VET COSTS FOR PETS...

leo2008 · Post by **leo2008** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:44 am

hello,

i will move to helsinki in the beginning of 2010. i have one gold himalayan cat. could you pls help me on below issues:

1. have you any information regarding acceptance of cat to finland from non eu country?
2. what is the vet costs for cats for regular controls and inoculation?
3. what is the daily cost for pet pension in helsinki?
4. would it be cost me expensive to have cat in helsinki?
5. is there cat health insurance in finland which meets all regular costs of cat?

thank you very much for your kind assistance.

best regards,

Leo

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rinso · Post by **rinso** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:08 am

5. is there cat health insurance in finland which meets all regular costs of cat?

such insurance would be more expensive than those costs.

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:46 am

Not sure about that. We pay approx 150e per year for our dog insurance, which we have through our regular insurance company (Tapiola).

Vet bills can be quite costly but the biggest cost will probably be getting your cat here and home again.

kitty wonka · Post by **kitty wonka** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:28 am

Check the Finnish consulate / embassy website in the country you are moving from. We moved here with out cat a little over two years ago, and all of the requirements for entry to Finland with her from the country we moved from were available there (and in the local language). We moved from Russia, which is non-EU. We printed this out and took it to the vet before leaving and just asked that they do everything that was required to get her to Finland.

That said, you also need to check with local authorities to make sure that you fulfill any 'export' requirements.

In general, you will need a pet passport (which you can / should be able to get from your vet), and a certificate of health status.

We don't find it 'expensive' to keep our kitty, but she is generally low maintenance. Some of the higher end pet foods are quite expensive. And, the one time we had to take her to a vet was on a holiday and thus quite expensive as well as taking an insane amount of time (~7 hours!). But, the care was good, and our kitty was fine in the end (which is what we wanted).

We did also find it somewhat difficult to find a place to live. We rent our flat and had to eliminate many places that did not allow pets.

Out of curiosity, pet pension?

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