Tabby and white cat went missing in 2010 after jumping from a
pet carrier when Rebecca Lee took her to a vet in Caerphilly
A missing cat has finally returned home – six years after it
vanished.
Chloe, a tabby and white cat, went missing in 2010 after she
jumped from a pet carrier when her owner Rebecca Lee was taking her
to the vet in Caerphilly, south Wales
After living as a stray and being cared for by an elderly woman
just over a mile away from her owner’s home, Chloe was eventually
handed into Cats Protection’s adoption centre in Bridgend, where a
routine scan of her microchip meant she could finally be reunited
with her owner.
Lee, who thought Chloe had died in a road accident, said she was
overjoyed to be able to have her back.
“It was a real shock, but lovely news to hear that Chloe had
been found and was alive and well after so many years,” she
said.
“Chloe had jumped from the pet carrier in the car park and we
never saw her again.
“I put up posters and placed adverts and shortly after got a
call to say a cat matching her description had been found dead by
the roadside.
“I was devastated but came to terms with her death. Unbeknown to
me at the time, it seems she had wandered as a stray before
eventually finding an elderly lady who had taken her in.”
Molly Hughes, the deputy manager at the Bridgend adoption
centre, said Chloe had been brought in by the family of the elderly
woman, who had become too frail to care for her.
“We scanned Chloe, which is routine for all cats coming into our
care, and our receptionist noticed she was registered to a
different owner and address,” she said.
“We managed to get hold of Rebecca, Chloe’s original owner, who
was shocked to hear from us that Chloe was in our care.
“Chloe was nervous with us but she was very happy to see Rebecca
and started rolling over and purring when she saw her.
“It’s great to have been able to reunite Chloe with her family,
and it was touching to see them together.
“Chloe’s story goes to show why microchipping is so important
and how effective it is. However, just as important as having your
cat microchipped is keeping the details up to date.
“We often have microchipped cats come into our care and are
sadly unable to reunite them with their owners because the contact
details on the database are incorrect.”
