[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":157},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-\u002Fcountries\u002Fromania":3,"country-linked-\u002Fcountries\u002Fromania":132},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"capital":115,"countrySlug":116,"description":117,"distanceKm":118,"extension":119,"flag":120,"lastReviewedAt":121,"meta":122,"name":123,"navigation":124,"path":125,"seo":126,"stem":127,"transport":128,"__hash__":131},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fromania.md","Adopting a rescue dog from Romania",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":106},"minimark",[9,13,18,32,36,43,59,63,66,70],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Romania is where the largest number of overseas rescue dogs coming to the UK originate, and it's the country we're adopting from ourselves — so it's the one we can speak to first-hand. Most dogs come from public shelters or the street, via UK-registered rescues that handle the paperwork and transport.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"getting-a-romanian-dog-to-the-uk","Getting a Romanian dog to the UK",[10,19,20,21,26,27,31],{},"Romania is an EU country, so the entry requirements are the standard ones — microchip, rabies vaccination, a 21-day wait, and tapeworm treatment before arrival. See the ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"\u002Fguides\u002Frabies-titre-test-timeline","rabies and 21-day guide"," for the timeline. Dogs usually travel by road, a multi-day haul across Europe; read ",[22,28,30],{"href":29},"\u002Fguides\u002Ftransport-day","transport day"," for what arrival is like.",[14,33,35],{"id":34},"the-health-tests-that-matter","The health tests that matter",[37,38,40],"callout",{"type":39},"warning",[10,41,42],{},"Disease risk is where country of origin genuinely matters, and it's health information — treat this as general and confirm the right tests with your own vet. Some infections have long incubation periods, so screening on arrival and again months later is often advised.",[10,44,45,49,50,54,55,58],{},[46,47,48],"strong",{},"Brucella canis"," is the headline concern for Eastern European dogs: it's considered endemic in Eastern Europe, and ESCCAP UK & Ireland has called for testing of dogs imported from endemic countries to be made compulsory. In a 2023 study of imported dogs published in ",[51,52,53],"em",{},"Veterinary Record",", 24% carried at least one exotic pathogen, and ",[46,56,57],{},"Leishmania"," was found most often in dogs with Romanian-origin microchips — so a full imported-dog blood panel (Brucella, Leishmania, Ehrlichia, Babesia, heartworm) is worth discussing with your vet.",[14,60,62],{"id":61},"the-dogs","The dogs",[10,64,65],{},"Romanian rescue dogs are overwhelmingly mixed-breed shelter and street dogs of every size and age, rather than a particular breed type.",[14,67,69],{"id":68},"sources","Sources",[71,72,73,82,89,96],"ul",{},[74,75,76],"li",{},[22,77,81],{"href":78,"rel":79},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fbring-pet-to-great-britain",[80],"nofollow","GOV.UK — bringing your pet to Great Britain",[74,83,84],{},[22,85,88],{"href":86,"rel":87},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.esccapuk.org.uk\u002F",[80],"ESCCAP UK & Ireland",[74,90,91],{},[22,92,95],{"href":93,"rel":94},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bva.co.uk\u002Fnews-and-blog\u002Fblog-article\u002Fwhat-is-the-disease-risk-from-imported-dogs\u002F",[80],"BVA — the disease risk from imported dogs",[74,97,98],{},[22,99,102,103,105],{"href":100,"rel":101},"https:\u002F\u002Fbvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1002\u002Fvetr.2996",[80],"Wright et al., 2023, ",[51,104,53],{}," — exotic pathogens in imported dogs",{"title":107,"searchDepth":108,"depth":109,"links":110},"",3,2,[111,112,113,114],{"id":16,"depth":109,"text":17},{"id":34,"depth":109,"text":35},{"id":61,"depth":109,"text":62},{"id":68,"depth":109,"text":69},"Bucharest","romania","What's different about adopting a rescue dog from Romania — entry rules, the health tests that matter for Eastern European dogs, and the dogs themselves.",1900,"md","🇷🇴","2026-09-06",{},"Romania",true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fromania",{"title":5,"description":117},"countries\u002Fromania",[129,130],"Long road haul across Europe","or by air","C-srMbXqxqyNhfIG4tiI64W6QXOt3QN-eqP2FOSX_iM",{"guides":133,"rescues":152},[134,142,146,149],{"title":135,"path":136,"countries":137},"Decompression — the first three weeks with a rescue dog","\u002Fguides\u002Fdecompression-first-three-weeks",[116,138,139,140,141],"cyprus","bulgaria","greece","spain",{"title":143,"path":144,"countries":145},"Pet insurance for an imported rescue dog","\u002Fguides\u002Finsurance-for-imported-dogs",[116,139,140,141,138],{"title":147,"path":24,"countries":148},"The rabies titre test and the 21-day rule, explained",[116,139,140,141,138],{"title":150,"path":29,"countries":151},"Transport day — what to expect when your dog arrives",[116,139,140,141,138],[153],{"name":154,"path":155,"countries":156},"Pawprints to Freedom","\u002Frescues\u002Fpawprints-to-freedom",[116],1788703591252]