HELP! Re-Entry Issues

Does anyone have any experience with re-entry issues back to the UK from the US?  In OCt 2006 I brought our dog over to the UK under PETS with little problems.  But I had to bring him back to the US in April 2007 when diagnosised with a very aggreassive and deadly cancer that had spread and I wanted to have my dog with me. 

Treatments have gone well even though the cancer is VERY likely to return.  But I'd like to spend the next 3 months (hopefully more!) between scans in the UK with my partner and my dog.  We were planning just to take him back under PETS, assuming nothing changed.  But I just checked today on DEFRA and found this:

The six month rule for entry or re-entry to the UK
Your dog or cat may not enter the UK under PETS until six calendar months have passed from the date that your vet took the blood sample which led to a satisfactory test result (see below). Once the vet has issued the PETS documentation and that six month period has passed, the PETS documentation is valid for your pet to enter the UK.

It's the "re-entry" part that scars me.  Does this mean I have to get blood work done 6 months before I re-enter???   This would be catostrophic.  Can't they just take the blood test from 2006?  I can't imagine 6 months without him, or my partner who is commmited to staying in the Uk for work etc, and we are just buying a house.  My dog was one of the main sources of love and support I had for the last 15 months - he helped pull me through and helped keep me off of anti-depressents, for goodness sake.  I can't imagine leaving him in the US or in quarantine and really don't know what to do.

ANY advice, loop-holes, ANYTHING is appreciated.

desperate dog owner cancer survivor,
Grant

Grant, your best bet is to email or call DEFRA.  They replied to my emails within a day when I brought Raisin over.

Please post again and let us know!

I'd e-mail DEFRA, you may have to do the paperwork again, but if you've kept up with the rabies vaccinations, then I don't see why it would be a problem...

corretion: when I first took him to the UK was in Oct 2005, not 2006 (chemo brain mistake)

Yes, I emailed defra today.  I guess the question is whether I have to get a whole NEW rabbies shot and proof of it, or if his rabies shot from two years ago qualifies for his re-entry.  You think it would, especially since it was not that long ago, and getting to many rabbies shots can be damaging.  But the webpage seems to indicate that you to start the 6month process over, thus a re-shot and proof of antibodies since he's returned to the US. 

ugh.  trying to remain calm.

-Grant

Was this specifically for re-entry? I'd go with what DEFRA ends up saying, but my understanding is that as long as your pet was microchipped before the vaccination and titre was taken, that as long as the vaccinations are kept current, he would be ok. Let us know what DEFRA says and I hope you don't have to go through that process again!

Sorry this is causing so much extra stress, Grant! I don't have any words of wisdom for you other than what people have already advised. All you can do now is wait for a response from DEFRA and hope for the best. In my experience, they were very good at replying quickly.

Hope you get it sorted. How frustrating! 

I haven't heard back on my email yet.  But my partner called and it seems it will be ok, just as long as he's up to date on shots.  I want to get the email tho, so I have it in writing.  Thanks for all the help and I will try post an update when I have one.