Does my vet only get faxed FAVN results?? and Scan of Aphis 7001 form

We spoke with Kansas state today, and they told us that it's actually $30 for a reissue plus the cost to FedEx it. They said we have to use FedEx, as they want to track it and don't want a million copies flying around. I found this fairly ridiculous, as they don't seem to take the same precaution with the first originals.

Anyways, after a bit of complaining, the lady said that she can sometimes get her supervisor to waive the fee. We just have to get Banfield to call up and insist they never received the original.

Oh, man! Thanks to this thread, I just checked...Kansas State sent me photocopies (they look like really shabby tenth generation photocopies, too). I remember questioning my vet about the forms way back when, and she said, "no, no...that's all you get back."

Gah! Now what? My cats will be all the way through in a month and I'm hoping to move in three.

Why the heck do they do this? And why do they pretend ignorance or stonewall when you try to get it sorted? Surely, immigration to the UK is (at least) one of the main reasons people have this test done. They must run into this time and again. I just don't understand.

Eh. Sorry. I'm not usually whiny. This emigration thing is turning me into a first class paranoic. They're all against me, I tell you!

Well, my vet is actually pretty knowledgeable about what we need. She knew to keep a look out of the original, but just said it never came. Apparently, they have a couple of other people doing all this as well at the moment. But sometimes things go wrong even when everyone knows what they are supposed to be doing.

Oh, man! Thanks to this thread, I just checked...Kansas State sent me photocopies (they look like really shabby tenth generation photocopies, too). I remember questioning my vet about the forms way back when, and she said, "no, no...that's all you get back."

Gah! Now what? My cats will be all the way through in a month and I'm hoping to move in three.

Why the heck do they do this? And why do they pretend ignorance or stonewall when you try to get it sorted? Surely, immigration to the UK is (at least) one of the main reasons people have this test done. They must run into this time and again. I just don't understand.

Eh. Sorry. I'm not usually whiny. This emigration thing is turning me into a first class paranoic. They're all against me, I tell you!

are you sure your vet didn't give you photocopies? I doubt they would have missed sending the original.

No, I don't think it's the vet's fault. She was pretty humble about this process, as they've never prepared animals for a British trip before. She asked me to keep her informed as I went.

Now, it's possible they sent her a final later and they never contacted me because she didn't understand the significance. I'll happily pay a fee or whatever, I'm just hoping it isn't too late.

Ok, the re-issues are in hand. We had the vet call Kansas saying they never received the originals, so they waived the $30 fee. After faxing in the re-issue paperwork using the Fedex account of the company my husband worked for, the reissues arrived the next day. Not sure how much they charged for the shipping, as we have to wait till the company get the bill in.

Glad you have the originals in hand!  In the end, it is more important to go through a great deal of trouble now then have to deal with problems when you arrive in the UK.  Double check your pet passport too, as some errors were noticed (small ones, like signing in the right place, etc.), right before we left and we had to go to the vet to get these changed.  We called Heathrow Airport pets reception and told them about our troubles and they asked us to fax everything for their review.  They noticed the errors and we got them fixed (this was all in addition to the microchip mixup fiasco!).

When we arrived, we found out our vet forgot to write the time (24 hour clock time) on the tick & tapeworm treatment area (we knew to check this and somehow still, it happened anyway!).  Good thing we had a receipt from the vets office that printed the time of day on it or after everything we went through we still would have been screwed!

The blood tests originals are one of the most important, so at least your covered there!

Good luck with your journey and let us know how it went!  It's all worth it in the end!

Caroline & Brendan

Thanks for the advice. So far everything has been correct on the forms. Our vet really seems to know the process well.

Just to update, the overnight FedEx was $7.50 for both re-issues. 

Cool.  With you and your vet keeping on top of things, sounds like you guys will be just fine!

Caroline & Brendan

Hello to everyone -- I have newly registered here and am posting today because I too am pretty worried about what I received back from Kansas State Uni.

The FAVN form my vet got mailed back has the sticker on the bottom showing the result (which is successful and high enough to qualify) -- but.....the form itself is clearly a photocopy, NOT the original handwritten one that I watched my vet fill in herself. My vet says this and the fax was all they received.

From what I've read on this forum, this one with the sticker on the bottom should have been the original, not this photocopy. My vet said that's all they got besides a fax also, which they also gave me. This photocopy thing with the sticker on it was the one that they got via mail.

Today I called both my vet clinic and the Kansas number, but neither have gotten back to me. Me and my cat are due to travel in July but I'm terrified that this photocopy thing Kansas gave me is going to be a problem even though the results sticker is physically on it.

Can anyone advise me on this? Wy is this not the original and where is the original now?

Many thanks.

Hmmm. Is the sticker on the mailed in form a photocopy?

Hi across; thanks for responding.

No, the sticker is real -- actually I eventually got a call back from someone at Kansas lab (I never expected to be called back!) and she assured me that even though the form on which the sticker is placed is indeed a photocopy, it's the sticker that the UK is interested in.

She said that they, the lab, keep the original handwritten form, and send back a copy but as long as the copy does indeed have the physical sticker, this will be considered the pet owner's "original."

I was very, very relieved to hear all this! There is a lot of conflicting and confusing information, and I was panicking, but after hearing from the lab I think sure enough what I've been given is what is required. (Whew...)

Sorry I didn't see this before now - I could have helped ease your mind, as my two cats flew across in October 2006 using a photocopied results form bearing an original sticker!

If it makes everyone feel better, I didn't realize I had to bring the FAVN results to the USDA vet with me.    I just brought the other form listing the pets, signed by my vet (who was pretty clueless about the process). I was leaving a couple of days after my USDA appointment, so I was pretty stressed when he came out and asked me if I had this. He ended up just calling Kansas and they faxed him my results form.

Thank you Meg and B More -- this does put my mind at rest. I'm so nervous about getting something wrong and having my "baby" sentenced to the slammer over a paperwork mistake, lol. I can rest easy now that I know the FAVN part of all this is all in order...