Straycaresamossw / Lounais Samoksen kulkuelainten hyvantekijat

29/06/2024

Hot quickie

28/06/2024

Yes we know!!

You are all waiting for news about Wh**ey and her babies.

And I can tell you she is definitely the best mom. She takes excellent care of her little ones.

Pictures are not the best quality because we want to give her peace and don't want to stress her.

We clean her box, change her water and make sure she has food all day and night, and for now that is the only stuff we bother her with.

Next week we will be taking the babies and her a bit out from the cage so we can properly clean and at the same time socialize her a bit, check the kitties etc.

We take the cover away as well part of the time so she gets used to seeing other cats, the dogs and us a bit more.

Maybe some think we are being overly careful but I don't see the point in stressing and rushing her, as she is a feral cat and we respect her being a new mom as well.

Everyone else is doing great as well! Forgot to mention that Kuisku's bloodtests were also good as well, no issues with her, excluded the dental problems that we are working on.

I think I forgot to post the bill for the food before, just the picture of the food delivery so here is that too.

We will probably go live during the weekend, so stay tuned!

24/06/2024

The story of Wh**ey continues..
She had a secret.. or should we say.. several.

Remember back in April? She introduced herself to us and decided that we were to keep her safe.
We obliged ofcourse and she felt safe enough to give birth to three babies, but she took them away to what she thought would be safe for them.

Here, the story gets dark, and we can only suspect.. but we believe a tomcat killed the small babies and made Wh**ey pregnant again.

She never left from our premises, she was enjoying food and occational scratching behind the ear when she was very focused on her tin food.

The plan was always to catch her and sterilize, find her a home.

The other day Peppe saw there was blood on her leg and she was not her normal self, so catching her became more urgent.

So Peppe was prepared for a bit of a struggle, but she just let him lift her in a box and the outcome you saw in the previous post. She was safe inside the house.

Today, Peppe went to water our neighbors garden, planning to see if he could maybe see the April kittens somewhere.
He came back with a tiny kitten, imbecile cord attached, white. TINY!! And it was clear it was Wh**eys baby. And it was so very cold to the touch, though outside it was already 30 degrees

So we found a box for them, and they were reunited, immediately Wh**ey was caring for the baby.

So Peppe went back.. and soon came with another TWO! in with the momma.

We thought now they are all together and Peppe can finally go to water the trees.
Well, not quite.. he came back with another THREE!

Oh man what a task it has been for tiny Wh**ey to have SIX kittens on her own, keeping them safe from the tomcats.

Luckily it seems to have just been a day before we took her, so these babies would now be 3 days old, probably born Friday night.

So, the story of Wh**ey sure is not boring.. we just hope she has had enough excitement for a bit and relaxes into caring for her babies.

We will keep you updated of their story and ask for you to keep them in your thoughts ❤️

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Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

23/06/2024

Up close and personal: introducing Wh**ey.

She was ready to come in, as Peppe could just lift her in the box, no hassle what so ever.

When she came in, we let the others smell and get used to her for a while before we opened the lid of the kennel.

She ate a pouch of good and had some treats while getting comfortable.

Then when she was ready, she stepped up and out of the box and went to rest on the softer sofa.

Do you want to help with the future vet costs for Wh**ey?
She needs to be sterilized and her ears will get a check for cancer. It is possible the tips will have to be removed but we will see what Antonis thinks

We presume the kittens she had are dead because she never leaves from the premices and there are no kittens around, but we will keep our eyes and ears open.

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Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

22/06/2024

Midsummer day is another hot one here!

We got a food delivery, dry food for cats and dogs, so they will not go hungry.

Wh**ey has an injury in her back leg, these seems to be some blood and she is figgety so we need to catch her soon to help her.

Enjoy the pictures from today!

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Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

22/06/2024

Happy Midsummer to all!

Here the heatwave continued and we try to keep the dogs and cats as cool as possible.

Topi had his dental surgery on Thursday and Kuisku yesterday. Both are back and recovering. Kuisku's operation was a bit more demanding as they had to remove both lower K9s and strengthen her jaw with a metal plate, which will be removed on a later date.

Enjoy a lovely Midsummer weekend, stay safe! And maybe we see eachother in a live 😉

18/06/2024

The bestest Urte Busse from Tiere von Samos has birthday todayyyyy!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF US TO YOUUUUU!!! ❤️❤️

Thank you for being a true friend for us and the animals
Thank you for being you, with your big beautiful heart.

Thank you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

15/06/2024

A hot one today again so we decided to give the old ones a trim and a swim.

That means TioPepe and Kurttu got special treatment today, as you can see from the videos.

Here are some pics from today as well, and before and after from Kurttu and TioPepe

Bella is also home, her bloodtest shows that kidneys and liver are doing well and her general healt is very good, no heart issues.

Next in line for full check up and dental treatment are Topi and Kuisku.

15/06/2024

Kurttu had her first ever swim, before this we only cooled her of in the small pools.

15/06/2024

14/06/2024

This morning Bella was taken to the vet as she has lost weight and we could see she was struggling with kibble at times.

She will also have a through health check and what ever is needed to be done.

And what wouldn't we do for the old boy who is still with us, 18 and going str.. well can't say strong but surprisingly well.
TioPepe doesn't hear much, doesnt see much, but he loves life much.
So since he is becoming very picky with his food and seems to get food stuck sometimes, we decided to order him some soup to see if that is something the old mr would like.

13/06/2024

Don't close your eyes
Don't close your mouth
Don't close your heart

Speak up if you see abuse of animals, contact the authorities and be a responsible human.

13/06/2024

Hot hot hot hoooooot

Dogs are not in the best mood in this heat, restless and tempres flair easily but luckily they are pretty obedient and stop when we interfere and no serious flights have happened.

TioPepe was so cutr when we put him in the pool, he ran in circles for a bit like puppy.

But, it is an Inferno for sure.. and we are just in June.

09/06/2024

Quickie

06/06/2024

Gratitude

That is on the top of our minds!

We are so eternally grateful for everyone who truly stepped in and made a huge difference!

stretched their hand and collected a huge treasures chest for us which will keep food in the bowl for a while for both cats and dogs, over 2000 euros!!! We are so grateful for everyone who saw their posts and participated in the collection!

And not only that, individuals, our friends and followers chipped in as well!!
Thank you EACH AND EVERYONE!!

This means we can get Wh**ey sterilized and treated, we can get parasite treatments for all of them.

This means we can go on and fight another day for these beautiful souls that deserve all our efforts.

We hope you enjoy the pictures! We are gonna take much more for you in the following days!

THANK YOU!!

06/06/2024

Gratitude ❤️

That is on the top of our minds!

We are so eternally grateful for everyone who truly stepped in and made a huge difference!

Hard Luck Paws - Greece - Kreikka stretched their hand and collected a huge treasures chest for us which will keep food in the bowl for a while for both cats and dogs, over 2000 euros!!! We are so grateful for everyone who saw their posts and participated in the collection!

And not only that, individuals, our friends and followers chipped in as well!!
Thank you EACH AND EVERYONE!!

This means we can get Wh**ey sterilized and treated, we can get parasite treatments for all of them.

This means we can go on and fight another day for these beautiful souls that deserve all our efforts.

We hope you enjoy the pictures! We are gonna take much more for you in the following days!

THANK YOU!! ❤️❤️

02/06/2024

They deserve a loving home

They deserve their own person

They deserve so much and They have been waiting for a long time.

Sure they are content here, because this is the only place They ever have been treated kindly, where They feel safe and loved.
But, it is not the same as having their own family.

11/06 is a day there is a lucky ticket for one to fly to Finland! So if you have fallen for one of these in the post, message us urgently!

They all deserve a home ❤️

02/06/2024

Hot hot hot!

I think you might be able to get a hint from the pics of just how hot it is here....

02/06/2024

Votsalakia Cafe-Bar, Votsalakia Hotel, in the center of Kampos.

Once again step up to help the animals!

They have a beautiful place set up where everyone can donate but there is something new and special for a couple of weeks now.

There is a workshop where you can make yourself a beautiful souvenir with pieces of Samos.
Urte will take you for a walk on the beach to gather materials and together you make a beautiful ring. More details from Tiere von Samos and at the reception of Hotel Votsalakia from Panos.

Thank you for caring!

01/06/2024

Surprise quickie

28/05/2024

No more

No more food for the dogs, last sack has been opened.

No more fight in us to keep doing this for the animals. Love is not the only thing that keeps them alive. Love we have, care we have.. but money to feed them, medicate them and treat them as they should be.. we don't have.

No more tears are even coming no matter how sad and overwhelmed we are about the situation.

No more, we are deflated.

No matter how much me work to make a salary, it goes to animals, their needs and to fix what they have destroyed just being themselves.
It goes to sound and vision proofing so we don't cause issues to the neighbors so much.
It goes..

We can't do this anymore.

26/05/2024

Wh**ey is doing well as you can see from the pictures. She has gained weight and keeps herself clean. Progress is that when we put food for her, she let's us stroke her and she trusts us more and more every day.
A few more weeks and we can sterilize her.

We had some hot days so the small pools came in handy, especially Cola, Evita, Tom and Eetu love them.

Curly is waiting for his pal Urte to come, he always goes crazy when we mention her name.

All dogs have received deworming and treatment for tick and fleas

We have already received our order of dry catfood as well as tin food for cats. Unfortunately one order of tin food for cats is lost so we are in touch with Zooplus to see what we can do.

Currently we have TWO sacks of dry dogfood left.

Unfortunately we have some issues raising funds for food and the needed parasite treatments 😔

We know we ask for a lot but honestly what else can we do? They need to eat and we need to treat them for ticks, fleas and worms.

Thank you for everyone who has sent help, but sadly we need more. We are missing 750 euros for food and to get the needed treatments.

Can you help?

19/05/2024

What a hot Sunday on Samos!

Dogs are enjoying their basins and keeping themselves cool.
It was so hot in the morning that Sisu did not have much energy for his typical shenanigans, but he played a bit with Ässä and went after the ball.

This morning it was manicure/pedicure time also for some dogs.

Cleo is settling well into her new family in Finland. She is a friendly little rascal, so she will get everyone to fall for her in no time.

We received the dry food we ordered from zooplus, so the cats are ok for a few weeks, but we need to order dry food for dogs and would really be very grateful if anyone can participate.
As you probably remember, this is usually around 5-600 euros at a time when we order for the dogs. I know it is a lot, but if we can get many people to participate, then even the smaller amount makes a difference. Small streams make a river!

This week was particularly heavy as I visited Athens and Peppe was alone with the animals but everyone is doing well and Wh**ey is becoming more and more brave. A few more weeks and she will be ready to be catched and sterilized.

If you want to help:

PayPal: [email protected]
Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

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10/05/2024

📣🆘️ HELP NEEDED FOR MAY 🆘️📣

May is going to be a difficult month for the sanctuary.

We have already ordered and paid for wet food for dogs and cats, crystals for cats, dry food for cats, bloodtests and deworming. Some receipts from the orders are in the pictures.

We also purchased some concrete and send because the fence pokes need to be fixed. The visibility shields worked like sais when we had the storm and the winds were so strong that the pole came lose from the concrete.

We STILL need to order dry food for the dogs and 30 ampuls of Nexgard Combo for cats. These ampuls are approx. 12 euros per ampul and we have received a donation for 2 so far.

We also need to prepare soon to catch Wh**ey and take her to be sterilized. She might need more then just sterilizing as it looks like her ears might have melanoma. And for sure she will be vaccinated.
Topi the cat and Kurttu also need to go to the vet to have their teeth checked and most probably some will need to ve pulled out.

A small panic is rising as the thought of the costs of all that needs to be done.

We really desperately need your help!!
Even if just sharing the post and putting the word forward, it might help!

You can help by donating or by ordering and having delivered to address:

StrayCare Samos SW/ Sanna Ahonen
Velanidia
Marathokampos
83102 SAMOS
GREECE

Donations:
PayPal: [email protected]
Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

05/05/2024

Wh**ey is sure starting to come into her own.
You can see her fur becoming more and more white. She is safely gaining weight as we give her good quality tin food and she has constant access to dry food.

One thing that helped her was NexGard combo that we gave to her, which works for external and internal parasites.

We need to do her again as well as other cats but unfortunately we have no more of NexGard Combo.

We are asking for all cat lovers out there to help us get more!

One ampul of NexGard Combo costs approx. 12 euros.

You can help by donating or by ordering and having delivered to address:

StrayCare Samos SW/ Sanna Ahonen
Velanidia
Marathokampos
83102 SAMOS
GREECE

Donations:
PayPal: [email protected]
Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

Help us to help the cats in the sanctuary stay parasite free, as well as the neighboring strays.

05/05/2024

This was semi mild.. it didn't start at 12 as should, maybe some issues after last nights rain..

But we will get more

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Tw3CT2TUFumt3tWH/

These guys in the pic jumped on us.. Nubu eas sharing so bad..

They got herbal calming tablets last night as well as this morning and some have calming collars.. so it takes the worse edge away it seems but definitely they feel it.. even Kurttu who is deaf ad the house shakes as well

04/05/2024

It was a hot windless day yesterday!

So it was time to take the pools out and who else but Cola was the first to go in.

It is Easter weekend here and tomorrow will be hellish for the animals, especially on the Southwest side of the island where we are. The reason: the infamous easter bombs.

These are extremely loud, the ground shakes as well as the houses! And its not just once during the day, its 3 times big and some small ones in between, lasting several hours.

We prepare as best as we can but many don't take this into consideration and animals run away from gardens in panic.

We will update tomorrow, how it goes with Easter celebrations.

Wishing everyone a nice weekend! Hope you enjoy the pics.

For those who would like to help the animals:

PayPal: [email protected]
Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW

28/04/2024

We still have quite strong north winds but atleast the sun is shining.

Dogs are loving the weather and they are in such a playful mood.

Evita, Josie and Sisu love tennis balls, and we run through them quick smart! If you have any extras, feel free to send them this way!

Wh**ey hangs around and commands for her tin food multiple times a day.. and ofcourse we are here to serve her.

On a personal note, the last days have been extremely tiring due to physical pain that it is just struggle to manage through the days but somehow, we make it.

We wish everyone a great new week coming up and hope you enjoy the pictures!

28/04/2024

Sisu and his morning shenanigans

21/04/2024

We have had some stormy days here on Samos, so the weather cooled down a bit.
Yesterday we started to clear the sitting area and make a nice a place for us to enjoy with the animals but also the people who come and visit the sanctuary.

The mama cat is doing well and comes and demands her food. The only thing is that there is a make cat lurking around as well, so we are careful with feeding as we don't want to endanger the kittens by having the male around.

We have helping hands here as Mirva is visiting with Vote, and those helping hands keep busy giving treats to the cats and dogs.

Next plan is that we have to do some concrete work as there are fresh (and still some older) cracks in the concrete surrounding the house. This needs to be fixed as we daily wash the area and water goes from the cracks under the house and we might have serious issues soon.

Also next weekend we have trimming in the schedule for Kurttu and TioPepe, as well as all dogs will receive second round of deworming.

PayPal: [email protected]
Bank: National Bank of Greece
Iban: GR5401103690000036900399266
Name: STRAYCARE SAMOSSW