Rabies jabs ; overlapping

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Dog has Spanish passport . Rabies expires September. Probably not back over here until October.
Will get new rabies jab before I go home .
Assume this doesn't invalidate current jab ?
 
alcam said:
May have posted this in wrong place ?
Dog has Spanish passport . Rabies expires September. Probably not back over here until October.
Will get new rabies jab before I go home .
Assume this doesn't invalidate current jab ?
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Yes, do it. Not a problem, it’s almost exactly what happened for us when getting an EU passport for Molly, jabbed in England and then later on in Belgium.
 
Rabies is not a live vaccine so it is not harmful to the dog to get it done early. It will show in the passport as a booster, so no need to wait 21 days before returning to the UK.
 
Sorry, I am maybe missing the point - are you getting the rabies booster done in the UK or in Spain?
 
No entries may be made in an EU pet passport by a vet outside the EU EXCEPT for worming treatment.
 
Definitely early, in the EU then - but just watch out for the length of validity. Some vets only do a one year vaccine. The further north (and away from the higher risk in N Africa) the more likely you will get a three year one.
 
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Definitely early, in the EU then - but just watch out for the length of validity. Some vets only do a one year vaccine. The further north (and away from the higher risk in N Africa) the more likely you will get a three year one.
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Yea I'll probably get it done in France while I'm getting worming done
Last trip I was almost refused at the ferry because the (Belgian) vet hadn't covered the passport entry with cellophane (?)
Something I didn't know about
 
The rabies entry is supposed to have a clear label stuck over it to prevent it being altered.

The worming entry doesn't though.
 
Jo001 said:
The rabies entry is supposed to have a clear label stuck over it to prevent it being altered.

The worming entry doesn't though.
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Ok inclined to believe you before the person at Calais.
But she was certain that it should be covered.
Do you have a link to the actual rules ?
Might be good idea to get worming covered just in case
 
Thanks for your confidence! I've had a quick look and not got anything yet, but I've not been anywhere with poorer Internet for long time so everything is taking ages.

To err on the side of caution, covering over the worming details can't do any harm.

I'll try to find something when pages take less than minutes to load.
 
Okay, I found something. I think I struggled because there's no need for DEFRA to offer guidance since the UK no longer has a pet passport scheme. But I found this guidance for vets completing passports on the DAERA (Irish) site - at the foot of page 11 it says the rabies entry should be covered with a clear sticker.

At the foot of page 13 it explains how to complete the worming entry, there's no mention of a sticker.

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If the link doesn't work, search for ”The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports” on the DAERA website.
 
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Okay, I found something. I think I struggled because there's no need for DEFRA to offer guidance since the UK no longer has a pet passport scheme. But I found this guidance for vets completing passports on the DAERA (Irish) site - at the foot of page 11 it says the rabies entry should be covered with a clear sticker.

At the foot of page 13 it explains how to complete the worming entry, there's no mention of a sticker.

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Got it , so no requirement to cover worming entry.
I knew you'd be right
Cheers
 
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