So it looks like I waited a little too long to get started on all the BS for these dogs....Just a tad any way. I now have a better understanding of how this 120-Day Quarantine works so I want to share...
Because the island of Guam is Rabies-Free and they want to keep it that way, anyone bringing pets to the island is required to quarantine said pet for a period of 120 days. If you get all the pre-qualification things taken care of prior to arrival, then it is possible to have your pet in commercial quarantine for a shorter period of time, but you have to be on top of your shit...and I'm slipping a little bit.
A lot of the websites I came across recommend contacting the Department of Agriculture about 90 days prior to your move to get started on your check-list. Personally, I would like to have my dog in quarantine for 5 days or less...in which I should have had my blood work to Guam approximately 120 days prior to arrival. What I didn't know until today, is that when I take my bitches to the vet to have their FAVN (rabies) blood work drawn, the sample will have to be sent to some Kansas State University. That University will do the testing and then mail the results directly to Guam...but that takes 2-3 weeks to get there! The FAVN results must have 1.0 I.U. of rabies antibodies. With the Home Quarantine, if we get all of our pre-qualifying things done, our dogs will get to stay with us for the remaining days (until 120 days past the date that Guam receives the results) rather than in a kennel. It's going to save us lots of money!
Earlier this summer, we took the dogs to make sure they were current on all of their vaccines: distemper, hepatitis/adenovirus, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus, and bordatella. Tomorrow Matty is going to take the girls to get microchipped, Buttercup will get her second Rabies vaccine, have them checked for internal & external parasites & treated if needed; and he'll request the vet to type up a letter with some very specific information in it:
- Name, Breed, Age, Sex, Weight, Color, and Markings of each dog
- Microchip Numbers for each doggie
- Dates of Vaccinations
- Rabies Certificates which Must Include: Manufacturer, Serial/Lot Number, Expiration Date of Vaccine (separate from the rest)
- Legible Signature and Address of the Veterinarian
We'll go back in 10 days to have their blood work drawn and the vet will send it off to Kansas State. FYI: you don't want to do blood work any sooner than 10 days after vaccination so you can allow time for the blood to build up anti-bodies and the Department of Agriculture for Guam does not want you to administer any vaccines after you've done the blood work.
After Buttercup has received her second rabies vaccination though, we'll want to get our paperwork together to send off to the Department of Agriculture. They want us to send the following for review:
- Rabies Certificates (two for each dog)
- Current Immunizations
- Parasitic Information
Once we get clearance, we can make our flight and kennel reservations and mail off for our entry permits. They will email us our entry permit after we scan and email to them our health certificate (which needs to be done no sooner than 10 days prior to their arrival in Guam. It's going to cost us $60.00 for each permit and $5-15 for each license.
Tomorrow, we are also going to sit down and finish doing the paperwork required to schedule our pack-out. It feels nice to finally be making some progress on this move.
On a completely different note, here's another piece of Subway Art that I attempted today:
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