Dear all,

I got a question on how to bring our cat from Hong Kong to Switzerland...

My parents will be visiting me in the coming June for about a week, we are wondering if that is possible to bring our cat here as well if the procedures are not too complicated and costly....

My questions are:

1) What procedures should we go through? (I heard that the cat will need to be isolated for some weeks for examination???)

2) How much would that cost approximately??

Thanks a lot for your help!!!

i talked to 2 people with cats: get all your papers/vaccinations in order and it can be smooth sailing - if you don't prepared to have the moggy quaranteened for a while... i'm sure others who've brought cats can give you details.

For the import regulations, see the BVet website:

http://bvet.bytix.com/plus/dbr/default.aspx?lang=en

(I see they have a new format - enter the reason for bringing your pet, what kind of animal, how many, and the country you come from - and hey presto, all the info you need to know.)

As for prices, this will vary - ask your airline or pet shipper for a quote.

There have been many threads discussing the importation of pets into switzerland - do a quick search to read up on other poster's experiences.

Good luck with your trip, and hope your kitty enjoys his/her Swiss adventure.

Yes, go to the bvet site. They will list out exactly all the documents/ vaccinations that are required from your country of export. You can also call them and speak to them in English - I found them very helpful when I brought my 2 dogs and 1 cat from Singapore.

When you book your flight, make sure you ask for a space for your pet. They will ask for the animal's cage dimension.

Upon arrival, I went to the red channel customs, showed them the documents, my proof of residency in CH, let them scan the animals for the microchips and paid my CHF88 and exited all in 10 mins.

As your parents are bringing your cat for you on your behalf, you might want to ask bvet if this is an issue.

thank you all for the reply...
i'll have a look in the website as suggested =)

hopefully i can bring her here successfully

It's relatively easy once you get to the Zurich Airport assuming you have the proper paper work filled out. I am not sure which category of country HK falls under the bvet rules, but you might want to check out just in case there is any quarantine involved...