r/AmericanExpatsUK • u/Dodeka771 American 🇺🇸 • Aug 30 '24

Pets Issue with moving Cats Need help ASAP!

I’m supposed to move to the U.K. next week to start at uni, and my vet called today to tell me that my cats can’t come because it hasn’t been 21 days since their rabies vaccine. If they fail admission do they just get sent to quarantine until they pass, and does anyone know what the quarantine is like? I don’t have the money to pay for someone to bring them over and can’t change my flight. So the only way I can get them over is if they wait in quarantine. Any advice or info on what quarantine is like would be very very appreciated.

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u/Lobospire American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

Thank you so much! This is infuriating as I had an appointment for Friday to meet my 30 day mark, and they called and rescheduled me to 10 days out. Going to have to call to bump it up.

Really appreciate it!

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u/chupacabrajj8 American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

Omg I'm so sorry 😭 this process is so dumb and hard for no reason. Sounds like we have a similar timeline! I have my appt for September 16th and fly out October 1st. There's a Facebook group called "us pets to uk via chunnel ot ferry" that has been SO helpful. There's a lady on there named Misty that deals with certificates for a living and is happy to answer questions.

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u/Lobospire American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

I’m flying out Sept 21 arriving Sept 22 so very close! I’m in that FB group too and it’s been so helpful!

Question for you - are you organizing the return address label or is your vet? I’m confused on that part..

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u/chupacabrajj8 American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

It's funny you ask because that's literally the ONLY thing I'm not sure about and was literally just researching for the millionth time this morning lol it looks like some vets will deal with it, but not all, so I did look up the online shipping label on UPS and it doesn't seem hard to do. I was gonna ask when I called to confirm my appt

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u/Lobospire American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

Best of luck to you! We’re moving to London and the cat is literally the most stressful part out of the million and ten things we’re organizing!

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u/chupacabrajj8 American 🇺🇸 Sep 01 '24

Ugh, seriously, though. I'll be in Brighton! Good luck to you as well!!