouldn't want to leave Miko behind so I have been stalling on agreeing to go. We haven't seen her in 2 yrs (as long as we have had Miko) and I feel bad since she came to US for our wedding a few yrs ago...

 

[Tavish]

Recently the UK has changed it's rules about quarantining arriving pets. Now, as long as you follow their new guidelines, quarantine can be avoided. Here is the info that I found.

 

[LexiAndNikkisMom]

Originally posted by Tavish@Nov 7 2005, 10:10 PM
Recently the UK has changed it's rules about quarantining arriving pets. Now, as long as you follow their new guidelines, quarantine can be avoided. Here is the info that I found.
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Yeah I read that too.