Passports for Pets, Pet Travel Scheme, Taking your Pet Abroad

Ask your vet to check the microchip can be read. They have been known to migrate from the site they were implanted. Waiting for the ferry home is not the time to discover this
Check you have all your pet's paperwork together
Check your Pet Insurance covers treatment abroad - if not upgrade it
List of vets in the area where you are staying from the French Yellow Pages together with location maps. If an appointment to treat your pet for ticks and fleas has been made, a printout of the email or copy of the fax
Bowls, water and food
Cat litter and tray
Pooper scooper and bags
Grooming equipment, including shampoo if by the sea - saltwater can be irritating to the skin as well as damaging to the coat
Toys
Tick Tweezers and Tick-off Drops
Collar with identity tags for home and away including mobile phone number - check they are still legible
Leads
Bedding

Pet Travel Scheme