This four-year-old moggy has two noses, all the better to smell you with! This cat has a one-of-a-kind second schnozz caused by a congenital abnormality. Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00 This four-year-old moggy has two noses,
00:02 or the better to smell you with.
00:04 Named Nanny McPhee after the fictional film character,
00:07 this cat has a one-of-a-kind second schnoz
00:10 caused by a congenital abnormality.
00:13 Before anyone worries, the two-nose rarity
00:15 isn't causing her any problems at all.
00:18 Field veterinary officer Fiona Brockbank continues,
00:21 "A cat with two noses is a first for us
00:24 "in the field vet team.
00:25 "Other congenital malformations within that area of a cat,
00:28 "such as a cleft lip and cleft palate,
00:30 "are not uncommon and can either be inherited
00:33 "or due to incident whilst developing in the uterus."
00:36 The moggy was given to Cats Protection Adoption Center
00:39 in Warrington, Cheshire.
00:40 And manager Lindsey Kerr says,
00:42 "We have all fallen in love
00:43 "with our one-of-a-kind Nanny McPhee.
00:45 "She has proven to be a gentle lady
00:47 "who adores a fuss and a cuddle,
00:49 "and we are hopeful her newfound fame
00:51 "will mean she will have no shortage of potential adopters."
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