Home visits are available within our local South Lincolnshire service area, subject to availability. Enter your postcode to check your address and any travel fee before paying. The wider coverage list also includes owners who may use a collection appointment; it does not guarantee a standard-priced home visit everywhere listed.

Our collection point is at Wygate Park, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 3AH (what3words: ///fever.skimmers.plunge). Appointments must be booked in advance. Bring every pet included on the certificate and the original documents requested during your record review; collection is not a paperwork-only pickup.

Standard AHCs start from £139 for one pet, with eligible repeat AHCs from £119. The total depends on the number of pets, urgency and any additional treatments, plus any applicable home visit travel fee. Your booking total is shown before payment. Contact us first if you are unsure whether the repeat rate applies.

Book ahead, but choose a certification date within the 10-day EU entry window, counting the issue date as day 1. Your pet must also have completed the rabies waiting period before certification: at least 21 full days after the initial vaccination course, and longer for some vaccines. A booster without a break in cover does not start a new waiting period. Contact us before paying if the dates are close.

GOV.UK: Animal Health Certificates

Send clear copies of the microchip date evidence, rabies vaccination record and relevant vaccination history, together with the EU entry country and date. We will tell you if further veterinary records are needed. Every pet included on the AHC must attend the appointment for a microchip scan. Have the requested original documents available for the final checks.

You need a new AHC for each separate trip from Great Britain to the EU. The same certificate can cover onward travel between EU countries during the same trip, within the permitted validity period and while the rabies vaccination remains valid. Current GOV.UK guidance gives up to six months for onward EU travel and re-entry to Great Britain. Check the certificate dates for your own itinerary.

GOV.UK: Animal Health Certificates

For owners resident in England, Scotland or Wales, current GOV.UK guidance requires an AHC to enter the EU, even if the pet passport was issued in the EU. Do not rely on an existing passport without checking the rules for your circumstances. Tell us before booking if you live outside Great Britain or have a different residency situation.

GOV.UK: travelling to an EU country

Urgent appointments may be possible if an Official Veterinarian is available and there is time to verify the documents. Additional fees apply. An urgent appointment cannot shorten a rabies vaccination waiting period or waive an entry requirement. Contact us with the vaccination dates, EU entry date and postcode before making a short-notice booking.

One AHC can include up to five pets on an eligible non-commercial journey, provided each pet meets the requirements. Choose the correct pet-number option when booking, send the records for every animal and bring them all to the appointment. Contact us before booking if the journey involves a sale, rehoming or more than five pets.

Dogs travelling from Great Britain to Ireland need an appropriate tapeworm treatment administered by a vet and recorded in the travel document 24 to 120 hours before arrival. Finland, Malta and Norway also require it. Dogs returning to Great Britain from most countries need treatment in the required return window too. Tell us your itinerary so you can arrange the relevant appointment; this requirement is for dogs, not cats.

GOV.UK: tapeworm treatment for dogs

Yes. You can book a collection appointment at Wygate Park even if your home is outside our local home visit area. A longer-distance home visit may also be possible for an extra travel fee, subject to availability. Check your postcode during booking, or contact us if no suitable option is shown.