| Taking Your Cat or Dog Abroad |
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| Written by Kitty Teddy | ||||
| Wednesday, 02 January 2008 | ||||
 At My Pet Friends know just how important your pet is to you – they are an essential and important part of your family. So, when you go on holiday, it can cause distress for both you and your pet to be parted. With an abundance of pet friendly hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, you can easily take your pet on holidays with you in the UK, and now with the Pet Travel Scheme you can easily take your pet on holidays abroad with you. - To take your pet abroad with you, you will need to satisfy a number of criteria to obtain a obtain a passport for your dog or cat. This is all necessary to ensure that the UK remains rabies free. Most vets can help and advise you, and you can also find up to date information about taking your pet abroad from the DEFRA website – or call the helpline on 0870 2411710. - -  Kitty & Teddy’s Pet Care Guide for Taking Your Pet Abroad- • Carefully plan your trip to make the necessary arrangements, we advise you get started with these at least 8-12 months before you plan to travel. • You will firstly need to get your pet micro chipped and vaccinated against rabies. • Three weeks later, a blood sample will need to be taken and if all is well and the vaccine has taken, the pet will be issued with a passport.  • You can take your pet out of the UK anytime after this, but it may not return until six months after the blood sample was taken. • Some countries will require additional certificates, so check with DEFRA or your vet before you plan your holiday with your pet. • All pets are required to receive tick and tapeworm treatment 24-48 hours before they return to the UK and these must be administered by an official vet with documentation as evidence.  • To keep the passport up to date your pet will need regular booster vaccinations.• Specialist pet travel companies can assist you with these plans as well as providing advice about airline regulations, suitable travel carriers and cages. Find one in the My Pet Friends business directory. • Ensure you have the correct pet carrier so that your pet can be safely transported. You can find pet carriers and other pet travel products in your local pet shop or on online pet shops in the My Pet Friends business directory. -   Add as favourites (0) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 672
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