HELP! My VET is a MORON!

My cat was vaccinated in early August for Rabies and I just got the results from the Laboratory. There are mistakes all over the form. Not only did they misspell his name, put the wrong year for his DOB, they left off a digit on my cat's microchip number!!! 

I called up my vet office and they claim they can just make corrections on the lab results and initial. As there are strict guidelines for the PETS Travel Scheme, I find it hard to believe that this would be considered acceptable.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? I emailed the lab that did the blood work and they suggested that my vet write up a letter for DEFRA explaining the discrepancies. I have a feeling DEFRA won't accept this letter and he'll have to have his blood drawn again.

I would call Defra and tell them this situation, and see what they advise. It's a long distance call of course, to the UK, but when I called it was well worth it because I spoke in person to a very helpful woman who put my mind at rest about some questions I had too.

Best to get it from the "horses mouth" as to how to make sure the paperwork can be reconciled. I would guess that a letter from your vet and the initialling of corrections may be adequate but like I say, don't take my word for that, speak to Defra (you can e-mail too but actually speaking in person felt much better to me) and get the real skinny on it.

Hope this helps. It sounds like all is not lost, just these goofs which, while horribly worrying to you and which certainly can't be left uncorrected, I think can be reconciled.

There were some mistakes on my Rabies Certificate.

I asked the vet to write a letter explaining the discrepancies.  When the paperwork got to the USDA, they called my vet and asked for a fax with more details than the vet had provided.

They corrected the mistakes in blue ink, signed and stamped.

I scanned in all my documents, along with a letter from my VET, and emailed them to DEFRA. They are going to be forwarded to the Pet Reception Center at Heathrow. I'm crossing my fingers that they accept what I've submitted!