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Travelling from Santander with a Pet

One of the most frequent problems we see is the mis-timing of tick and tapeworm treatments. If you are travelling from Santander, please pay special attention to the 'treatment windows' indicated in the table below.

Tick & Tapeworm Vaccination Window
Travelling to UK Treatment must be carried out more than 24 hrs before check-in but not more than 48hrs
Day Time
(Hours)
Monday 16:30 16:15 Sat - 16:15 Sun
Monday 19:00 18:45 Sat - 18:45 Sun
Tuesday 19:00 18:45 Sun - 18:45 Mon
Wednesday 15:15 15:00 Mon - 15:00 Tue
Thursday 15:00 14:45 Tue - 14:45 Wed
Saturday 15:15 15:00 Thu - 15:00 Fri
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Important information

Brittany Ferries will do the utmost to ensure that checks are done appropriately at our ports, however, if you experience a problem with your documentation upon entry into the UK or Ireland, then any related costs for either the quarantine of or re-export of your pet will be entirely your own responsibility