Kooky Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hi everyone, been trying to work out what I have to do and when I have to do it for shipping my dog (and possibly cat depending if she is still alive - she is pretty old). We we have a pet passport for the dog, rabies shot done, no bloods taken after though. What else needs doing before he can set off and how soon in advance should we/can we do it? He is microchipped too. As as for my cat, she hasn't had anything done. Anyone got any words of wisdom for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy and paul Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Have a look at pet air on here, bobs a great help. we've just started getting our wee one his jabs. I know you have to get the rabies test done and its a minimum of 5 months afterwards before you can take them to do minimum quarantine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Ok so we have done our rabies injections but we probably won't be going out there for at least a year or maybe 2. So what is the next step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hey Kooky If you are not going for a year or 2, then you need to do nothing right now. what you do need to do - difficult i know - is try to predict when you are going and then 6-12 months before that get the pets a rabies vaccination each and rabies blood sample so they can serve minimum quarantine time. If there is a chance that you may need to go with less than 6 months notice then get the rabies blood sample done now and then at least it is done. I hope that helps, but if you need anything else then let me know. Bob http://www.petairuk.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Thanks bob. I I get one done now and then don't go for a year what is the worst that happens? (Wil I just get another done?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yep, exactly that. if you get it done now and then dont go in time then you have wasted the money getting it done - so a bit of a pain but not a deal breaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Great. Thanks for the info. One last thing... We have had te rabies shot done already at our normal vets. Will it be the right one (I read somewhere about live/non live vaccines and got confused!). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yep any vet can do the rabies vaccinations, as long as it is marked on the vaccination card that will be fine - lots of people ask about the live/dead vaccine thing and it make no difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ok we have done this with our mutt for a few countries. Once he is microchipped, you can get a rabies jab done, then 48 hours later get your TITRE test done. Now his rabies jab is good for at least a year, might even be three. But you want the antibodies swimming around his blood stream in good numbers and a dog might fail this after 9 months, his antibody count may not be high enough. My dog failed after six months. So after 48 hours he will have lots of antibodies doing the back stroke in his veins. get the TITRE test done. I think it has to be a special lab but I'm not sure as your vet on that one. You can overlap the tests, and they remain concurrent that way so if you over lap the TITRE tests he should fly through. You can do this for years. Now it may just be a rumour that quarantine might be changing a bit here in OZ. They might be closeing all the quarentines down and just building a big one in Melbourne, and changing the rules a bit and letting the dogs and cats only have to do ten days instead of the mandatory thirty. This is in the future, not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Right - The quarantine has been reduced to 10 days for pets landing after 03rd February. There are a whole bunch of new rules, but the important bits are - it will be cheaper to fly your pets(less quarantine time and no £100 vet fees at the airport in UK), the pets will need to have the rabies blood sample 180 days before they fly (rather than current 150 days) - so you need to start preparing them at least 7 months before you want the pets to fly, the rabies blood sample is now valid for 24 months, so get it done nice and early. This is great news for the pets and owners alike. Check out these links: http://www.petairuk.com/about-us/new...ArticleId=7323 http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/c...sked-questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Right - The quarantine has been reduced to 10 days for pets landing after 03rd February. There are a whole bunch of new rules, but the important bits are - it will be cheaper to fly your pets(less quarantine time and no £100 vet fees at the airport in UK), the pets will need to have the rabies blood sample 180 days before they fly (rather than current 150 days) - so you need to start preparing them at least 7 months before you want the pets to fly, the rabies blood sample is now valid for 24 months, so get it done nice and early. This is great news for the pets and owners alike. Check out these links: http://www.petairuk.com/about-us/new...ArticleId=7323 http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/c...sked-questions Just received an email off Louise about the reduced quarantine great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 You have wasted your money as the Rabies jab and other jabs, are only good for 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Rabies jab is two years - just been through it all with our cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lots of rabies vaccines in UK are 3 year vaccines. So starting early is the key. The blood samples now last 2 years (rather than 1 year as previous) and so starting early is the key to making sure your pets are not stuck in UK waiting to come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leajk Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Lots of rabies vaccines in UK are 3 year vaccines. So starting early is the key. The blood samples now last 2 years (rather than 1 year as previous) and so starting early is the key to making sure your pets are not stuck in UK waiting to come out how long after having the rabies jab do we need to get the blood samples done ? we are hoping to ship our dogs out in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hi Ideally around 3-4 weeks as you want to take blood when the antibodies are at their peak, but there is no timescale set by the rules of importation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sijax Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi there We've just seen this: http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/cat-dogs/step-by-step-guides/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs Hoping to move to Australia later this year bringing my pet dog. However i note that on the above step by step guide there is the following statement: "Dogs must have a current rabies vaccination record at the time of export that shows that an inactivated vaccine was given when the dog was at least 90 days of age." As rabies vaccines are not routine in the UK, my dog has never been vaccinated for this. Does this prevent her from coming with me even if I have her vaccinated, blood tested, chipped etc. from now? thnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hey Sijax I am not sure what your questions is, but good news anyway. If you want to get your pet a microchip, then rabies vaccination and then blood sample then your pet can fly 1980 days -24 months after the date of the rabies blood sample. So that fact it is not done already is no dramas - unless you want to go soon! Have a look here for a slightly shorter version of the requirements http://www.petairuk.com/australia Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sijax Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks Bob, that's reassuring! We'll be in touch... (PS: you clearly mean 180 days, not 1980!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Aaahhhh just had a call from the vet - my dog has failed the rabies test! He has to have another jab! So anyone wondering when to do it - do it as soon as you can incase it is the same for you! He isn't going to be ready for when we plan to go now but I am hoping we will be able to get my mum to have him for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey Kooky Get it done asap and then get the blood sample done around 3-4 weeks after. 5% of dogs fail the blood tests, so it is rare but not unheard of. It is just a pain as it ruins all of your plans Best of luck second time around Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thanks bob. I am gutted my have to ask my mum to have him for a little while before he comes over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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