Health Regulations for Pets!
For those who wish to bring domestic animals into the country the following are
required:
* Pets have to be 3 months and older
* Dogs must have: rabies, parva, distemper, hepatitis and leptospiroz vaccinations.
* Cats must have: rabies.
This must be done more than 6 months and no less than 15 days before you travel.
*To get an essential official certificate, you must have:
A “Certificate of Origin” giving your pet’s health record
A Veterinary Health Certicate issued no more than 10 days before departure
*At the moment you are only allowed to bring one cat, one dog, one bird or 10 aquarium fish into Turkey. To bring more animals, you need to get legal advice before you bring them in to the country.
If for any reason you have to return to your home country and want to take your pet with you, at the moment this is what you must do:
*Apply to the Mayor’s Office for a “Mense Belgesi” (Certificate of Origin) which should state that there is no rabies or epidemic disease where you’ve been living.
*Check with your home country’s embassy for the most current regulations - at this moment in time pets are subject to quarantine laws on return to the UK or Ireland.
*The rabies jab has to be given in two doses, two to four weeks apart and a blood sample sent for testing a month later to make sure it has worked.