They used the English one. The chip number had to be written on the back of the cheque. This was very important !
EU Pet passport.. latest information??
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Had a 3-year rabies booster today, for my dog on his existing Spanish Passport. €32 at Aliaga Veterinary Clinic, Tudela-Moraira.
Tel: 965 741 263
They have a large car park, and vets and receptionist all speak excellent English.
Tel: 965 741 263
They have a large car park, and vets and receptionist all speak excellent English.
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Hello, can you recall the vet practice name, I’ve just tried googling the area but there are more than one vets.
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Just put some info here:
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European Vets that have issued EU Pet Passports to Brits since Brexit
My apologies, but I've just been trying to arrange a rabies jab and I've realised I posted a wrong name and email address. Her name is JAUCET not Faucet. Her website is https://www.veterinairejaucot.be/ which has an English language option We tried 4 vets in Belgium and France and they all...
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I have just got 2 EU pet passports from Benivet Clinica Veterinaria (benivetcv@gmail.com) in Benicassim in Spain. The clinic is only a few blocks away from the popular Bonterra Park Resort. The cost for each dog was €68. This covered the passport completion, registration on the Spanish database and a rabies booster with 3 years validity. The service from the vet was exceptionally good and very caring. You can even get your dog washed there if he/she is getting a bit niffy in the Spanish sun.
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Forgive me being stupid and ignorant but,
If not already in France or Spain, how do you get into the country in the first instance with a dog….presumably you have to have an AHC for the first visit and then try and get an EU passport in country?
If not already in France or Spain, how do you get into the country in the first instance with a dog….presumably you have to have an AHC for the first visit and then try and get an EU passport in country?
Yep, that's right. I forked out £150 for an AHC covering the two dogs. I got this from a provider in Langstone close to Portsmouth on my way to the outward ferry to Spain. This was better than the £300 I paid to my local vet for an AHC on a previous trip. On the return trip I just presented the new passports. I did not need to show the AHC again.
Spanish pet passport signed at Buchy €8.50, with their tablet.
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Which vet was that?
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Can anyone tell me the situation as regards the rabies titre test? I'm looking at the possibility of getting an EU passport for Jamie but obviously his current paperwork includes the titre test done in the UK a few years ago - his rabies boosters are still current but I presume a EU vet will maybe want to do another. From what I can remember there is a time lapse between the jab and a titre test.
I believe the UK passport was checked for the titre test when returning to the UK. So what happens with an EU pet passport? Can't see any mention of the current situation anywhere.
I believe the UK passport was checked for the titre test when returning to the UK. So what happens with an EU pet passport? Can't see any mention of the current situation anywhere.
On the new passports I had issued issued in Spain a couple of weeks ago the vet was happy to record the rabies titre tests we had done in December 2020. I had all the documentation from the UK lab to hand to show her. She did however insist on giving the dogs new three year rabies boosters and would not (or could not) rely on the validity of the ones administered in the UK.
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No need for a titre test for most (if not all) of the EU, only for places such as Morocco etc.
I agree. There was a lot of talk about titre tests becoming a post Br...t requirement in the EU and UK - that's why we had ours done in 2020 as a precaution. However the requirement never materialised when the pet travel requirements were finalised into the mess we currently have.
If using the Buchy vet there is no water available on the aire. Best to arrive equipped.
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As I have never had a pet passport for any of my pets.Can't you get a UK one just asking
I usually just put the dog with the drugs on the way out and it keeps the illegal immigrants company on the way back
Bill
I usually just put the dog with the drugs on the way out and it keeps the illegal immigrants company on the way back
Bill
In case it helps - my vet in Belgium couldnt/wouldn't bring forward the rabies info from my UK vet onto the passport. And so she gave Fido a(nother) booster. Which meant that on exiting France for UK a few days later, was advised I'd have to wait three weeks for it to become effective before leaving. Luckily, I hadn't thrown away, in a rush of pet passport euphoria, the AHC I'd used to exit the UK. Producing that, with a certain flourish, unlocked the gates...
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Yep, I think it's that, the three week "wait", which has been niggling at the back of my mind.
Hmmm, need a bit of a rethink...........
Hmmm, need a bit of a rethink...........
Which vet please
I remember Eric doing a detailed post about getting this pet passport. See Dogged determination
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Spot on. I did exactly the same. The new boosters that our dogs had when their pet passports were issued were administered about 10 days before we were due to exit Spain. So I kept the AHC to hand in case we were challenged at the border because we were within the 3 weeks. In the event there was no challenge and we passed through on the passports with the AHC in the bag just in case. I would not have chanced it if we did not have the AHC as a fall back.
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Yes.
Came back from 90 days in Austria 2 weeks ago, using Swiss pet passport. No problems at all, and I don't anticipate any in the future.
Our vet in Austria confirmed that she can do the rabies booster (3 years) next winter.
As I left the UK via Plymouth, Brittany Ferries staff noticed that the vet had transposed some digits on page 4 of the rabies vaccine Of my ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE, Thankfully my vet was still open and e mailed BF office and I was underway within 20 minutes. BIG thank you to Brittany FerriesUnfortunately vets and those who work in vet practices (both in the EU and the UK) frequently do not understand the intricacies of the Pet Passport or AHC, and therefore provide inaccurate information. This is not altogether surprising as AHCs are new to vets in the UK, as is the issuing of Pet Passports to Brits in the EU. It just means that you have to undertake some research yourself rather than take what one veterinary practice says as gospel.
!When I get to Spain I will explore getting a pet passport.
On another note; French customs made a big deal out of me only having my COVID vaccine records on my phone , I was told I should have had a printed copy.
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Came back through the tunnel yesterday and handed over the AHC to the pet book in centre, and the administrator noted that the rabbies jab runs out on the 25th of April and that I needed to get it done. I then showed him the new Spanish passport with a new 3yr vaccine and he was satisfied that it was OK for future trips.
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So it seems if I am going to get a EU passport I'll need to do it as soon as possible in the EU and expect to need a rabies booster. Then it'll be a three week "wait" before the jab is valid. No need for a titre test then.
It's all so bloody ridiculous and it's what is seriously wrong with government today and it's "officials" (I call them jobsworths).
It's all so bloody ridiculous and it's what is seriously wrong with government today and it's "officials" (I call them jobsworths).
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Nothing to do with our Gov. It's the EU rules.
You wouldn’t need to wait the e weeks, just do as xsparks did and use the AHC
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Actually this is something that still confuses me - all the paperwork seems to be for returning to the UK. Have checks now been introduced for pets on entering EU countries? Either I've missed it or nobody seems to refer to this, just say we need to get an AHC - taking Jamie to the vet shortly for his regular checkup, will ask if they know (and how much they're likely to charge!)
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