Mom Who Lost Her Cat Four Years Ago Saves Stray From Accident, She Realizes the Cat Is Actually Her Sweet Baby Who Found Its Way Back to Her

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Dec 7, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Happy Caturday, feline fam! Today we have a heartwarming story that is purrfect for those cozy Caturday vibes where you just want to feel good with warm fuzzy feelings. It starts sad, but has a happy ending, so bear with us while we get through this rollercoaster of a journey.

One of the biggest fears you have as a pet owner is your pet escaping accidentally. It happens all the time. The worst part is that most times you can't do anything at all to help them come home. Well, this happened to one cat mom four years ago - her purrrecious baby ran away and she never found her again.

That is, until one day, she saw a stray cat run across the road and almost get into an accident with a car. She rushes out to care of the kitty, and she realizes that the cat looks strangely similar to her cat that escaped four years ago. The cat followed her home and she finally understood that it was her lost cat who found its way back to her. Don't give up hope because everything is pawssible! Scroll down to read the whole story below and enjoy your Caturday!

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    My cat was missing for 4 years and today she came home
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    Can you imagine, after four years of not having your pet, finding them again? After you've probably completely given up hope, they come back again. It's a Christmas miracle!

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    We always wondered - where do cats go when they run away? Do they go back to the mothership? Do they camp out near their pawrents' house and just chill like cats used to before they were pets? Who really knows?

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    Well after 4 years and 3 months of my cat Quinara (Quinny) missing, today she's home. I was talking to the plumber about a repair we're having done on our line on someone else's property (that's a long irrelevant story to this) anyways I see a cat running across the street and then get her tail ran over by a small smart car. Afterwords the cat came right up to me and started clawing at my leg and rubbing on me. I'm looking at this cat glad to see everything seems in working order, realizing she
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    working order, realizing she looks a lot like my cat that went missing but completely just thinking I lost my mind... I go to leave and get in my car and the cat follows me, I look closer and sure enough it's her... she jumped in the car and we came home. The plumber probably thinks I'm crazy because I was just like oh this looks like my cat that went missing and then I was like oh my god it's her. Anyways vet said she's okay just underweight She's adjusting to the new pets in the house and the
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    fumphdik 21h ago • My old roommates let my cat out while i was gone for 6 weeks. I moved states and I think about her every day:(
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    Doc_tor_Bob 18h ago. Someone took you cat. When I see posts like should I take this stray cat? My first thought is are you sure ins not a friendly cat just outside for the day? If the cat is clean, well fed and friendly it's probably not a stray. So please people make sure the cat you made friend with is not someones pet. I'm sorry this happened to you and I'm glad you got your kitty back.
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    aniutsa 16h ago • • She was taken by someone, and now she escaped. They always find their way back home. There's a story I know in my town where it took the cat 2 weeks to come back to her "house". She was basically an older kitten, less than a year old but close; the family who had her adopted her out, but she came back "home". They kept her eventually, they were stuck with her.
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    Nvske2077 • 22h ago • Top 1% Commenter She had a score to settle. Had to go train for 4 years and spent 3 months fighting her way through enemies until she finally defeated her nemesis. Now she wants cuddles and treats
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    Fun-Buffalo6451 · 20h ago • I'm so glad she found you.
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    smileypotatoeseater · 16h ago • once again crying over a stranger's cat
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    Miss_Pharmacist 8h ago . ⋅ My baby cat Zuri has been missing since Aug 2023 - this gives me hope.
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    OldLadyProbs • 12h ago • My cat has been missing 8 days.... I really hope my baby doesn't take four years to come home.
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    • Egregious-outrageous 9h ago • My cousin had a stray come to his house, named him Atilla. He cared for Atilla for years, took to the vet, etc. He adopted a couple of other strays along the way, recently adopted a kitten. Atilla disappeared one day was not seen for a year.
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    My cousin is down the street and he sees Atilla. The person that had him lived a few streets over, said Atilla disappeared for years but recently came home, my cousin replied that Atilla was at his house. A year later, guess who showed up at my cousin's house. Atilla!
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    annyeonz 21h ago • Oh my god!!! I can feel how excited and happy you were This kinda remind me of a movies where the dog travel for months to go back to his old owner home She is back home where she can cuddle, get proper meals and safe from everything
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    Brb_questioning_life .7h ago . And that's how you lose your outside privileges
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    pinknoes 20h ago • OMG lucky you. Having lost mine 1.5 years ago n now donno whether I'll ever see him, however reading your story gives me hope.
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    Jillybeans11 11h ago • Wow! This is happy but also really sad you spent so much time apart! We had a cat go missing for 6 weeks when I was a child. We had 2 cats and 2 dogs growing up...we were going to get a Great Dane puppy at our local rescue. I swear to god, the day we brought that puppy home 1 of our cats April got out and shimmied up a 70 ft tree. Her previous owner had her declawed so she couldn't climb.
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    My dad is a firefighter so he brought the firetruck to get her off but she jumped before he could get her. She ran away and we ended up having to give the puppy back to the rescue because he was so big and kept putting holes in our walls. April came back 6 weeks later, just walked in the back door and acted like nothing happened.
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    almo2001 • 17h ago • That is awesome. But I really wonder how this happens. Like where do they go for all that time?
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    chloejen6871.15h ago • I'm so happy for you. This is such an amazing end to a horrible heart wrenching few years of waiting
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    Disastrous_Arm_7370 14h ago • • A miracle! Happy for you and your kitty.
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    HeatherBeth99 · 6h ago · Yay!!! So happy she's home. Christmas miracle
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    wdygaga • 13h ago • Top 1% Commenter Omg hug and kisses to Quinny. I am glad she is safe and warm again.
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