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Does anyone know if I am able to find Nuto dry dog food anywhere? Specifically the lamb and rice?
We’re moving down pretty soon, living in Manuel Antonio, but we can stock up from Central Valley if we need to.
Any help will be great. Thanks.Image taken from the [ http://www.nutroproducts.com/costarica.shtml ]website…
You can find Nutro at:
PROVETCRE – Productos Veterinarios Crespo S. A.
Ofibodegas San Marino # 11
300 mts. Norte 100 mts Este y 75 mts Norte
de la Pozuelo, La Uruca, San José, Costa Rica
Teléfonos: 2296-1751, 2296-1753
Fax: 2296-1748Scott
Great information. My dog also has been Nutro feed since she was a puppy, now four years old. That was also a concern for us, when we relocate to CR.
Nutro, and particularly the lamb and rice formula, is available elsewhere, as well. It’s available in Alajuela about ten minutes from the airport and in the past week it’s appeared in two different pet shops here in Grecia.
That said, if you’re dependent on it, I’d buy a bunch. This is exactly the kind of thing that is available for a while and then disappears for months at a time. As with other specialty items, if you see it, grab it NOW because it won’t be there when you come back. And if it’s a consumable, buy two or three because stores do not restock reliably.
I should add that the veterinaria in Alajuela has four or five brands of lamb and rice dog food, so if the Nutro dries up, there are still choices.
Can any member advise, whether I can legally carry dog food into CR, such as in suitcases. My thought process is to carry enough for our three week stays, and, to stock pile during visits, until we relocate. I currently buy my Nutro on the Fort Dix military base, the pricing is 50% cheapter, than retail prices everywhere else.
We had ‘dog treats’ mailed to us, amongst other items and because of multi packages arriving at once, we had to go to Puntarenus to pick them up.
We were ‘warned’ not to bring meat products in again…Yeah, soldier, you might want to carefully consider the implications of this one. We’ve learned the hard way that bringing in anything (anything at all) animal -related requires an import license from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment. We’ve gotten away with small things, such as dog collars and leashes and two large Nylabones, but our shipment of four large Nylabones died in the process. They’re gone forever.
You’d probably have a difficult time keeping any significant amount of dog kibble out of sight during Customs’ x-ray examination of your luggage, so the savings wouldn’t be much and the risks high.
You might get away with importing several bags of Nutro if you brought a container of household goods. The Customs officer might overlook the dog food if the bags were in cardboard boxes, for example. But again, if you brought in any significant quantity they might also decide that it’s for commercial resale and charge you a heavy duty as well as making you get the import license.
U.S.-made dog food isn’t cheap here but it’s probably cheaper to buy it here than to try to bring it in. This is just one example of how imported things in Costa Rica are surprisingly expensive.
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