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@Karena

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English

Lives in Cairo

Registration: 03 October 2010

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Karena replied to a thread
11 years ago
thenomad

Emergencies: When the doorbell is ringing in the middle of the night? by thenomad

Last night at 4am I suddenly woke up by the sound of the ringing doorbell. I heard that there was somebody in front of the entrance door of my flat in the 4th floor in Cairo. A burglar who is checking if somebody is at home? I grabbed my mobile and ...

Karena

I have the best guard dog you could ever wish for, no one would ever get past her, she only has to hear the lift door and she is up and raring to go and seriously never open your door when your alone whether day or night, especially nowadays which ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
Christine

Rent a flat or a house in Abu Dhabi by Christine

Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Abu Dhabi. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Abu Dhabi. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat or a house ...

Karena

Hi everyone, I have a chance to work in Abu Dhabi but really don't know where to start, firstly Need to look for an apartment and not pay a years rent upfront, I would like to pay monthly and at a reasonable price, also I have a dog, will a lot of ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
Karena

Kittens by Karena

Please help, if you happen to be living in Sharm el Sheikh and looking for a kitten or more there are 3 adorable black kittens up for adoption urgently, they are 9/10 weeks old, toilet trained, loves dogs and very sociable. They were dumped on my ...

Karena

Can no one help to adopt these kittens, their time is running out before they will be put back on the street. The lady that has the kittens helps all the animals in Sharm and took these kittens in when some not so kind person dumped them on her ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
Karena

Kittens by Karena

Please help, if you happen to be living in Sharm el Sheikh and looking for a kitten or more there are 3 adorable black kittens up for adoption urgently, they are 9/10 weeks old, toilet trained, loves dogs and very sociable. They were dumped on my ...

Karena

Thanks Layla for rescuing your baby, Thank you for the offer, I know Hurghada is too far, hopefully someone at the last minute will take these babies. I too wish people would not buy, I am so against this and pet shops, there are so many street ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
Karena

Kittens by Karena

Please help, if you happen to be living in Sharm el Sheikh and looking for a kitten or more there are 3 adorable black kittens up for adoption urgently, they are 9/10 weeks old, toilet trained, loves dogs and very sociable. They were dumped on my ...

Karena

Thanks I will. Read More

Karena created a thread
12 years ago

Kittens

Please help, if you happen to be living in Sharm el Sheikh and looking for a kitten or more there are 3 adorable black kittens up for adoption urgently, they are 9/10 weeks old, toilet trained, loves dogs and very sociable. They were dumped on my ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
tomashina

Trouble with a vet or cultural misunderstanding? by tomashina

The other day, my friend found an injured puppy in Midan Square. People said that it was hit by a car half an hour or so. She called me and we tried to take the puppy to the nearest vet. I called Animal Friend, but their ambulance was far away, and ...

Karena

Ahmed, I well understand what you are saying, but as an individual, we can all do our little bit to help the animals, humans have voices to express their feelings, animals do not. Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
tomashina

Trouble with a vet or cultural misunderstanding? by tomashina

The other day, my friend found an injured puppy in Midan Square. People said that it was hit by a car half an hour or so. She called me and we tried to take the puppy to the nearest vet. I called Animal Friend, but their ambulance was far away, and ...

Karena

Good job for places like ESMA, SPARE and Continental Rescue for the horses they all do a marvellous job. I am always aware of the strays but hamdullah I have not come across any vicious ones and you have to be so careful because of rabies. Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
tomashina

Trouble with a vet or cultural misunderstanding? by tomashina

The other day, my friend found an injured puppy in Midan Square. People said that it was hit by a car half an hour or so. She called me and we tried to take the puppy to the nearest vet. I called Animal Friend, but their ambulance was far away, and ...

Karena

Yes I have heard about the terrible horse problem today and glad that many people have volunteered to help, there are animal problems all over Egypt which really saddens me, like you Don, I have been brought up with animals all my life, even now I ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
tomashina

Trouble with a vet or cultural misunderstanding? by tomashina

The other day, my friend found an injured puppy in Midan Square. People said that it was hit by a car half an hour or so. She called me and we tried to take the puppy to the nearest vet. I called Animal Friend, but their ambulance was far away, and ...

Karena

don moe, sadly not all of your fellow countrymen and women are as enlightened as you when it comes to animals. There are a lot of people here that do not understand animals and treat them poorly and thank you for helping Toshamina. Toshamina, next ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
magdaw

recruitment company by magdaw

Hi, I would like to ask for your help. MY friends have established a recruitment agency. They secured great contracts both in Egypt and Libya and now they just looking to expand their database with new CVs. At the moment they are looking mostly for ...

Karena

Thanks Magdaw, I will. Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
magdaw

recruitment company by magdaw

Hi, I would like to ask for your help. MY friends have established a recruitment agency. They secured great contracts both in Egypt and Libya and now they just looking to expand their database with new CVs. At the moment they are looking mostly for ...

Karena

Hi Magdaw, I'm British, live in Egypt and looking for secretarial work, is it worth sending my CV. Thanks Read More

Karena replied to a thread
12 years ago
tomashina

Need your info about sending blood sample outside of Egypt by tomashina

I'm planning to take my 6 cats to Japan. So as one of the necessary procedures, today the vet took blood samples in order to send them to a German lab. The problem is he found both Fedex and DHL refused to send the samples saying the regulation ...

Karena

Toshamina please check this group on facebook PTS Pet Travel Scheme - facebook.com/groups/141893319213663 You will find all the information for taking your cats back to Japan and where and how to send your blood tests. Read More

Karena replied to a thread
13 years ago
tomashina

Urgent need a reliable vet for taking my cats to Japan by tomashina

I need to know a reliable honest vet, hopefully in Maadi area, who knows all the procedures of exporting cats to outside of Egypt, and has experiences of doing that. Until recently I trusted Dr. AXX FXXXX in Laselky in New Maadi, but then I found he ...

Karena

Hi Tomashina, please check out these websites if your looking to take your cats out of Egypt, there is a lot of information as I have also been looking to take my dog back to the UK. Also for good vets with help in this and that won't take your ... Read More

Karena replied to a thread
13 years ago
Azza80

guard dogs by Azza80

hi everybody as i decided to have a guard dog i need yr advice about a good spice and whether to get a baby or a grown up one?

Karena

Gosho, if all Azza wants is a dog to protect herself then she does not need an aggressive dog and also trust me I know these things as well and as far as pittbulls, you are wrong by saying these dogs are aggressive an animal is only aggressive if ... Read More