Looking different and standing apart from the crowd is never easy. With perfectly healthy animals being put down in their thousands every week, animals with special needs don’t stand a chance.
Enter Monty the cat, the unusual looking feline from Copenhagen, Denmark. He has a chromosomal abnormality that meant he was born without a nasal bridge. Heartwarmingly, his unusual looks were the main attraction for his Danish owners who had already adopted a three-legged cat into their family.
“A year ago, we adopted little 3-year-old Monty boy from an animal shelter”
“Monty was born without a nasal bridge (the bone in the nose) which affects him now and then and makes him sneeze a bit.”
Nevertheless, “his personality, he showed from the very beginning, is rare as a diamond!”
“Monty also has a tendency to urinate in his sleep due to a leaky/loose bladder.”
“He [becomes] embarrassed when he finds out, so we are struggling to encourage him not to be since this is a problem he can’t fix and has to learn to live with.”
“He loves lying on your lap and at night he’ll keep you company […] until you wake up. [His] favorite place to cuddle is by far in the arms of [his dad] Michael.”
“Monty is almost never afraid, he even loves being at the vet, a brave little fella.”
“We wish for Monty to be an ambassador for ‘crooked’ cats or cats that may not look perfect in everyone’s eyes!”
“We also want to raise attention to the fact that looking different doesn’t mean you can’t be fantastic”
Monty’s owners were drawn to his quirky, innocent face and peaceful disposition — and quickly fell in love. Unfortunately, his disorder also means he has some breathing issues, so he sneezes more than most cats. In addition, Monty has some bladder control problems leading to frequent urination during the night.
Despite and because of all this, Monty’s owners have held up their beautiful feline child as a poster pussy for cats that are less than ‘perfect’. They want people to know that “the fact that looking different doesn’t mean you can’t be fantastic”. And their 50,000 Facebook followers seem to agree.