Hi
Am moving to Spain (Asturias) on 25/4, which is great...
We have a cat we have to take with us permenantly.
I have been told the Cat needs a Rabies vac which I cannot get till next week, then the Cat has to wait 21 days for the vaccine to become active.
The big problem is that we travel before - on the 25/4 because of my work contract, and our cat will not be ready.
I have seen a lot of literature that says basically that:
A rabies vaccination is usually compulsory, although this doesn't apply to accompanied pets (including dogs and cats) coming directly from the UK. This makes sense as the Cat will NOT be returning to the UK and the UK is rabies free - so why vaccanate ?
It will be enormously expensive to leave the cat here then come back just to pick her up and then return to Spain !
Any one have any ideas please ?
I have
1. Phoned Brittany Ferries who tell me they are not sure - contact DEFRA
2. As it is Saturday I cannot of course, so this is turning everything into a bit of a nightmare of uncertainty..
many thanks
Peter
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