Twitch

Meet Mr Personality! Twitch is a cat for someone who wants to change their life by adding a new cat. No fading wallflower, this little dude is absolutely the best. He is bursting with zest for life and wants to do nothing but smooch you all day long.
As is so often the case in life, it is those who face the most adversity that come out the strongest and Twitch is a great example of this. As you might have guessed, he got his name for a reason. Twitch has a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia (CH). When he was in his mumma’s womb, something didn’t go quite to plan with the development of a part of his brain called the cerebellum. It’s the bit at the back, which does various things, one of them being the control of unconscious muscle movement.
This includes things like the beating of his heart (a muscle) and processing food through his digestive tract (lots of muscles there!) Luckily for Twitch, he’s got it pretty mildly. So the only signs we see are his slight tremoring – his trademark twitch! He experiences ‘intention tremors’ so when he is thinking about or intending to do something, the message can be delayed. Which is why his walking and running are a bit uncoordinated (and, frankly, adorable).
The good news is, CH doesn’t get worse or cause other problems with age. In fact, it often becomes less noticeable as these hardy kitties become better and better at living with their condition. Twitch will have a normal life expectancy and wont have other health problems associated with this.
It is a necessity to keep him indoor only or with access to a secure cat run, however, as he doesn’t have the ability to get away from threats like cars, dogs or big bully tom cats.
Twitch loves other cats and dogs and would be great for children. He is a non-stop smoocher, though he doesn’t like to be cuddled too much as being held up in the air makes him feel less secure. Will you be the lucky person to take him home??