What to do if you find a pet on the street and want to help it?

Step 1. Determine if the pet is domestic

  1. Assess the condition of the pet: does it look well-cared for and healthy, or is the pet hungry, tired, and stressed?
  2. Check the pet: is there a collar? A phone number on it? Many pets in Georgia are on a free walk or live near shops/hotels/clinics. If the pet looks tired, it may be lost.
  3. If the pet is a purebred, it might have a chip with the owner's contacts, which can be checked at a veterinary clinic.

Step 2. Catch the pet and take it to a veterinary clinic

It's important to perform rapid tests for viruses, routine tests, and a medical examination, even if the pet looks completely healthy, as viruses have an incubation period. The total cost will be about 150-170 GEL.

If the petcshows no pronounced signs of illness + negative rapid tests, you can take the pet home. If you have a pet at home, it's better to wait for the test results, or consult with a veterinarian.

Which clinics we trust

Name Address Phone Inpatient care Rapid tests
VetLife 41 Simon Kandelaki St, Сабуртало 032 230 50 59
10-19 every day Daily PCR + tests
KIVI 35-37 Zhiuli Shartava St, Сабуртало 558667671
10-20 every day 24/7
Lucky Paw 44 Petre Kavtaradze St, Сабуртало 551 00 55 81
11-18, except Monday No Yes
VetHouse 70 Adam Mitskevichi St, Сабуртало 032 247 00 05
10-20 every day 24/7 + zoo hotel
Didi Dog 3-й микрорайон Диди Дигоми, 20, Tbilisi 0100 511 12 40 27
12-20, every day No

Step 3. Look for foster care

If the pet shows no pronounced signs of illness + negative rapid tests, you can take the pet home. If you have a pet at home, it's better to wait for the test results, or consult with a veterinarian.

  1. Take pictures: better of good quality + you can show the conditions the pet was kept in, explain that it urgently needs to be removed from these conditions.
  2. Description of the dog: age, sex, presence of viruses, general well-being.

Where to post the search ads:

  1. Your own social networks with a request for repost.
  2. Do not hesitate to write to friends and acquaintances who potentially could take the pet.
  3. Pet chats in Georgia - Telegram, works very well.