Hideaway in France - gîtes in the Pyrénées near Carcassonne

Pets are welcome

You are welcome to bring your pets with you on holiday , provided we know in advance. The cost for each pet is €25 per stay, and we will advise and help you with the PETS travel scheme as we have dogs of our own which travel regularly between France and the UK.

We can also recommend a local vet to administer the treatment required before you leave for home. However, please remember it is VERY important to plan this in advance, as the regulations insist that your channel crossing leaves between 24 and 48 hours after the treatment has been given.

The up to date regulations on bringing pets to and from Europe are kept on the DEFRA website. Briefly, this requires that:

• Your pet has been fitted with a microchip
• Your pet has been vaccinated against rabies
• After the rabies vaccination has been given, and time has been allowed for your pet to form antibodies, a blood test must be taken.
• Assuming that the blood test is successful, and the required level of antibodies are present, then your vet will prepare the necessary paperwork (usually a document known as a 'pet passport').

• At least SIX MONTHS must then pass between :
  • The date that the successful blood test was taken, and
  • The date that your pet will be re-entering the UK.

• While you are on holiday, we can arrange for your pet to be treated against ticks and tapeworm and for the necessary documents to be completed.
• This treatment must be completed not less than 24 hours before you check in for your journey back to the UK, but not more than 48 hours before you check in.
• As the journey back to the North coast of France takes 10-12 hours we usually recommend that this treatment is applied on the Friday afternoon, this means that you can board your channel crossing at any time between Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.