Hey folks, me again. Basically trying to sort out all the required paper work for our little darling to be moved from California. Now, where do we send the blood sample off to? And where do we apply for a PETS passport. Also, what kinda of information will the airline require before we get her on board. Sorry to sound like a newbie, but the defra site just keeps confusing me. If someone could help me, i'd really appreciate it.
Thanks!
I brought my Abbey over to the UK four and half years ago from Los Angeles. I don't think
you can send in the blood sample for testing. My understanding is the vet needs to scan the micro chip from the beginning as the microchip is really the passport for your pet. They will scan your pet before the booster shot, and then fill in a certificate with the vaccine info (lot number, mfgr. etc.) and then the vet scans the microchip and puts that on the form for the blood test and sends it to the appropriate lab. When we did this, there were only two labs in the US who were authorized to do the tests. One was for military families and one (I think it was in Kansas) for civilians. In any case, certain controls have to be in place, hence the need to use a vet.
Is your vet is familiar with the whole pet passport scheme? When I started the whole process to bring Abbey over, the Passport scheme had only been in existence for about 3 months, so my vet had no experience with it. I called the British Consulate and asked for some vet referrals. You don't want to spend all the time and money on the procedure only to have delays when you get to the UK because your vet is not familiar with the paperwork necessary for the pet passport.
Feel free to PM with any questions.
