So, my vet has to be the biggest moron ever.
You have to have certain accreditation to sign papers for animals going abroad. I specifically chose the vet we go to 6 months ago because they said they had the proper accreditation.
So, in order to fly to the European Union you have to get a rabies vaccine, a health certificate, and a Pet certificate in German. I get all this stuff filled out and make an appointment to get is signed by the USDA. I go down to the USDA's office yesterday to get everything signed and sit there for 45 min. wondering what the heck is taking so long for them to simply sign a piece of paper. Come to find out the vet who signed my papers does not have the proper accreditation. She apparently thought she did. How you can think you have creditation that you don't have is a mystery to me. That would be like me saying: "I thought I was licensed to teach Social Studies just because I am already certified to teach German". Would somebody please explain to me how a vet doesn't know what he or she is or isn't certified for?
So, now I get to refill out all the paperwork, take it back to the vet, have the other vet at the place we take out cats sign the papers and then go back down and sit at the USDA again.
I've just about had it with this vet. First they put the wrong mircrochips, now this! I'm starting to think they got their licenses out of a Cracker Jack box.
When we get back to the States I will most def. be finding a new vet.
Grrrr!
So sorry to hear this. I had a similar experience with my vet. Despite taking my cats to the vet for their rabies vacine, paperwork etc. 3 months before I moved to Germany, the day before I flew out she said she couldn't sign them, so I had to come without them and lost their original airfare and a friend was left trying to get the proper signature and I had to pay for a new flight for them. My cats have now arrived but I ended up being without them for 3 weeks because of this error. Good luck finding a new vet!
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