handsome harvey
This young man is Harvey from Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.
Harvey was rescued from the streets, where we think he’d been living for at least a year. He’s been with his new mum for around 4 years now and guess that he’s around 8 years old. He sure has landed on his feet and now has the Life of Riley.
Harvey is a looker, and also is quite distinguishable as a polydactyl . Cats normally have 5 digits (1 Dew claw and 4 fingers) on each of their front paws, and 4 digits on each of the rear feet. Polydactyls may have as many as 8 on some/all of their feet.
Although Harvey is a little wary of new situations, he is very people friendly and gave us a warm welcome. Nosey and dead keen to know just what was in each bag ! When Harvey found himself on the grooming table, however, he’d changed his mind and decided that really he wasn’t up for it. However, we took it slowly with him and with lots of sweet (or nonsense ?!) talk we worked through his coat to remove lots of dead hair and tangles.
He was definitely pretty proud of himself after the session, and obviously wasn’t in the least bit phased.
Harvey’s proud mum Lauren later said
“Absolutely fantastic service. I have a very long and thick haired boy who lived on the streets from a young age so not used to being groomed at all. He’s also a l arge cat with extra toes on every paw, 7 on one of the front ones and he knows how to swipe if he wants to ! Luckily I’ve found Sandra who agreed to travel to me and wasn’t at all phased when I spoke with her for the initial (excellent) phone consultation. It’s worth every penny…. Sandra isn’t just fantastic at what she does but also truly loves what she does which radiates off her and of course, our furry friends pick up on t his vibe ! With advice on combs and able to sell me one there and then, Harvey and I can’t recommend her enough and can’t wait to see her again in June xx”
Thanks so much Lauren …. It was nice meeting up with young Harvey and know he’ll be even more proud of his bod now !
