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Manuel
Handsome tuxedo gent Manuel was actually born with BWCR 3 years ago, to a pregnant rescue that came in to us. Sadly he had a difficult birth, and he came into the world tangled up in an umbilical cord, but our trusty vet managed to save his life, though poor Manuel had to have a hind leg removed. The vet's name? Manuel - so you can guess where our boy got his name from!
 
Unfortunately, in his 3 years with his initial home, he had developed a habit of biting to get his own way. His family simply tolerated this, until a (human) baby came along and he ended up back with us.
 
However, thanks to consistent behaviour management from the outset in his foster home, he hasn't bitten once, so it has to have been some kind of issue in his environment previously. After a couple of days of uttering some fairly choice words whenever his foster mum went in to see him, he soon worked out it was going to have zero effect other than him being ignored if he did it! By day 3, he'd started approaching to ask politely for attention, and now, only 3 weeks in, he's the friendliest, purriest love-bug you could imagine. His first visit to the vet saw him seduce everyone there, lapping up all the fuss everyone offered. 
 
Given his situation and his history, we'd like his new home to be able to offer him a few things: 
 
Because he's not very mobile with only one hind leg, he'll need to live either indoors, or ideally with a catio or cat-proof garden where he can't escape and get stuck somewhere.
Although he's shown no signs of aggression with us, we'd like to rehome him where there are no children, or older children only.
His new humans will need to continue with the consistent reinforcement that good behaviour = attention and treats; rudeness = getting ignored!
If you have valuable or breakable ornaments, you may want to pop them behind glass or somewhere safe; he's not the most graceful, bless him...
He's really enjoyed having a playmate, in his foster mum's 9 month old kitten, since being in foster, so would probably like another gentle cat for company. He doesn't seem worried by his foster mum's ancient spaniel either, so a very calm dog would also be OK.
 
Can you offer Manuel the stable, safe home that he needs?  Neutered, microchipped, and will come with 5 weeks' free insurance.
Information
  • Status:Needs Home
  • Gender: Male
  • Fur colour:Black & White
  • Fur length:Shorthaired
  • Age(When Added):3 Year(s) Old
  • Neutered/Spayed:Neutered
  • Indoor/OutdoorIndoor Only
  • Can live with children: No
  • Can live with dogs: Yes
  • Can live with other cats: Yes
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