dog on ferry to france does she need to get wormed?

gussieg · 09-05-2019 12:01pm #1

just wondering does anyone know if the dog needs to be wormed before we go or just on return to ireland we are going for 6 days and it would be a bit much getting her wormed twice any advice welcome thanks cant seem to find anything online except about coming back into ireland and uk.

cocker5 · 09-05-2019 2:32pm

Assuming the dog has a pet passport and it’s valid no then all should be in order

Cordell · 09-05-2019 2:35pm

I think in needs a passport and chip and also the rabies vaccine done at least 2 weeks (or months?) prior to the arrival date. It's been a while since I needed this info, what I did was to ring the department of agriculture or whatever department was in charge at the moment, or maybe ask the vet.

Springwell · 09-05-2019 4:51pm

Wormed on way back into Ireland. Rabies within 3 years of travel but at least 21 days from date of vaccination. Microchip and passport.

gussieg · 10-05-2019 2:11am

thanks she has the chip and passport, and hopefully i will have mine tomorrow

fergie bxl · 10-05-2019 7:46am

Hi, eurotunnel website sets out the requirements very clearly. https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/pets/?gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1175702&gclid=eaiaiqobchmi0awbwbmq4givy-r3ch36fqmeeaayasaaegj1zvd_bwe

I know you’re travelling by ferry and into Ireland rather than the Uk but the rules are exactly the same. The tapeworm must be done by a vet, must have certain contents and be given between 1 and 5 days of your arrival back in Ireland. I always get it done on the 2nd or 3rd day in case of travel delays.

BTW...which ferry are you going on? We avoid ferry direct to France as no dog friendly cabins!

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fergie bxl · 10-05-2019 7:50am

I forgot to mention. Check that the chip reads ok before you leave. They can move or even stop working so you don’t want that hasty surprise on your holidays.

gussieg · 23-05-2019 7:37pm

we went stena rosslare to cherbourg and ended up at a vets that was something like a french version of Noel Fitzpatrick , he charged 50 euro for an injection of Droncit, but he is right in Cherbourg and there was a constant stream of dogs in and out of his surgery , so took that as a good sign.
looking on some of the websites for travelling in france people had found cheaper vets in something st eglise.
hotels we stayed at couldnt have been nicer about dog and if we had been 2 people it would have worked out cheaper than camping .
as it was weather was lovely and food was yum . pannacotta in every shop

Thanks so much for the advice.
Dog was not too impressed with ferry arrangements but we were given plenty of access and she stayed with me a lot, and as it was so lovely on way over, we saw baby dolphins swimming along side about 2 hours out of rosslare , a real treat

dog on ferry to france does she need to get wormed?

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