Under the new rules from 1st January 2012 no quarentine is required if the following acions are followed

First Your pet will need to be micro chipped. Please ask the vet to ensure that it is functioning correctly before you leave the clinic. and that is added to your vacination record book with a date before anything else.

Blood test

25 to 30 days after rabies vaccination you will need to return to your vet who will draw a blood sample, this is then sent for testing to Ankara where these tests are carried out on Tuesday’s only.

7 to 10 days later your vet should have received the results.

A satisfactory test result must show that the rabies neutralising antibody concentration was equal or greater than 0.5 Iu/ml

3 months from the date the blood was drawn you or your vet, should request a certificate form your local Goverment vet there will be a small fee for this. Your pets can then travel to the EU will be refused without this paperwork.

COSTS FOR ALL ABOVE SEEM TO VARY ACROSS TURKEY. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR VET.

If your are traveling or wish your pet to travel the rules for Tick & Worm

treatment have also changed, please see the link below. However if Paws transport your dog or cat, we shall still require that the pet is treated for both

tick and worm, If we bring your pet from Turkey we shall do this as a matter of course, once in Bulgaria. and this cost will be included in the transport price. 

 http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/pet-owners/