Pets & Vets

  Vets

Castelo Branco: 

Clinica Veterinaria, Av. da Carapalha 39, Tel. 272 326 145 
Mon – Fri 10 – 20 h, Sat mornings
Emergency Tel 925 560 393

Clinica Veterinária da Sé, Humberto Pires, Rua Conego Joaquim Cabral 1 , Tel. 967 189 517

Idanha-a-Nova:

Raiavet, R. Filarmónica Idanhense 65 (from main road, turn right on sign for “Cafe Astrolabe”, then 2nd exit from roundabout), Tel. 968 593 808. Schedule varies, call ahead!

Penamacor:

Luis Figuera, Av. das Tilias, below the “Nitrato de Chile” sign. Tel. 963 754 266. Mon – Fri 19h or 20h til last patient leaves

These are the ones I know; if you have other recommendations, please drop me a line.

Chips & Vaccinations

Micro-chipping and registration in SIAC database (done by vet) is legally required for all dogs and cats living in Portugal, as well as those that normally live abroad and stay in Portugal for 120 days or more. The entry must be updated when ownership or address changes.

It is also obligatory to have a license from the Junta for each dog (and technically for cats). License fee is EUR 3,5o per year per companion dog. Take proof of rabies vaccine and SIAC registration to the junta to apply.

Rabies vaccination is mandatory for all dogs 3 months and older.

No mandatory vaccinations for cats.

Combination vaccination (5in1 for dogs, 4in1 for cats) are not mandatory but recommended.

Canine leishmaniasis and heartworm (transmitted by sand fly & mosquito resp.) are endemic in the country, so protection of dogs against the transmitting sandfly resp. mosquito is essential, through pour-on or collar and/or vaccination.

 De-worming goes without saying.