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Taking your pet abroad? How to get a pet passport

Like many others we are looking forward to our family summer holiday. This year it will be a little different. We’re off to France for a week and for the first time we are taking our dog, Lola with us. Well, she is a part of the family. She’s a small Jack Russell Terrier so won’t take up too much space in the car and for a terrier is very well behaved (I’ve had a few, so know that an obedient terrier is a rare find!). We’re crossing by Euro Tunnel and have booked a dog friendly campsite.

So what do we need to do in preparation for the trip with Lola? A quick search of Google and a chat with our vet was all it took to find out. Firstly she needs to get a Pet Pasport. This can be issued by our vet after a rabies vaccination, which lasts for 3 years. The pet should carry a microchip and all the the details required for the Pet Passport, including the microchip number, are on the pets record held y the vet, making it easy for the vet to fill in the passport requirements. Our vet charged about £50 for the whole process with the Passport available on the same day. One thing to remember though, the treatment must be administered no less than 21 days before departure for the vaccine to take effect. This almost caught us out, but managed it with one day to spare.

Before returning home, Lola will need to visit a vet in France for flee and worming treatment to ensure she has not picked up ticks or tapeworm before the journey home. This should be administered between 2 and 5 days before the return journey. Our vet ensures us that French vets are very familiar with the process. So with the passport, travel crate, collapsible bowl and harness

she’s ready for the off. All she needs now is a backpack.
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