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ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN

An Accredited veterinarian is a licensed veterinarian who is also accredited by the USDA.  If your veterinarian is not accredited then you may have trouble having the veterinary certificate certified by the USDA area office.

Not all licensed veterinarians are accredited by the USDA.

STEP ONE:

The veterinarian should insert a 15 digit ISO microchip in your pet. (see additional information below) The pet MUST be micro chipped BEFORE (or on the same day as) the rabies vaccination is given. 

NOTE: If the pet has all ready been vaccinated for rabies but has not been micro chipped, then the rabies vaccination must be done again. AFTER the microchip has been inserted.  Proper insertion of the microchip should be verified with a scanner.

All dates on any health documentation including titers should be written with the month clearly indicated. For example, do not show the date as 09/10/2010. as this would indicate 9 October where it is meant to be 10 September.  Please always use this format DD-MM-YYYY – (example: 10 September 2011.)

When your USDA accredited veterinarian completes the veterinary certificate it must now show both the 6 digit National Accreditation No. and the state license number on all health certificates.

The microchip number in the pet must be the same as is shown on the form Annex II veterinary certificate.

STEP TWO:

Pet cats, dogs and ferrets  must be vaccinated for rabies at least 21 days prior to entry and must enter the country prior to the expiration date of the vaccine.

VETERINARIAN MUST COMPLETE IN BLOCK LETTERS AND

SIGN IN BLUE INK – NOT BLACK INK

VETERINARY CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTIONS

Some veterinarians are not yet familiar with the new form Annex II.  If your vet is not send me an email and I will send you a sample form that shows how the new certificate is filled out.

AIRLINES: The airline may also require a certificate stating that the pet is healthy enough to travel and is free of diseases communicable to humans.  Most airlines which require a health certificate request that it be signed by your veterinarian within 10 DAYS of travel. 

RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES

These same certificates may be used for your return to the United States provided the vaccinations have not expired and you have been out of the country less than 30 days. When returning to the United States be certain that your pet is free of parasites.

STEP THREE

Have your accredited veterinarian complete the Annex II EU veterinary certificate as close to the departure date as possible – but not more than 10 days in advance of travel.

STEP FOUR

Send or take the forms to the USDA/APHIS/VS Area Office with a check for $38.00 and a postage paid return envelope.  We recommend that you use priority or express mail service both ways.

INOCULATION RECORD

This is a record of the vaccinations given your pet including the name of the vaccine, the manufacturer of the vaccine, the batch number of the vaccine, the date administered and the expiration date of the vaccine if applicable. The pets vaccination record can be inserted into this new form or you may use a separate rabies certificate issued by your veterinarian.  The rabies certificate does not need to be certified by the USDA.

 

The following vaccinations are recommended. ONLY the rabies vaccination is required.

Dogs (Canine) may be vaccinated for:

 Rabies, Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parovirus and Parainfluenza

Cats: (Feline) may be vaccinated for:

Rabies, Feline panleukopenia (Distemper): Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, and Leukemia