Moving With Pets Document Packet in Richmond, VA

Local intake

What Richmond desks actually ask for

Relocating through Richmond mixes Virginia licensing with airline or highway rules. Richmond daycare usually wants DHPP, rabies, and Bordetella.

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Packet checklist

Documents to have on your phone

• Rabies and core vaccines
• Health certificate if flying or crossing certain borders
• Microchip registration with a new address
• Prescriptions that will run out during the move
• County license steps at the destination

How to run it

Three steps before drop-off

1. Update the chip address before the truck

   Finders should not call the old landline.

2. Bundle PDFs by pet

   Movers and airlines do not want a zip of 80 files.

3. Add the new ER

   Look up after-hours care in the new Richmond neighborhood before you need it.