The vaccines seem to have their own potential side effects and the dog needs to be ‘tested’ before vaccinating. We have to get Lily’s rabies booster while we are in France (or on our return to the UK) so I am reluctant to inject her with too many products - she’s just a little cavapoo. I’m now thinking I don’t want to risk the sand flies and we should cancel our trip as she is 12 years old and this may all be too much. Would we be safer to go to Northern France (St Malo or Normandy) perhaps? How long before these pesky flies reach the UK!