Happy Tails

Foster cats, Nicole & Pip

What we do all day #foradoption

Nicole, her little protege, Pip and Pufi ❤️. From a feral cat to the most loving and welcoming cat for all fosters - this is Nicole. We are looking for a home for this white, 1 year old girl - preferably with another cat, because she loves company. And preferably without children, as she gets scared easily of noises and sudden moves.

Not easy being the big sister for the new foster kitty - Nicole (white) and Pip. Both cats are rescues and are in foster at my (Cristina) place. I was a bit afraid when I introduced them to each but it was unbelievable - they got along from the first second (literally)! Pip will soon go home, but Nicole is atill looking for her forever family. Given on how well ahe reacts to cats, we are looking for a family that already has a cat and wants a friend for him/ her. Nicole is just a bit over 1 year old and she is in perfect health. Ahe is a bit afraid of people, she takes time to know new persons, but she is just perfect for a relaxed home.

Nicole & Pip

Good morning with Nicole (white) and Pip (colored) ❤️ The best days start with watching these two playing - they only met each other yesterday and they go along so well! If people would be more like cats!

Nicole in the kitchen

Nicole- for adoption, but also learning some kitchen basic skills until then NIcole is just a bit over 1 year old. She loves other cats, she is a bit shy with people (but we are alao working on this), healthy and happy. Ready to go home, to a family who (preferably) has other cat(s).

Little by little, Nicole is getting friendly with humans and people. It took a while, but how rewarding it is to see her getting over her trauma! Not a feral cat anymore, Nicole is looking for a family. The perfect one would be a family without kids, with another cat and patient enough to give her time to adjust to new surroundings. Nicole is around 1 year old, healthy and spayed. She loves other cats, she’s very, very clean and quiet . She is very good indoors - didn t chew any cables, didn t jump on furniture, uses her toys for her nails - she is a special little cat ❤️. If you think you can adopt Nicole, just send us a message!

Nicole being Nicole🙄 Nicole is a former feral cat, now in foster. She is getting along fine with Pufi (but she hasn t seen other dogs) and with other cats. She is cautious with people, but she started to trust us - but we are doing daily exercises to build that trust. Nicole is 1 year old and she will soon be up for adoption!

Just a super cute kitten enjoying her life, in safety, with no worries for the day to come 😊❤

2 girls and 1 boy, 1 month old, left in the middle of nowhere, in a box. I know it’s stupid of us to always wonder - but what do people that abandon animals think? Can these small puppies can take care of themselves? Did you, as a human that abandoned them, feel proud that you kept them with their mom for 1 month and only now you abandon them? How does your mind function? In any case, these 3 puppies were lucky - though they were abandoned in an almost deserted place, our friend, Mirela, was happening to walk her dogs there. She couldn t leave them behind, even though she is moving from Romania, so please meet the new Happy Tails babies 🙂. Mirela already brought them to the shelter, they are in quarantine until they have their vaccines ready and then we will start looking for families. Welcome on board, babies 🐶.

t’s been 12 days since Athos is in Sweden. We waited until making a new update on him as we wanted to make sure he is ok. Well, he is - and the feedback is that “he’s a happy nice dog, getting along with everybody”. It’s been a long road for him to arrive here, but what a joy to see him like this! But with the good news, of course there are alao bad ones - Athos’ trip from Holland to Sweden left a serious hole in our budget which is not that big anyway. We count all the money we have, we try to cut costs without compromising on our reacues health, so imagine what a shock for our budget was the amount spent with this trip. It was all worth it and we wouldn’t have done it otherway, but now we need support to cover the hole so we can pay for the shelter and vet care of rescues in Romania. The cost for Athos is 698€, split as follows: 33€ - safety harness 110€ transport crate 150€ transport from Dutch shelter to meeting point for Sweden 205€ bridge tolls 200€ gas for NL - Sweden trip Almost 700€!! It’s almost the amount needed for one month of accomodation in the shelter and we simply can’t cover it by ourselves. So if you can help with any small amount, we would be more than grateful (and huge hugs to our friends who already stepped in when Athos was on his way and we were trying to find money on the second). If you can donate, please mention ‘donation for Athos” Paypal: [email protected] Bank account: Name: Cristina Iordache Bank: Libra Internet Bank Account (IBAN): RO50BREL0002002337800201 (for Eur) Account (IBAN): RO61BREL0002002337800100 (for RON) SWIFT CODE: BRELROBU### Revolut: 0040733379400 (Cristina)

It's been a hard week but we can finally breath. Athos has left Netherlands, not to Romania - but to Sweden! Long post coming up 🙂 When he was just a pup, Athos was adopted in the Netherlands - before giving him to adoption, we followed the protocol: homecheck, long discussions with adopters, tests for him to make sure he is safe, everything. And everything seemed fine. But things did not go as we wanted and, after a while Athos went to a shelter in the Netherlands until he was adopted again. Sadly, after a while, the second family also didn't want him and brought him back to the shelter. We were informed that he couldn't stay long there, as the shelter was quite busy, so we started looking for another family or foster for him. Athos is a black, big, 3 years old dog - a few months went by and no one came to adopt him, despide all the efforts of so many wonderful people who helped us share his story - so we were asked to take him back. it was something that we really didn't want to do - life in the shelter here is not what it should be, even though we take good care of our rescues. But it seemed like that was his only option. Until a week before he was supposed to leave, when something magic happened and he was offered a foster in Sweden with an experienced person who also helps other rescue dogs. This was the moment when things started being crazy. Organizing his travel was far more difficult and time consuming than expected, but everybody stepped in - the shelter agreed to keep Athos one more week, out friends started looking for means of transportation, crates, people willing to go with Athos to Sweden - it was like in the movies, when you see those crisis situations when 1000 things should be done in a minute. But, after 1 week of non stop organizing and non-stop talking on the phone and on emails, Athos left and arrived in Sweden. It is still a bit unbelievable for us, but it happened. And once again we realized how many great people are around us. From

Step by step, Nicole begins to trust us! From being petrified and only moving in the house during night, like a ghost, to being curious and playing. That’s a lot in one month! And, with a little more patience, hopefully she will let us pet her soon - because we need to find a home for her, so we can take other foster cat.

Rossy - the cat who was living near the office building - was adopted 🥳😍❤ Look at her playing and having 0 worries 🤩❤ Rossy - pisica minunata care traia in zona de birouri - a fost adoptata 🥳😍❤ Ce frumos se joaca ea si cm nu mai are nici o grija acum 🤩❤

Guess who’s starting to be more brave? Still not completely sure we are good people, but we’re on the right track 🙂 Our foster’s name is Nico. Once she gains more trust in us we will start the vaccination scheme. Until then - good vibes, good food, good places to hide, all for her ❤️.

Rott’s life hasn’t been an easy one. Chained and beaten, then surrended to a killing shelter where the beating continued, we were finally able to take him in a couple of years back. He never really learned to trust anybody else than Cristina and Dan, her husband, and it was a quite an adventure to have his annual check, nail trimming and analysis. But we never gave up on him. He seemed to adjust and even like it in our shelter, where he finally saw that life without beatings exists. Rott was distance adopted by Yvonne and Douglas and with their support we were able to give him the best treatment after he developed cancer. But with all this, Rott died - we just hope that now he is happy and is running free somewhere. This is his last video.

LE: We didn't find the pups when we came back and we've been looking for them for the entire afternoon . It also started raining and I suppose they hid somewhere. So we made a plan to rescue them - we talked to 2 villagers, so that if they see the pups, they will take them in an enclosure and call us to come and get them. If no one sees them, I will go back on Saturday and put food in different places, maybe they come to better food. We can't go now because we are working and the location is 1.5 hours away from Bucharest. We will keep you posted with how things are going. This happens everytime we go in the countryside. No matter where, these images are everywhere. I (Cristina) was by bike when I suddenly saw this white creatures in the middle of the road. Cars were just passing by, I’m the only one that stopped. And, although is completely irrational because we can barely afford to pay everything for the ones we already have, I talked to Cami and decided to take them in. We simply can’t leave them to die - everybody in the village is chasing them away because they have a akin condition, they make fun of them or push them away using a stick. We wouldn’t be able to sleep if we leave them behind. I’m going back with food and a box to catch them - wish me luck and pleeease help us get them better! I can’t even imagine how much money this will mean, but please help us. If you can donate any small amount, please do so (and mention: donation for the sick puppies). Thank you. Paypal: [email protected] Bank account: Name: Cristina Iordache Bank: Libra Internet Bank Account (IBAN): RO50BREL0002002337800201 (for Eur) Account (IBAN): RO61BREL0002002337800100 (for RON) SWIFT CODE: BRELROBU### Revolut: 0040733379400 (Cristina)

Blaze hit the jackpot after so much time in the shelter and he is, starting today, in foster with our friend, Wiranda. He didn’t want to leave because all he knows is the shelter, but what a happy life awaits him! Thank you, Wiranda, Anglique and Cristina for making this happen!

The beginning of the year was hard on Rott. If you remember, he almost died, we rushed him to the hospital and he is now on special food and medication. He seemed to be doing ok, but Cristina noticed something growing in his mouth, looking like a tumor. Also, he started losing weight, even though he is eating. Indeed, it is a tumor, but, due to his age, he can’t have surgery, only pills as treatment. On the other hand, he is playful, developed a good relationship with Cristina, so we will just continue taking good care of him until he will let us know the next step. Thanks to his sponsors, Yvonne and Douglas, Rott’s accomodation and part of his food is covered, so we don’t have this to worry about. But if you want to help cover his meds, we are grateful for any donation

Well, we know about failed fosters. Both Cami and I experienced this. But we give you the greatest #failedfoster we know: Amon & Charles are adopted by their foster Wiranda, TOGETHER! No more words to say!

Amon (light colors) and Charles (darker) have been in foster in Friesland for more than half an year. our friends, Angelique and Wiranda, are trying hard to find a home for them, but until now nothing came up. So we need to make an effort and try to find a home - either together or separately. Amon and Charles are brothers, healthy and happy, around 10 kilos. Charles is pretty confident and loves other animals, so a home with a pet friemd will be great. Please help us in getting them a home!