Apr 13 2009
Moving with a cat to Prague.
Moving with a cat to Prague.
As some of you know we have moved with our cat from the UK to Prague. Here the little check list we followed:
1. Would it be allowed to keep a cat in the flat and was the flat suitable for a cat. Have alterations to be made?
No problem here, small animals like cats are allowed and the flat didn’t need any alterations to be ‘cat safe’.
2. Cat Immigration Requirements
The Czech Republic requires basically three things to allow you to bring your cat with you. First, a microchip (preferred) or tattoo, that serves to identify the animal. Second, a pet passport that confirms (third) a valid vaccination against rabies.
As our cat already had a microchip, we only had to make sure that he was vaccinated minimum 30 days and max one year before the move and that everything was documented in his passport.
3. Relocating a cat to Prague
We had decided to take him with us in the car, which brought us two more problems, cage and sedation. We got an old metal dog crate that was big enough to fit blanket, food and water and litter box in. We started to feed him in the cage approximately 2 weeks before the move, so that he got used to it. We got some tablets to ‘relax’ him during the travel, but they didn’t really work. Our cat hates driving in a car, period. All in all it took us 2 days to drive us and our, loudly protesting, cat from the UK to Prague. Not a journey I want to make soon again, but all things considered not too bad neither.
