Miracles can happen!

[Lilith]

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Please excuse rubbishy news site - but what an amazing story!

[bobbys girl]

Yes, I saw that in the paper. It is a lovely story, miracles DO happen.

[MarkB]

Incredible

Just think how much quicker they would have got him back had he been chipped though

[Lilith]

That's what I can't understand, Mark - apparently he WAS microchipped - but they moved house and obviously, sadly, didn't update the record as they thought he'd vanished. Just goes to show it's best to do that, no matter how long a cat's been missing.

The alleged words about 'he's been so well looked after we can welcome him back' jar a bit too (surely they wouldn't have rejected him if he'd turned up thin and ill) but you have to make allowances for journalese I suppose grrrrr!

[Crewella]

It's a lovely story, but I wondered about the chip too. I find it hard to understand not updating the detaisl when you move in the first place, but to not update the details when you've LOST a cat and supposedly want it home safe ..... ???????

[Mrs Kane]

I'm presuming they probably thought he'd been run over or similar which is why they didn't update the chip. A little notice to owners with lost cats There is always hope!

I wouldn't judge the family on that too harshly though. I mean, when a cat disappears sometimes you never find them. If 6 months pass, it's quite reasonable to give up and move on.