Shanghai - Post Report Question and Answers

Are qualified veterinarians and/or good kennel services available? Do animals need to be quarantined upon entry to the country? Are there other considerations regarding pets that are particular to this country?

Some good vets are available. PAWS is around the city and have New Zealand-trained vets. There are others. We shipped dog food from the states. - Nov 2020


Don't have any. Yes, there is some quarantine requirement, but I don't know what it is. There are TONS of dogs in Shanghai. There is vet care and even mobile kennel care. - Dec 2014


Not sure. - Aug 2014


Yes and I hear it is a horrible, scarring process. - Aug 2011


Unknown. It really depends, or so I've heard. - Dec 2010


Yes. - Jul 2010


I forget precisely, but when I looked into it before our pet passed, the rules for import were manageable. Several expat families in our neighborhood have dogs or cats that are doing quite well. - Feb 2009


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