I know this has been covered loads of times but I am a bit confused. A lot of people on here appear to take there own treatments for the vets in France to administer but the DEFRA website says that all treatments have to be supplied and administered by French vets or the passport will not be valid for the return entry to the UK. Can someone please clarify this for me. We are taking our 2 boxers to France and Spain for the first time this August and need to have everything clear beforehand.
Thanks
------------- Sue and Adie
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All the vets I have used have used the Frontline I took with me,if not, then there is no problem, just let them use theirs and pay them.
I forgot to take any last time and theirs was cheaper than in the U.K.
Saxo1
We have never taken any treatments & not had a problem.
To be honest I am surprised French vets use treatments supplied by customers. So much is faked these days how do they really know what they are putting in/on the animal?
I don't think French vets are interested in reading the Defra website so if we take medications then they'll assume this is okay. They still get paid their consultation fee.
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The vets I have used in France are fully aware of what you can use,I made the mistake one year of taking Advantage and the vet wouldn't use it as it doesn't kill ticks,they normally use Frontline in pipettes or a Frontline spray.
Saxo1
The vets I have used charge a standard price for a consultation and then price the medication seperately and it is all invoiced so there's nothing hidden.
Saxo1
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One vet quoted me 24€ for the consultation and 15€ for the meds. I thought his prices very reasonable, in fact close to the cheapest I've come across but I think I can get the meds for less than that online so I take my own.
There is no standard price for having your pets treated over here, but as has been written so many times on here, the closer you get to the ports then the gradually higher becomes the fee !!
Almost all of our four legged friend owning visitors each year use our local vet in Montignac as he is truly excellent and it still gives them loads of time to be able to get to the ports within the 24/48 hour time constraint.