Finding a vet who "gets" an imported pet's history — how did you approach this?

Bring the full paper (or digital) trail with you — vaccination records, any treatment history, and the import/health certificate used for entry — and hand it over at the first appointment rather than waiting to be asked. Most vets are used to piecing together an imported pet's history from documentation rather than a verbal summary, so a complete written record does most of the work for you here.

Brought a full printed history plus asked our old vet for a summary letter. The new vet clearly appreciated having it all in one place rather than piecing it together themselves.

Following, my dog’s records are a mess spread across two countries too.

Building on that — the vet clinic itself also had prior experience with imported pets specifically, worth asking upfront rather than assuming any local vet will do.