Map of English Speaking Vets in France
Did I imagine it or did I see a link on here to a map of English speaking vets in France that have been used by members?
if anyone could post a link I would appreciate it as I am trying to navigate the CC website just on a phone in France.
Thanks
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No point looking on the Club website. Just ask Google - it will quickly give you a map of vets used by English dog owning visitors to France, and the names and addresses of vets in whichever place you are visiting, but whether the vets themselves are English speaking is another matter. We just needed a dentist last year - whether he spoke English or not (he didn't) was immaterial.
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PS. We found the dentist by asking campsite reception to make an appointment for us - most people needing a vet do the same.
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This one?
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You mean you didn't Google it? You just waited for someone to hand it to you?
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Whichever Vet any of you use could you post details such as address, price you paid, if English spoken and would you recommend the Vet to others.
With that information I can add the Vet to the Map and, hopefully, help others who travel to France and beyond.
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And of course learning some French may help.
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Quote - PS. We found the dentist by asking campsite reception to make an appointment for us - most people needing a vet do the same.
I know of one traveller to France who did as you suggested - he was charged €110 - and not a happy bunny with the Vet or the Campsite.
The more 'recommended' Vets by you who travel abroad the less chance of being overcharged.
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That's right. Because I was looking for a specific webpage that was on CC forums and working off a phone and the wonderful CC search facility was proving pointless.
Thankfully some people on here help others when a request for help is made - others just choose to snipe from the sidelines.
Chris thanks again
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I actually have learnt quite a bit of French since I booked this first trip to France a few months ago.
Enough to order in a restaurant or shop enough to be polite when being served
Not enough to ensure my pets get home safely with us on our first trip abroad by getting something wrong in a vets that I can't communicate with
See my last post ditto
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And of course learning some French may help.
Learning French is a very good idea when going to France.
Of course, knowing French isn't much use when you're in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal and others when you want a Vet for the Pet Passport scheme.
All these countries are easily reached within the five day time scale allowed by Defra.
Unless you're a very good multi-linguist you'll struggle to make yourselves understood in other countries and knowing in advance that the Vet you visit has a grasp of English or has previously done the Pet Passport treatment can be a relief.
That's why any help in compiling the Map will help other travellers.
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We have just been in France with our dog. Neither SWMBO or myself speak French beyond half a dozen words. We didn't even worry about whether the vet could speak English or not. It turned he couldn't, but his receptionist could speak a little so between us managed to sort it all out. It's all part of the fun and adventure. The only complaint was the cost, €47 as opposed to €10 last year in Austria.....
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Well it turned out that none of the vets on the map were near us so we approached 2 vets in the town we were in to see if we could explain what we needed and ask the cost. One of them spoke fairly good English the other none.
The cheapest vet cost 34 euro per dog to administer our own worming tablet.
I will update the map when I return
Thanks for everyone's input and help.
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How do you add a new Vet?
I'd highly recommend Stephane Pintor, 20 Avenue Olivier de Serres, 07120 Ruoms, France.
He speaks good English, and has a 'no appointment' system, where you just sit and wait.
In August our cat was involved in a fight with a feral cat. She had an injury to her leg and her neck. He examined her thoroughly, found other small injuries, gave her an anaesthetic, shaved each area, cleaned and washed out the wounds, inflated them with a dry powder antiseptic, squeezed out the gas used to inflate the wounds, gave her an antidote to the anaesthetic, eye drops to prevent dry eyes, then an injection of an anti-inflammatory, and an antibiotic, and prescriptions for anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. It took over an hour, and was done whilst we waited. Total cost 57 euros!!!!!!
My son paid just 11 euros for his pet passport check up last year.
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Thanks for all the info Val - Vet added to Map.
You can't add a Vet, only I can do it, to stop Vets being added that haven't been checked to make sure details are okay.
Was it at the same Vet that your son got his Pet Passport treatment last year?
An address and recommendation from him if possible please if it was a different Vet.
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