If you’re taking your dog, cat or ferret to the EU from West London, you can arrange an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) with Irene Maresca. Meet Irene at a collection point in Fulham or ask for a home visit if you live in one of her five covered postcode districts. A standard AHC with Irene costs £110. It’s worth planning the appointment around your actual crossing date, especially if you’re travelling in December.

Availability: Irene is available up to and including 12 December 2026 and is due back in March 2027. If you need an appointment while Irene is away, look for another vet on our coverage map.

Meet Irene Maresca, our Fulham AHC vet

Irene is an Official Veterinarian who has worked in small animal practice in the UK and US. Her background includes routine consultations, surgery and caring for pets on home visits. She helps owners get their pets’ travel paperwork ready and checks the certificate with them at the appointment.

AHC home visits and collection appointments in Fulham

Fulham collection point

AHC home visits in West London

Irene offers home visits in SW6, SW10, SW5, W14 and W6. This can be useful if your cat finds journeys difficult or you’re travelling with more than one pet. Put your full postcode and request for a home visit in your booking form so the team can check availability and confirm any travel charge.

With either option, the details are gathered in advance. At the appointment, Irene checks each pet’s microchip, carries out the final checks and completes the signing. Have the pets and any requested documents ready so there’s time to go through the certificate before you leave.

Getting to your appointment and planning your crossing

If you’re meeting Irene in Fulham without a car, the District line serves Fulham Broadway, Parsons Green and Putney Bridge. Use the confirmed collection address to choose your station and allow time for the walk from the station. If you’re driving, check parking and traffic near the meeting point before you leave.

For a cross-Channel trip by car, check the pet check-in instructions for LeShuttle at Folkestone or your ferry operator at Dover. Book your pet onto the crossing and leave enough time for the pet checks. Keep the signed certificate somewhere easy to reach at check-in.

Animal Health Certificate prices in Fulham

• Standard AHC: £110. For appointments where the required information and payment are received more than seven days in advance. Additional pets cost £30 each.
• Urgent AHC: £199. Where the required information and payment are received within seven days of your appointment. Additional pets cost £30 each. Ask about availability first.
• Repeat AHC: £89 for qualifying returning clients. The same vet must have issued the previous AHC, with the same owner, pets, certificate language and still-valid rabies vaccination. See our prices and repeat booking conditions for the notice period and additional pet charges.

How to arrange an AHC with Irene

1. Start with your travel date. Under GOV.UK’s AHC guidance, the certificate must be valid when you enter the EU. Check your actual arrival date when choosing an appointment, as this may be a different day from your departure.
2. Send your request. Request an appointment with Irene Maresca and tell us whether you prefer a Fulham collection or a home visit.
3. Complete Stage 2 and arrange the records. Check your inbox and spam folder for the second form. Ask your usual vet practice to send your pet’s clinical notes directly to Vet Home Certs so we can check microchip and rabies records.
4. Confirm and attend. The appointment is confirmed after the paperwork has been reviewed and payment received. Bring every pet named on the AHC to the appointment, or have them all ready for your home visit.

Request your Fulham and West London Animal Health Certificate appointment.

Featured photo: Fulham Palace, from north-west by Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized and converted to WebP. The photo shows a local landmark.