Like the cat from the childrenB次元官网网址檚 song The Cat Came Back, a little feline named Blue came home Monday night after going missing near Goldstream Park on Dec. 28, 2018.
At the time, BlueB次元官网网址檚 family reported him missing to Reuniting Owners with Animals Missing, more commonly called ROAM, a South Island non-profit that uses Facebook and volunteers to reunite missing pets with their owners.
Volunteers had no leads for so long and BlueB次元官网网址檚 family was B次元官网网址渏ust devastated,B次元官网网址� said Barb Mah, a volunteer trapper with ROAM.
The family told her their young daughter wrote about missing Blue in her journal every day.
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After 18 months, ROAM volunteers got a lead on the missing cat in early July when staff at the Point Ellice House Museum in Victoria reached out about a cat whoB次元官网网址檇 been seen wandering around the property for about six months.
The museumB次元官网网址檚 executive director sent a photo of the little, matted cat and all the volunteers recognized his face, Mah said. Within minutes a volunteer had matched the photo of the roaming cat with BlueB次元官网网址檚 missing pet post on the Facebook page.
An update about the lost cat at PEH: Thanks to we found Blue's family! He went missing Dec 2018 and had been surviving at PEH since then. ROAM set a trap for Blue and reunited him with his family this weekend. This little cat has some stories to tell!
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Mah then texted the photos to BlueB次元官网网址檚 owner who quickly replied B次元官网网址渢hatB次元官网网址檚 him.B次元官网网址�
The next step was to set some traps and motion-sensor cameras and put out wet cat food as bait on the museum property. Just over four hours later Mah got a notification of motion detected near the traps B次元官网网址� it was Blue, 17 kilometres from home.
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After making B次元官网网址渄ouble sureB次元官网网址� it was him by matching the distinct black markings on his face and lip to photos, Mah told his family to come and pick him up.
The four-year-old cat was a little skittish when he first got home but immediately remembered his mom when she came in, Mah said.
The family later shared a video of their daughterB次元官网网址檚 reaction to seeing Blue again and ROAM staff shared it on Facebook. After some initial trepidation, the little girl was ready to snuggle her long lost cat.
Mah noted that the family was about to adopt a new kitten just a few days before Blue was found but the plan fell through at the last minute.
B次元官网网址淭he stars alignedB次元官网网址� because a new kitten would have made his homecoming quite different, she said.
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Blue had lost weight during his outdoor adventure and he was just over five pounds B次元官网网址� the weight of a seven-month-old kitten B次元官网网址� when he was found. His long fur is also so matted that Mah is fairly certain heB次元官网网址檒l need to be sedated for a vet to clean him up.
B次元官网网址淭his was a heartwarming story,B次元官网网址� she said, adding that the ROAM team was so happy to reunite Blue and his family.
Cats frequently go missing for a few weeks at a time and often return on their own, she explained. The stories about cats going missing for long periods before returning home are less common but B次元官网网址渢hey do happen.B次元官网网址�
In cases like BlueB次元官网网址檚 where the cat is found far from home, itB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渁lmost always that they hitched a rideB次元官网网址� somehow, Mah said.
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