PETS question

So this is the way everything must be done right?:

Have your pet microchipped

Before any of the other procedures for PETS are carried out, your pet must be fitted with a microchip so that it can be properly identified.
Have your pet vaccinated

After the microchip has been fitted your pet must be vaccinated against rabies. There is no exemption to this requirement, even if your pet has a current rabies vaccination


Arrange a blood test

After your pet has been vaccinated, it must be blood tested to make sure that the vaccine has given it a satisfactory level of protection against rabies.


Get PETS documentation

For animals being prepared in an EU country, you should get an EU pet passport. If you are preparing your animal in a non-EU listed country you will need to obtain an official third country veterinary certificate although note that Gibraltar, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland are also issuing passports.


Before your pet enters the UK, it must be treated against ticks and a tapeworm

Your pet must be treated against ticks and tapeworms not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before it is checked in with an approved transport company for its journey into the UK.


Arrange for your animal to travel with an approved transport company on an authorised route

Your pet must enter the UK from a listed country travelling with an approved transport company on an authorised route.



I had my cat chipped, vaccinated, and then the blood drawn the day before i left for england, and they told me my mom could finish it for me. shes been calling them, and they keep telling her that to keep everything active and right that my cat needs a rabies shot every 3 months, because thats what japan does. she did the same thing to me when i brought my cat in, and kept saying, well japan does this, japan does that, and i argued with her and said i wanted it done my way, i paid $350 to have all that done, I deff. want it done my way. can anyone help?

thanks

Um, I'm confused.  Where is your cat being shipped?  If it's going to the UK, only DEFRA can tell you what to do.  If it's going to Japan, AQS Japan is the only source of info.  And no, AQS Japan doesn't require shots every three months.. although they do want two rabies shots for animals coming from NA.

hi

the cat is going to the uk, but the vet is a horrible B**** and keeps telling me the uk has the same rules as japan

The rules are similar.. but not the same.  One thing in your initial post is bothering me.. you had the rabies shot and the blood draw done on the same day?  That doesn't sound correct to me, but if DEFRA told you it was fine, it is fine.

they gave the shot, and then drew the blood and sent it in, she told me it was the way to do it. i know she has the blood results, but refuses to tell my mom, so i have to call tonight when i get home from work.

I can't find where it is explicitly stated on DEFRA.com, but the way I understand it is
there must be at least 30 days between the vaccination and the blood draw.

Perhaps the rules have changed (?).  Certainly, the process had been adjusted between now and when it was first adopted.  That said, I believe that the point of the 30 day wait is to assure that the vax is active and in a strong enough concentration after the fact.  What animal wouldn't pass on the day the vax is administered?

What you need to do Dahmer is to read up on the procedure yourself.  Find another vet.  Explain to your mom the importance of details or find someone else to help.

I would not feel comfortable about leaving this procedure in the hands of anyone but myself.  There are SO many little details (down to ink color) that most people would easily disregard.

I've witnessed rolled eyes and expasperated sighs when I've had to insist on X or ask for redo on Y, but it is what it is.

Read the DEFRA site a couple of time (print off and make notes).  Read this forum in the PETS section.  It will eventually make sense.

Best
Holly

When I went through this with my cat earlier this year, the suggested time between vaccination (booster) and blood draw was 21 days. I don't recall if I got this from the DEFRA site or from some other source -- it all became a blur and much of what I researched and learned (you do very definitely have to find it all out yourself and instruct your vet, not the other way around) is now part of a huge, frantic fog in my memories now!

I took my cat for his blood draw earlier than that, at 14 days, but he passed with more than enough because he'd already built antibodies from last years shot. (Although even so you must still do the rabies shot that begins your PETS program.) I think you can do the draw right after the shot if the rabies shot is not the animal's very first but merely the next in a history, as then they should already have a strong pre-existing antibody count.

As always, check with Defra. Calling them in person was a great help to me.

He had his rabies shot before, and i called the vet today and they said he got his papers back from the blood test and he is good, his 6 months is up december 23 she told me everything is in line. so yeah hopefully its ok, so i guess now i just have to get the usda signature, and the blood and tapeworm treatment?

When I went through this with my cat earlier this year, the suggested time between vaccination (booster) and blood draw was 21 days. I don't recall if I got this from the DEFRA site or from some other source -- it all became a blur and much of what I researched and learned (you do very definitely have to find it all out yourself and instruct your vet, not the other way around) is now part of a huge, frantic fog in my memories now!

I took my cat for his blood draw earlier than that, at 14 days, but he passed with more than enough because he'd already built antibodies from last years shot. (Although even so you must still do the rabies shot that begins your PETS program.) I think you can do the draw right after the shot if the rabies shot is not the animal's very first but merely the next in a history, as then they should already have a strong pre-existing antibody count.

As always, check with Defra. Calling them in person was a great help to me.

Correct. There is no required time set by Defra. It is only a suggested time frame, to ensure good antibody levels. However, if the cat has been previously vaccinated they should be fine having the blood drawn the same day.

Check  .  The blood test is for antibodies, not the presence of the vaccine itself.  Good to know.