If you’d like to find out more about making
the move with your four-legged companion
to the heart of the New Forest, contact:
T: 01590 615288
E: lymington@pegasushomes.co.uk
“Whilst she’s sitting out
on the balcony, all the
residents in the gardens
give her a wave and a hello!”
for a permanent home (as older cats wait 10
times longer to be adopted than those under
one year old).
Fully settled in as a member of the family, when
Sue and Paul made the decision to downsize,
their number one criteria was that it had to
be somewhere where Pumpkin was welcome.
“We looked at Lymington Gate first when deciding
to move, because we saw that pets were allowed
at the development.” Sue says. “We categorically
would not have moved anywhere where we could
not take Pumpkin with us.”
Though Pumpkin was very aware that something
out of the ordinary was going on during the move,
the whole process itself was not too stressful for
her, and within a couple of weeks she was fully
settled into her new home.
“She’s never been much of an explorer,” Paul tells
us “but when we moved in I was worried about
her taking a fall from the balcony. But she’s very
happy just sitting out there watching the world
go by, she’s never tried to make her escape! Our
balcony wraps all the way round our apartment
so she likes to leave through one door and come
in the other. Whilst she’s sitting out there,
all the residents in the gardens give her a
wave and a hello! She was the first pet here
at Lymington Gate so she’s an important
part of the community.”
When she’s not monitoring her kingdom from
the balcony or curled up in Sue and Paul’s second
bedroom, Pumpkin likes to watch TV with her
humans and is still playful in her later years –
as we all should be – with quite the collection
of toy mice and balls to choose from!
Pumpkin is a very valued resident at Lymington
Gate and we at Pegasus Homes are humbled that
she has chosen our community to enjoy her later
years. May we all take Pumpkin’s example of
spending our days enjoying the sunshine on the
balcony – chasing a toy mouse around the house
is optional!
Lymington Gate, like all Pegasus Homes
communities, welcomes pets to join residents
in their new home.
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