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SOPHIE

European Shorthair · Female · Kitten

Sophie is a sweet 5-month-old cat (beginning of October 2026). She is roaming the streets in Bulgaria and will not survive. We urgently need a safe place for her, exclusively indoors in an apartment with or without a balcony. She is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, with a passport and tested for FELV/FIV. She will be brought to the location in Tiel by the Traces transporter. You must have your own transportation to pick up the cat from the location. Travels with Traces documents. Placement by the NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team foundation.

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Sophie is een lief poesje van 5 mnd. (begin oktober 2026). Ze zwerft op straat in Bulgarije en zal niet overleven. We zoeken voor haar dringend een veilig uitsluitend binnen in een appartement boven. Met of zonder balkon. Ze komt gesteriliseerd, geënt, gechipt, met paspoort en getest op FELV/FIV. Zal met de Traces transporteur op locatie in Tiel worden gebracht. U moet over eigen vervoer beschikken om de kat van de locatie te halen. Reist met Traces documenten. Plaatsing door stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team.

Size

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Age

Kitten

Location

🇳🇱Tiel (NL-wide)

Shelter

Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team

Living with SOPHIE

✓Spayed
✓Microchipped

Cared for by Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team · Tiel (NL-wide)Learn about European Shorthair →

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Listed 5 days ago

Bringing SOPHIE home

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About SOPHIE

What life with SOPHIE looks like

SOPHIE is a kitten european shorthair cat waiting at Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team in Tiel (NL-wide).

Kittens are tiny chaos engines for about six months and then mellow rapidly. They need two scheduled feedings, a litter box per cat plus one extra, and somewhere high to climb. Spay/neuter happens around six months — most shelters arrange this before adoption.

🇳🇱Adopting from Netherlands

Dutch shelters typically require a household assessment and an adoption contract. Animals are routinely sterilized, microchipped, and registered in the national pet database (NDG) before placement.

Tiel (NL-wide), Netherlands — browse more cats in Netherlands.

Frequently asked

Adopting SOPHIE, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about SOPHIE?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw SOPHIE on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt SOPHIE if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is SOPHIE already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if SOPHIE isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Stichting NKM Dog & Cat Rescue Team early rather than rehoming privately; they know SOPHIE and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (NL). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.