We have received the following update from Dr Patrick Cass BVSc (Hons), Veterinary Office - Animal and Biological Import Assessments Branch, Department of Agriculture Australia.
"The Australian
Government Department of Agriculture has recently noticed an
increase in the number of dogs imported to Australia that
have been administered inappropriate external parasite
treatments as part of their pre-export preparations. The
products that have been used are oral formulations
containing fluralaner, spinosad or afoxolaner.
Australian import
conditions require the use of external parasite treatments
that kill ticks and fleas on contact. This means that the
parasite is not able to bite the dog (or cat) in order to be
exposed to the active ingredient and therefore, greatly
reduces the chance of transmission of vector-borne
diseases. As a general rule, oral external parasite
treatments do not meet Australian import conditions and
should therefore not be relied upon for exporting dogs and
cats to Australia.
The department’s website
includes a table of acceptable parasite treatments for use
in preparing dogs and cats for export to Australia -
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/cats-dogs/step-by-step-guides/parasite-treatment.
We strongly advise all prospective exporters to consult this
list prior to beginning export preparations. The list is
not exhaustive but where an exporter wishes to use an
unlisted product they should contact us first to check that
it will be appropriate."
Pets-On-Board is a division of EFL International Distribution Ltd based in Dublin, Ireland.
Please visit us at the following link for details of our services. http://www.efl.ie/efl/pettransport.php
Issued 20th April 2015
