new guy on the block
Archie is a new chick to join our gang ! He picked his new mum about a year ago, and Archie really has fallen on his feet.
We think that Archie is around 6 years old and he now lives in Middleton, Manchester. He was a little moody (?) for want of a better word when he arrived, and can still have his moments – but is settling into his new life well. His home environment is very calm and gentle and he is bonding well with mum.
Today, we brushed out Archie’s coat and removed one or 2 small lugs that couldn’t be teased out. We don’t know if Archie has ever had a professional groom before. He really would rather have not bothered, but overall he did fare very well and apart from the odd escape attempt and cheeky nip he managed to lie still so we could work on each section of his coat.
Afterwards, he had a short rest – then was out in the garden to see what he’d been missing, followed by a top up of his tummy.
He then lay quite contently, watching us clear up.
We’re going to see Archie again in the Autumn for a brush out before he develops his winter coat. Looking forward to it already Archie …!
Mum Nat later told us :
“Thank you Sandra! Archie was extremely pleased with his new look. As you know, Archie is nothing like Finnegan my previous cat. He is temperamental to say the least and I was extremely worried as to how he would react during the session. In fact, it took me a year to book it as I felt I needed to build up trust with him first. Needless to say, while he was somewhat ratty you were an absolute star in doing everything possible to make sure he was comfortable and cool! See you in October! xxx”
