Harmerw

Not sure what region - which town? My local vet in France had no problems at all with the Pet travel scheme, relieves me of €50 each visit. Also remember you cant call in at a vet on the way back, the treatment for return to UK needs to be done 24 - 48 hrs before arrival in UK

Yep - we've done the trip a couple of times now with mutt. Our dog was already microchipped, and the cost of getting the necessry paperwork in UK was about £120. As already said the rabies jab has to be repeated within the 12 months in order to allow continued travel. P&O do carry dogs on the Portsmouth - Caen route, even on the fast ferry, although they dont recommend it, and judging by the crossing back last Saturday evening I can understand why. Those fast cats (boats that is) dont like rough seas and the dog was thoroughly underwhelmed by the whole experience of sitting in the car bay in a force 8. (Mind you 80% oif the passengers looked underwhelmed as well). Dont forget that 24hrs - 48hrs prior to return the pet has to be treated for fleas/ticks using drops on the neck, and have an injection for a parasitic worm. We always make an appointment with our local French vet as soon as we arrive. Cost has been €50 per treatment. It does mean though that you cant travel back on Monday evening as the treatment needs to be applied sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday evening and vets dont seem to operate at these times.... Paperwork is now simplified and since July this year the animal has a real passport booklet that gets stamped each time, rather than the sheafs of paper we are currently carrying around.