If you want to bring your beloved family pet to Portugal you must ensure you've got the correct paperwork to ensure it can be Cats, Dogs and Ferrets travelling within the European Union must travel with a Pet Passport.  This is a small blue booklet that all Licensed Veterinarians within the EU can provide.  

The very minimum needs for most, but not all EU Countries, are a microchip and a current rabies injection that is more than 21 days old.   Puppies and kittens are usually eligible to travel between most EU countries at 15 weeks, as they cannot have a rabies injection before they are 12 weeks old with a 21 day wait before travel can take place.  It is an offence to take a pet without a pet passport from country to country.

BlooBlood Test – blood sample taken and sent for analysis to ‘authorised’ laboratory around 21 – 30 days following the rabies injection.

Bloo24 – 48 hours before entry to the UK or Rep of Ireland, a licensed veterinarian gives external and internal parasite treatment, enters the exact time in 24 hr clock, dates, stamps and signs that it has been done

·    For air travel a pre flight health check is also needed for the pet passport, generally the entry is made at the back of the passport.

Information kindly supplied by Julia Baber – Animalcouriers Ltd, www.animalcouriers.com