Who, me? Turnip the three-legged cat denies any inclination in the direction of mischief.
Turnip the Cat has three legs, a tonne of persona and a narrative of woe that might simply break your coronary heart.
And he’s searching for a brand new home the place his quirks will likely be embraced – together with the remainder of him as a result of Turnip does take pleasure in a very good smooch.
Turnip’s present carer, Gina, took him on after he was discovered deserted underneath a home.
“New tenants had moved into a house in Takapau and realised there was a cat there, living under the house. They found out the previous tenants had just… left him there.
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“The new tenants had dogs and didn’t want to add a three-legged tabby cat to the mix so when we found out about him we brought him home.”
Gina already had a cat – Haggis.
“Haggis is 11 and he had been one of two cats, until our other one died. Haggis got very sad about losing his friend and because he’s an older cat I didn’t want him to be sad, so I thought I’d get him a new friend.”
Gina says “it appears Haggis prefers to choose his own friends. He did bring a stray cat home once, but she promptly had kittens, waited until Haggis had helped bring them up and we’d rehomed them all, then she left and was never seen again.
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“Perhaps it’s the age gap as we think Turnip is only a couple of years old, but he is a bit bouncy for Haggis. They don’t fight, but Turnip can be a bit enthusiastic and Haggis is over it. He’s spending more time away from the house and that’s not ideal.”
Turnip has a couple of enthusiasms: He likes to zoom everywhere in the home, he loves consideration and may be very affectionate, and he’s awfully eager to share his keyboard abilities if somebody is on the pc.
He wasn’t Turnip when he arrived at Gina’s however as a result of Haggis was, nicely, Haggis, the household determined he wanted a reputation that went with Haggis. So Turnip he’s. Mr Turnip when he’s being well-behaved, and Dick Turnip when he isn’t.
Gina says she doesn’t know what occurred to Turnip’s hind leg, he simply got here that manner: three-legged.
“Sometimes when my grandaughter’s going outside I’ll say ‘while you’re out there can you have a look for Turnip’s leg?’ But he doesn’t seem to miss it, he plays zoomies around the house just fine without it.”
She says Turnip can be the proper addition for somebody who maybe is home all day and desires firm… though he copes simply advantageous when the household is at work. He’s de-sexed, house-trained and just about all you’d need in a cat, Gina says… until you’re Haggis.
“Haggis will just have to make do with the neighbourhood cats as friends… he can retire and sit around and not be bopped on the head by a bouncy young cat who wants attention, he’ll be just fine.”
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