Student pets: Say hello to Binky

This is Binky. She is a fourteen week old kitten.

Named after the star of hit-show Made In Chelsea, the British Shorthair is the newest four-legged resident of Greenbank Road.

Annie Gerrard, third year orthoptics student, spoke to us about her house’s hairiest tenant.

“Tess (Tess Skyrme, third year aerospace engineering student) and I have wanted one for ages so when we found out our new housemates liked cats too we made an impulse buy.”

Giving Annie’s essay a thorough proof-read

“So far she hasn’t been a bad distraction. I managed to get the first draft of my dissertation done with her attacking my hands as I typed the other night, so it’s all good for now”.

Binky likes to sleep in a cardboard box

Tess spoke to us about how Binky has altered her lifestyle.

“She has been an massive distraction from uni work, but on the other hand she is a great natural alarm.”

She adds “The temptation was too much and I am really glad we gave in.”

Binky was far from shy

‘What’s going on here then?’

The half-an-hour I planned to spend at Binky’s new home inevitably turned into a four hour visit as bonding time with the cuddle-keen kitten felt like a much better use of time than working on my dissertation.

Have you got an amazing pet sharing your student home with you?  Let us know at [email protected].

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