17-Year-Old Cat Missing for 7 Months Has Heartwarming Homecoming Thanks to Message from Local Shelter

Author image for Isabella Penn
Isabella Penn
Feb 16, 2024 10:00 PM EST

Get your tissues ready because Mr. Binx has really been through it. In his 17 years of life, he's been returned to the shelter three times. When a loving family adopted him for good, he got to spend the majority of his life with a family who loved him dearly despite his flaws. Though he had a sensitive tummy, they were able to accommodate him and even gave in to his love of nacho cheese Doritos.

But one unfortunate day, Mr. Binx got out. After seven months with no sign of him, the family had almost given up hope. Living close to a heavily wooded area filled with coyotes didn't give Mr. Binx the best chance of survival either. But alas, seven months after he went missing, his hooman got a message from a local shelter. Someone had surrendered poor Mr. Binx because of his sensitive tummy issues. To the feline's luck, a heroic shelter worker had a hunch that the unknown void could be Mr. Binx. After a few messages and a trip to the shelter, Mr. Binx is back home safely with his happy family. 

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to start your Caturday with the funniest felines on the internet!

Advertisement
  • 01
    Posted by u/missliz_art 14 hours ago My parents' 17 year old cat Mr Binx was found at a shelter after going missing from their house on 7/3 of last year!
    via u/missliz_art
  • 02
    Mr Binx had a sad story before he came to my parents. He was declawed by a previous owner, and then returned and adopted and returned to the shelter twice. And the second time, the owner was supposedly ill and in tears about having to surrender him. When my sister went to
    via u/missliz_art
  • 03
    adopt him, he was quiet and sad, sitting at the back of his cage. The shelter said he was often passed over and had been there for a while. He was about 2-3 years old. My parents have had him for an additional almost 14 years. He's a sweet, soft purring gentleman.
    via u/missliz_art
  • 04
    Back in July, one of the grandkids left a door open, and he got out. My parents live right on the edge of a wooded area and have lost two cats over the past decade and a half in the same way, one not too long before Mr Binx disappeared—another beloved house panther named Baylee. :( All 3 times, my family
    via u/missliz_art
  • 05
    went looking and asking neighbors throughout the surrounding neighborhoods and woods, posting everywhere online in the search of them. But there are a considerable amount of coyotes in the area, and no one contacted my mom.
    via u/missliz_art
  • 06
    ...Until now! A worker from a shelter a town over reached out to my mother (in pink), and it turned out to be him!
    via u/missliz_art
  • 07
    TODAY 2:13 PM Did you find your cat Binx? :16 PM No. 2:18 PM Can you call me? 20 PM Is the cat declawed? 0 PM Yes! Did yours ever have tummy troubles? Or have to eat a special food? :
    via u/missliz_art
  • 08
    < 2:42 4 PM Did he ever have loose ? 5G 43 5 PM He was indifferent with dogs. Binx was really easy going. No, but he was always inside. 38 PM He wound his tail in a circle a lot. He had a few white hairs on his chest and just one here and there on his body. 29 PM He would not eat anything but dry food until about a year before he escaped. He discovered a love for wet food and, of all things, nacho cheese dorito pieces. Lol 39 PM So in September someone brought the a senior black cat as an owner
    via u/missliz_art
  • 09
    Cheezburger Image 9881052160
    via u/missliz_art
  • 10
    Cheezburger Image 9881052416
    via u/missliz_art
  • 11
    Support LACAC
    via u/missliz_art
  • 12
    Cheezburger Image 9881052928
    via u/missliz_art
  • 13
    He's skinny, and having tummy issues, but he's right back to sleeping next to my mom (and on her) and joining my dad in his home office during the day. Welcome back to Mr Binx. I'm so glad he can spend his golden years being loved.
    via u/missliz_art
  • 14
    db17k 1 day ago Great story, i love his face
    via u/db17k
  • 15
    Any-Ad-3416 - 1 day ago So glad he is home. Who surrends a cat for having a sensitive stomach?!
    via u/Any-Ad-3416
  • 16
    missliz_art OP. 1 day ago We are too! Thank you! And right?! One of my cats is also elderly and has hyperthyroidism. I can't imagine giving up my little buddy for that-not when he needs me. And loose stool? With an elderly cat? That's not uncommon or untreatable. He was probably just not handling the food change well after eating the same food for so much of his life!
    via u/missliz_art
  • 17
    HeadSide9961 · 1 day ago I'm so glad you guys found him! He must feel so relieved to be home again, what a sweet little gentleman. Now he can eat nacho doritos again in the safety of his home
    via u/HeadSide9961
  • 18
    KBWordPerson . 1 day ago Awwww I love happy endings to stories like these! Good on that shelter worker for keeping an eye out for lost babies.
    via u/KBWordPerson
  • 19
    Tunkin 1 day ago Good boy, Mr Binx. Time to stay home and watch your humans.
    via u/Tunkin
  • 20
    SyntheticGoth. 1 day ago The fact that he survived out there with no claws is insane. Mr. Binx is a badass. I'm so glad he found his way home again.
    via u/SyntheticGoth

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

lolcats humor wholesome missing pet heartwarming reunion miracle reunited saved felines Memes cute cats feline missing cat happy recovery homecoming
Scroll Down For The Next Article