Vet. In France

Could anyone recommend a vet in or around Cherbourg port We'll be travelling home at the end of May and need to have the dog wormed and ticked within a certain period before sailing. The cheaper the better Thanks

Do it away from Cherbourg as they charge a fortune. Go to one roughly a day away from the port.

I aways get that over the counter at the vets shop and you could too and take it with you.

It's only one tablet which is required if everything else is up to date, you have to have the dog wormed a min of 24 hours and if I recall correctly a max of 72. We got it done in Spain before we set off for the boat as we knew we would be there inside the time and the cost was 3 euro

Short answer is yes, it's a certain type of worming and once you go outside the time frame you must start again. It must be that the drugs are only effective for that time frame.

This is taken directly from Dept of Agriculture & Food website
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Rabies vaccination:
The date of the primary rabies vaccination must not precede the date of identification. This primary vaccination (i.e. first vaccination following identification) must have been administered at least 21 days before arrival in Ireland.

The rabies vaccine must be compliant with the requirements of Regulation (EC) 998/2003 - your veterinary practitioner will advise.

The 21 day period does not apply to revaccinations/booster vaccinations, provided there has been no break in vaccination history. If there has been a break in vaccination, the booster vaccination is considered the primary vaccination and a period of 21 days must have passed since its administration.

Whether the most recent rabies vaccination has been a primary or booster vaccine, it must still be within its 'valid until' date as indicated in the passport.

Vaccination details on the Passport must include name of vaccine, vaccination date and valid until date. Details must be endorsed by a veterinarian by signature and stamp.
Tick & tapeworm treatments:
Echinococcus (tapeworm) treatment applies only to dogs - dogs must be treated not more than 120 hours (5 days) and not less than 24 hours (1 day) prior to scheduled arrival time in Ireland. No Echinococcus treatment is required for dogs travelling directly from another Echinococcus free country - i.e. the Uk, Malta, Finland and Noway.

This tapeworm is not dangerous for the dogs themselves, but can cause serious illness in humans.

Echinococcus treatment details in the passport/certificate must include name, date, and time of treatment. Details must be endorsed by a veterinarian by signature and stamp.

Note - while treatment against ticks is no longer a compulsory requirement, travellers are advised, on animal and human health grounds, to avail of tick treatment for their dogs when getting the tapeworm treatment.
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All the regs regarding PetTravel are outlined on Dept of Agriculture & Food website (don't know how to create a link) Staff are very helpful if the need arises to make a telephone enquiry also

It is my understanding that the dog has to be certified 'fit to travel' by a vet and injected.
Ferry staff / officials always took more interest in the dog + passport + stamps etc than they appear to in the passengers. Maybe our dog is better looking & more interesting!!!

Im sure there are probably vets less expensive than others but if anybody is aware of a '3euro' solution to the regulations to include stamps & certification etc the details of such would be appreciated and the spare cash could be spent on more bottles of vino to take us through the long winter months at home !!!