Meet Minnow

Minnow is one of 12 cats who were sadly dumped at Thornberry Animal Sanctuary with no background or history. Despite the sudden arrival and limited space, our brilliant cattery team worked quickly to make room for them – and now these deserving cats are starting their journey toward a brighter future. Minnow has been a little star from the start. Compared to some of his more timid companions, he’s shown himself to be more confident and outgoing. He’s quite the chatterbox and absolutely adores fuss and attention – he’ll happily lean into strokes and purr away once he knows you’re a friend. Minnow is already showing just how affectionate and sweet he can be in the right company. However, Minnow does have a grade 2 heart murmur, which means he’ll need a calm, stress-free environment to help him stay healthy. Because of this, he would benefit from being kept predominantly indoors, with perhaps access to a secure outdoor space like a catio or enclosed garden once he’s fully settled. His condition doesn’t currently require medication, but regular vet checks will be important – we would be happy to honour any medication potentially needed in the future that is directly related to is murmur, but he may never need any. Minnow is looking for a loving, experienced home where he can enjoy plenty of human companionship, gentle affection, and a predictable routine. He could potentially live with another friendly feline, and his confident, affectionate nature means he’ll make a truly rewarding companion. If you’re ready to open your heart and home to a sweet boy with so much love to give – and a little extra need for care – Minnow would love to meet you. Please enquire.
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Can live with children
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Application
If you see an animal on our website that you are interested in adopting, you should fill out an Animal Enquiry form. This gives us more details about yourself and your lifestyle to make sure you are a good match for each other. If we get multiple requests for one animal, we will consider them all and choose the most suitable home to match it to a new owner. This will allow everyone interested a fair chance of adopting it
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If your application is successful, we will invite you for a first meeting. Here, you and the animal will meet each other and see how you get along. Following on from this, there may be more meetings and you can introduce other pets as required.
Home checks
Home checks are required for every dog before we set the adoption date. This was done physically pre-Covid but we now ask for videos and photos. We need to be sure the home environment is suitable for that dog and the garden is secure. If dogs/rabbits are going to live with other dogs/rabbits, we will arrange an introduction as previously mentioned.
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