ELEMENTS OF A RABIES CERTIFICATE:

1. Date Vaccinated
2. Date Vaccination Expires
3. Rabies Tag Number
4. Name of owner
5. Owner address
6. Name of pet
7. Microchip Number – It is very important that the pet is microchipped before the rabies vaccine and that the number is printed on the rabies certificate. Chip type must be compliant with the destination country.
8. Telephone number
9. Species
10. Sex
11. Date of Birth (DOB) or Age
12. Weight
13. Breed
14. Color
15. Rabies vaccine serial/lot number, date of vaccine expiration, brand name, producer, type, and duration. All countries accept killed virus rabies vaccines. Most will accept the PureVax feline vaccine (live canarypox vector).
16. Veterinarian Signature, ideally hand-written in blue ink
17. Veterinarian name
18. Veterinarian practice address

It is important that this information is as consistent as possible. If your rabies certificate says that your cat is “purple with green spots” but your international health certificate says “green/purple”, then that is not ideal. Breed, sex, date of birth, owner’s name and address, etc. All should be correct and match.

These tips are presented as a way to help owners smooth the international travel process. As always, check with USDA-APHIS for the most accurate, authoritative information. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel

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