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[annecollings]

Hi Caroline (I, for my sins, was originally an Essex Girl - wonder how many jokes that will bring up!!!)

I too am a little confused. I tend to read most things on this site connected to animals as I am an animal lover, but I am not quite sure how political type issues get into a thread regarding cats and a bird....!!!!! And tho it be narrow minded of me, am not interested in reading about Grivas or Turks or whatever....!!!!

Am also sad to say that no one has really answered your original questions. I can't help too much as I have bought dogs in and out of Cyprus and that was before we joined the EU and things have changed since then. I believe you still have to have the government vet check the cats on arrival. But, if this is anything like it was for the dogs, the vet never even checked the crates or that they were still alive, just sat in his office counting the hundreds of pounds I gave him (in cash - no cheques accepted). It is cheaper now. Believe you still have to have import licence for all animals to come to cyprus and by obtaining that the government vet knows when to be there (but is always late!!!!). Contact DEFRA in UK (Something like department of Agriculture). GOOD LUCK

[CAROLINE]

THANKS...ANNE
I THINK I HAVE GOT EVERY THING READY FOR THEM THIS SIDE,,, ITS JUST NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW MUCH IT WILL COST THE OTHERE SIDE.. HAVE SPOKEN TO A VET FROM THE HAPPY VALLY CLOSE TO LIMASSOL... AND HE SAID HE WOULD COME OUT TO CHECK THE CATS.. BUT COULD,NT TELL US HOW MUCH..AND YES ITS WILL BE CASH. AND HE ALSO OFFERED TO TAKE THEM TO OUR NEW PLACE.. I DONT THINK SO .. WE CAN MANAGE THAT .. THEY HAVE GOT YOU WHERE THEY WANT YOU .... YOU JUST HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH IT AND HOPE THEY DONT ASK FOR TO MUCH MONEY.. WITH THE VET OVER HERE AND THE FLIGHTS £££££££££££££££££LOTS OF MONEY... THANKS ... I SURPOSE I AM AN ESSEX GIRL. BUT I USED TO LIVE IN TOOTING BEC MANY YEARS AGO .. P.S. I DONT WHERE WHITE SHOES OR SHELL SUITES...

[annecollings]

I think I know the vet you are speaking about from Happy Valley. But I don't think it is any vet that checks them, I believe it is the Government Vet, whoever that may be at the time. (As you have probably already gathered, some vets leave a lot to be desired in Cyprus!!!). Any way, as far as cost goes..... It is now much cheaper than when I bought my dogs back into Cyprus (they are originally from here), as Cyprus is now in the EU. I paid CYP125 per dog (3 bought in) to the Gov. Vet. and I believe it is now about CYP 25 and probably slightly cheaper for cats. I have heard differing stories and it is, with most things in Cyprus, a different story each time, depending on who you speak to and on what day...!!!!

When the flight arrived with our 3 dogs from UK, we first had to go to BA Cargo and pay £5 to them (not quite sure for what??!!), we then went to cargo arrival (a huge warehouse nr. departure/arrivals at Larnaka) and had to pay (I think) Customs some odd amount, I can't quite remember if it was about £34.10 (they were in overtime funnily enough!!!) and this had to be to the cent, not a cent less or more. I tried to give £35 as I had no 10 cent piece - oh no, I had to go out to a borrowed truck (to transport the dogs) and rumage around for 10 cents!!! Then they debated as to whether they would let us take our dogs as someone had made a mistake on the customs forms and the owner was down as my brother in laws name (he should have been stated as our contact in Cyprus!), eventually after they spoke to him on the phone they said they would release the dogs! Can't remember if we saw the vet first... anyway, he just took the money, grumbled something to me, stamped the forms and did not even come to check the crates were still sealed and that the dogs were in good health. Anyway, 2 years down the line we live to tell the tale and the dogs did settle very quickly back into routine life. But as I said before, cats tend to wander a bit more, so be careful....
Hope this helps!
Take care,
Anne

[CAROLINE]

thanks Anne, we were told we would need a vet to check the cats out when we got to cyprus... the vet from the happy vally said he would come along and do that,,, if the airport have there own vet then we wont need the other vet to come out ,, maybe save some money... i will have to make more phone calls... its none stop.. nobody knows what to do.. well apart from taking your money,,,no problems there....