Free 60-second timeline check
Your pet’s trip is 4 missed dates away from a 6-month delay.
We’ve mapped 11 destinations and the 17 ways US owners typically lose months. Tell us where you’re going and we’ll tell you what to do this week, this month, and on travel day.
Takes 60 seconds. No account. Source links + last-verified dates on every requirement.
“I had missed the rabies vaccination date by 1 day (!!!) which invalidated the previous FAVN.”
— r/TravelWithPets, Seattle → Japan thread. One missed date = 180-day reset. We catch this in 60 seconds.
Country-specific rules in plain English
Each destination has its own traps. Pick yours — or start a personalized timeline above.
We know the things your vet won’t.
The free timeline gives you the details that ruin trips. The $29 readiness analysis adds risk flags for your specific dates, a verified local vet shortlist, and the routing tricks that save weeks.
🇬🇧 UK
Pets entering the UK CANNOT travel in cabin — even your 5lb Pomeranian. UK law. Cargo only, LHR / LGW / EDI only.
🇯🇵 Japan
Needs 40 days advance notification by paper or fax (yes, fax) before you arrive — and only KSU FAVN results are accepted, Auburn is rejected.
🇲🇽 Mexico
Stopped requiring health certificates in 2019. Most pet relocation sites still tell you to get one. You don't need it.
🇦🇺 Australia
Single quarantine facility (Mickleham, Melbourne). Book the quarantine slot BEFORE booking the flight — months in advance.
🇨🇳 China
USDA cert valid 14 days only — much tighter than UK (30d). Plus 30-day post-arrival police registration for dogs.
Honest fact about vets: USDA-accredited ≠ international experience.
There are 531 USDA-accredited vets in LA county. Realistically only ~20-30% actively handle international health certificates, and even fewer know the specific requirements for any given destination. Call ahead to confirm — or upgrade to our $29 verified clinic shortlist and skip the cold calls.
Common questions
- Is this veterinary advice?
- No. We are paperwork planners and coordinators. Final requirements must be confirmed by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and the destination authority. Every rule we show has a source URL and a last-verified date — go check.
- How is the free check different from the $29 readiness analysis?
- The free check tells you the rules. The $29 analysis cross-checks YOUR dates against the rules (red/yellow/green flags), shortlists local vets within 80 miles, gives you specific calendar dates (not "30 days before departure"), and shares the insider routing tips we hold back from free.
- Built where?
- Built in Los Angeles, CA, by people who have moved their own dog from LAX to London.