Cat with two noses a real rarity, vet says

Senior field veterinary officer Fiona Brockbank said finding a pair of proboscises was a "first for us"

A homeless cat has confounded its new carers after it was revealed it had two noses.

Staff at Cats Protection's Warrington Adoption Centre had assumed the four-year-old feline "just had a rather large nose" when it was brought in.

However, a check-up found a second schnozz, which the charity said was caused by a congenital abnormality.

Senior field veterinary officer Fiona Brockbank said finding a couple of conks was a "first for us".

She said other "congenital malformations", such as a cleft lip and cleft palate, were "not uncommon" and could "either be inherited" or caused by an incident in utero.

"This is a real rarity and, thankfully, it isn't causing her any problems at all," she added.

The charity said the cat was "a gentle lady who adores a fuss and a cuddle"

Centre manager Lindsay Kerr said the cat had been named Nanny McPhee, after the children's book character who has a "famously deformed nose".

She said staff "can't stop looking at her two noses".

"We have all fallen in love with our one-of-a-kind," she said.

"She has proven to be a gentle lady who adores a fuss and a cuddle and we are hopeful her new-found fame will mean she will have no shortage of potential adopters.

"She really does deserve a home where she can settle down and become the centre of a loving family."