some 35 per cent of all dogs in the Netherlands are going to go on a holiday. That take takes a little more preparation than your dog in the car and drive off. Vet, P., Somers, from the Clinic for Animals, Woerden, explain what you have to do to arrange this.
In the Netherlands, about one and a half million dogs kept as pets. About 35 per cent of all the dogs that are going to go on a holiday. That’s according to figures from the gezelschapsdierenbrancheorganisatie Divebo.
abroad, there are for dog owners sometimes have different rules than in the uk. For example, on how to be a dog in the car has to be shipped, and what are the races of the land in the way.
Vaccination against rabies required < / p> In the majority of European countries, a dog is vaccinated for rabies. That shot must be at least 21 days prior to the departure to the destination are displayed. This is because in the three weeks it takes for the animal to be immune to the disease. The puppies are not vaccinated for rabies when they are three months old. Prior to that time, they can not go on a holiday.
in Addition, in some countries such as the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian countries, with a dog between one and five days prior to arrival, de-wormed and should be. In connection with the health that they want, there are certain worms, absolutely will not,” explains veterinarian, P. Somers, of. “It means that you have to consult with the vet to have a dog, and a wormmiddel to be.”
Rules for the dog in the car < / p> In Germany, hungary, Italy, Spain and Portugal are subject to more stringent regulations than in the uk for the dogs in the car. In these cases your four-legged friend not to loosen it on the passenger seat, or sit on the back seat. Dogs are only allowed in the back seat, a special seat belt in a cage in the boot of the car or the rear of a hondenrek. As a compensation for the wrong in transporting a dog, and can go up to 230.
“It is important that the dog has to go outside and look in,” says Somers. “Are we in a deep chair, but the dogs are loose on a moving floor. If they are not, and they will soon get sick.” Get a dog, despite the best precautions can still suffer from motion sickness, then there is at the vet and over-the-counter medicines are available.
to Keep the old dogs at home < / p> Not each and every dog is having fun along with go on a vacation. Somers recommends that dogs older than ten years, no longer to carry with you. “Old dogs will have to have a lot of trouble with the new key. That will be fully displaced when you take them out of their own environment and gets. For that reason, they’re no longer in the home, in a boarding house.”
dog Owners who have the required immunizations, and safety precautions to take, you are ready to get a pet to return home. Somers suggests for the problems to the local vet to go to. “He’ll be back to discuss with your own veterinary surgeon in the Netherlands, the history of the animal, you know. Together, there are a lot of things that have to be solved.”
< / p> NU.nl said They, Somers is not about preparing for a journey, with a dog in it. There are other preparations, and the rules for it. Animals may only be transported in a kennel that meets the rules of the airline, and it meets the need for up to two days prior to the flight and are well explained by a doctor of veterinary medicine. Here you can read more about flying with a dog.
for More advice, have a nice holiday with the dog, It is imperative for the European pet passport to bring The dog must be micro-chipped, Check with the embassy of the country or of the race of the country in may. (American) Staffordshire terriers, mastiffs, pit bulls, boerboels, and tosa’s are a lot of holiday destinations, such as France, are prohibited. Make sure you have sufficient water in your car and stop regularly for a plaspauzes put up a piece with your address and contact details on the collar and leash for your dog