• All Owners should receive an Export Info handout, prior to any export consultation.
• No export consult should be booked without receipt of the requested information.
• Export consultations should always be at least 30 minutes, for two animals 45mins is usually fine. See country specific notes for more info
• Export appointments should ideally be booked at the end of any consulting block. Make sure ARC is rostered on that shift.
• All bookings should be advised to arrive 5-10mins prior to scheduled time to ensure paperwork can be completed.
• Animals should be classified as CANINE/FELINE – Export
• Once an appointment is booked, please make up a paper folder with Animal’s name + Destination to hold appropriate paperwork.
• An export vet should be informed when an export consult is booked.
• Please ask Client for requested paperwork at time of consult, hand to export vet
• All export animals require a microchip, we can provide this if required.
• We recommend all export animals should be up to date with preventative vaccinations.
• All animals should be over 12 weeks of age. Dispensation can be given to younger animals but this can be more complex.
• We recommend the use of a pet transport company, and have most experience with JetPets.

European Union (incl UK)

• Needs microchip
• Needs rabies vacc AT LEAST 21 days and NOT MORE than 12 months from date of departure.
• Pets must travel within 5 days of their owners or import is classed as COMMERCIAL – different paperwork + increased costs. (Current April 2015)

USA/Canada

• Rabies requirement differs by state, optional but RECOMMENDED
  Microchip, may require re-implantation with AVID chip in North America.

China (NOT HONGKONG or TAIWAN)

• Vaccination for distemper/hepatitis/parvovirus at least 14d before export or up to 12 months
• Rabies vaccination(dogs aged 3 months and over)
• Microchip
• All vaccination certificates must identify:
  • the name and address of the practice
  • the name of the attending veterinarian
  • the name of the owner of the animal
    description of the animal including age and microchip number
  • the date of vaccination
  • the vaccine used including serial and batch number, and
    in the case of vaccination against rabies,
    • Use by date of the vaccine.
• If up to date with routine vacc, O needs to get appropriate certificate from clinic where vacc has been performed or can be re-vaccinated here.

New Zealand

Dogs

• Requires microchip
• No import permit required, no quarantine from Australia.
• Can only arrive at recognized airports + MPI NZ must be informed 5d prior to arrival date.
• Ideally needs appointment EXACTLY 16 DAYS BEFORE date of travel.
• MUST BE FASTED for appointment – Requires blood collection for submission to VETPATH
• Needs topical flea control – Frontline+ spot-on. THIS NEEDS TO BE ORDERED, 3mth supply, so need to check weight of dog.
• Worming tablet

Cats

• Requires microchip
• No requirement for blood testing.
• Needs to be treated with FRONTLINE SPRAY 30 -16 days prior to departure
• Need to order prior to consult, cost to client.
• Worming

Any Other Country

• Provide general info as above and inform Export Vet
• ‘Difficult’ exports are Taiwan (Cats), Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa & Fiji. As much warning as possible is appreciated.