Tailtrip / How we check

How we check

Tailtrip answers one question: what must you do, and by when, so your dog or cat can enter another country without being refused or quarantined.

Sources

• Government pages of the country you leave: USDA APHIS and the CDC in the US, GOV.UK in the UK, the European Commission in the EU, Rosselkhoznadzor in Russia.
• Government pages of the country you enter: agriculture, quarantine and customs authorities.
• Secondary sources only when an official page cannot be read. Plans built on them carry a medium or low confidence note.

How a plan is built

Each route is a list of steps. A step is either tied to your travel date (for example, a health certificate within 10 days before arrival) or to an earlier step (for example, 21 days after the rabies vaccine). The planner counts from today and from your travel date and puts every step on a date. If the steps do not fit, it tells you the earliest date that works.

Already vaccinated pets

If your pet already has a microchip and a valid rabies vaccine, the planner skips those steps and the 21-day wait. Routes that also need core vaccines, a second rabies shot or a blood test keep the full timeline, because we cannot confirm from official pages that earlier shots count.

Confidence

• High: every rule confirmed on an official page.
• Medium: some details come from secondary sources or search extracts.
• Low: official sources disagree. The plan shows the safer option and says what to confirm.

How often

We re-check every route regularly and after news of a rule change. The date of the last check is on every page. Now: 3 November 2026.

What Tailtrip does not do

• It does not issue certificates, book flights or guarantee entry. Your vet, the airline and the border authority decide.
• It does not cover airline rules for cabin, checked baggage or cargo. Ask your airline.
• It does not give veterinary or legal advice.