Relocating cat from US to Latvia
My husband and I have been trying to find a way to relocate our pet cat from the USA to Latvia and we’ve decided to look for possible advice on how to do it without us having to bankrupt ourselves.
So, for a bit of backstory, my husband moved from the US to Latvia at the end of 2021 due to an extremely toxic environment back there and was forced to leave his cat <PERSON> with a caretaker because the homeowner/landlord of my place at the time did not allow pets and would not accept any kind of compromise, leaving us with no choice as it was so last minute to change plans. It took us a very long time to even find a place that would accept pets. Once we did, we made sure to get <PERSON> vaccinated and microchipped as per EU regulations and have been working on figuring out how to get her to us this entire time, but have been hit with a wall after a wall. Our best possible option would be to have her transported to us since we’re unable to travel to the US and the caretaker cannot travel to Latvia.
We’ve done extensive research on what needs to be done and what documents are necessary for pet relocation, but no matter where we go and what we do, we are suggested to use a pet relocation agency. We’ve contacted several of them for quotes and were given insane numbers. In an effort to find alternatives, we’ve messaged countless USDA accredited vets in the area where the caretaker lives, airlines, Latvian veterinary department and even a cargo company here in Latvia that deals with imports, specializing in pet transport as well, trying to find cheaper solutions. 881
We’ve even looked into traveling by ship to get <PERSON> here but that is still incredibly complicated and expensive. At this point, we’ve exhausted ourselves, but are still fighting, every day. We’d swim across the ocean on a damn door if it meant we could get our cat here. We WANT this to happen. We just don’t know how.
Which is why we’re here now, hoping to find something we’ve missed, something more that can be done. Because we simply do not have $5.000 lying around. Is there anything else we can do? Anywhere we can look for advice or help? We’d appreciate literally anything right now. 954