Vet in New York

Hi everyone,

My girlfriend and I are moving to London in a couple of months and are taking our cat with us. I already know about the PETS schem and and am somewhat familiar with all the steps (cat has already been microchipped).

By any chance, does anyone know a vet in the New York city or tri-state area who can do the rest of the procedures (vaccines, blood tests, etc.)? From what I understand, the vet has to be accredited to do those things, is this correct?

Thanks in advance for all the help! 

Most all regular vets are capable of carrying out the PETS process - albeit with a little help!  Your vet just needs to be accredited by the USDA, which over 90% of practicing vets are. 

On a side note, if you haven't yet done the vaccination or blood test, you're looking at six months at the very least before your kitty is cleared to enter the UK - seven months is a more likely estimate.  If you're moving in the next couple of months, you're going to need to either leave your kitty behind until he or she is cleared to enter the UK, or bring her with you and submit him or her to quarantine for the rest of the six-month period - which, depending on how quickly you move on the vaccination and blood draw front and when you're actually leaving for the UK, could be as much as five months (and a couple of thousand pounds).

Feel free to PM me with any questions, and good luck!

Thanks!

Yes, I am aware of the 6 months waiting period. Unfortunately, I found that out a little too late so the kitty has to stay behind with my parents for a couple of months.

Anyway, I actually spoke with my vet about the process and they claimed they knew what they were doing but then when we went to talk to them, they wanted to do the vaccine BEFORE the microchip. At that point it became pretty clear that they had no idea how to go through the process.

I just wanted to see if there is anyone out there that has dealt with a specific vet somewhere around NYC, who knew what needed to be done.