Als ich mein Austauschprogramm in Pyla absolvierte. Ich habe die süßeste Katze getroffen. Er folgte mir überall hin und war sehr anhänglich zu mir. Allerdings durfte ich es von meinen Eltern nicht mit nach Hause nehmen.
Ich habe jetzt mein eigenes Zuhause und kann die Katze nicht vergessen. Meine Freunde sagen, dass er gefüttert wird, aber er wartet immer noch jeden Tag in meinem alten Wohnblock und ist nicht freundlich zu den anderen Menschen, die sich um ihn kümmern.
Meine Frage ist, ob es klug ist, zurückzufliegen und zu sehen, ob er mich noch erkennt und ob er bereit ist, mit mir in die Niederlande zurückzukehren, sollte ich ihn dann zurücknehmen? Ich habe vor allem Angst, dass er sich vielleicht nicht an die Niederlande oder das Leben drinnen gewöhnt :(.
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Von xiaoxingchen
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Cute!
You come here and give that sweet kitty the life he deserves.
I love this. Think it would make an amazing story/youtube video to fly back for a cat that touched your heart.
It would be absolutely the right thing to do. I wish I could save all the cats here, but there’s just too many. Cats here are at risk of poisoning and being run over – he will have a far better, longer and safer life with you in the Netherlands. He should adapt quite quickly, and there are charities here that facilitate this process and they are very successful.
Do it and document the process!
Source: me & my fiance have 30 cats and feed/rescue strays 🙂
I don’t know what the rules are, what vaccinations are involved and what paperwork might be required, but you can try and plan a holiday around it. If it works, you’ll fly back with a cat, and if it turns out it’s not possible you can still have a holiday.
Some cats love to live outdoors
Omg the cat is so beautiful
Do it! But.. Cats doesnt have that „not forgetting“ or being super happy when they see you, like dogs. My cat, after 8 months of not seeing me, just walked by while I was shedding tears. So cats can be jerks sometimes. Do not let this to make you feel sad or make a second guess about your decision. Also, as others pointed out, maybe your friend can start the chip, vaccination etc., so you dont need to stay a lot for these.
Oh, also, indoors are better for cats and for the environment. Mine was stray too and she hides when it rains outside because of her past traumas. So.. go for it!
Im familiar with both countries and as you already know they are very very different in many aspects. Im also familiar with cats, so if he still waits for you and believes he has adopted you, then by all means
You should absolutely come back for him, and take him with you. Our orange cat has traveled the world with us since 2022 (Pandemic baby from the trash lol) and he’s loving life.
If you do end up coming, please send me a DM – I work for a pet health startup here in CY, and I’d love to set you up with a proper care package to help with the transition indoors!
That’s a cute story
I also brought my cat from Cyprus. She was also a stray who clung to me when I was visiting my dad. Before you can take him back you must take him to the vet, make sure he’s fixed, has all of his vaccinations and is issued a pet passport. Theres also a waiting period after the vaccines, for me it was two weeks because I was taking her outside of the EU. The vet I went to was very good but she was in Geroskipou which is quite far. Best of luck!
Given the weather in the Netherlands something tells me hes gonna love the indoors life, worry not!
In a vet clinic here in Cyprus, I was told that to do all the required procedures for taking a cat abroad to another EU country, it will take about 3 weeks, „so better start it 1 month in advance before the flight“. Considering that I already did all the basic post-adoption vaccines for my cat.