Hello RVA, I’m looking for a veterinarian in the area that is properly registered with the USDA to complete paperwork for international travel. Anyone have any experience with this and found a vet in/near Richmond?
Thanks!
Posted Dec 17, 2023, 6:11 PM UTC
You can look up registered vets on the USDA website. (Sorry for the wacky link.) looks like there are a lot in the area.
From that site, for Richmond city, it’s Kinship Animal hospital in southside/manchester, fan vet clinic, and Stratford hills vet center in forest hills
There are a bunch in the counties too.
Thanks, but we tried this list a couple years ago and everyone we tried had retired, hadn’t maintained their registration, or didn’t know what we were talking about.
If you have all the paperwork and vaxx done ahead of time and you pay me enough or have someone who cooks well in the house, I may be talked into it. I'm category II. Although mysteriously not on the list, which is fine by me! International health certs are a pain in the ass, lots of small animal vets let their certifications lapse because they take too much time and don't pay. I don't have the small animal forms but I can probably get them if I call the usda dude. Where are you going?
Thanks! It's not for me personally, but family travelling to the Caribbean, St. Maarten, with a small dog. I don't know the specifics, but the dog is regularly seen by our vet and up to date with everything. However, importing it requires an exam within a short period of time before "importing" it and the paperwork going back and forth to the USDA prior to the flight. They've contacted the vets mentioned in here, but not been able to schedule anything yet. If you're interested, please let me know what the charge would be. I believe they'd need the appointment next week.
I don't do a lot (any) small animal stuff so if they don't find anything by the end of the week, let me know and I can make it happen. I have the certs and stuff, but would take me some time to muck through it all because the horse stuff is through a different portal. They need to have all this information organized and ready to go for whomever does it. It turns out I'm not on that list because I said to not list me, so it wouldn't surprise me if the small animal vets do the same thing. Does their regular vet have a recommendation?
We moved internationally with our dog last year and had an excellent experience with Andrew Ereio at River City. They were already our vet which probably helped, but I have only good things to say about what could’ve (should’ve?) been a much more stressful process.
Dr Evan’s House Calls is able to do the paperwork. Not sure he’s taking new clients but it’s worth an email to ask.
Nothing from the emails he sends out leads me to believe he’s not taking new clients, but I do greatly doubt he’s able to do this on a day or two’s notice.
Thanks! Will definitely check with him.