Person gets a heartwarming call after missing cat's microchip is scanned for contact details, followed by a wholesome reunion: 'She went missing for 4 years!'

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kalila courban
Feb 13, 2025 5:00 PM EST

Greetings, fellow pet lovers! Let's talk about the joys and challenges of being a cat parent. While having a pet brings countless wonderful moments and cherished memories, it also comes with its share of heartaches and worries. Among these challenges, few experiences are as devastating as when a beloved pet goes missing – a situation that one family experienced firsthand before receiving a life-changing phone call that led to an incredible reunion.

In a remarkable turn of events, the original poster (OP) received an unexpected call after their lost cat's microchip was scanned, revealing their contact information. Amazingly, their cat had been wandering for four years! Just imagine how much can change in that amount of time, and consider all the obstacles and threats this resilient kitty had to overcome before finally finding their way back to their family.

Against all odds, this adorable feline not only survived but was successfully reunited with their loving family after four long years apart. Their story serves as a heartwarming reminder of the importance of microchipping pets and never losing hope when a beloved companion goes missing.

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    "Reunited with my cat after she was missing for almost 4 years!"

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    She went missing when I moved house. None of the old neighbours had seen her and nobody had scanned her chip if they had come across her. I assumed she was d after a few years. She was and is in a bit of a mess with her skin, just from fleas and biting herself. And is underweight. But is healing, eating well and has medication. She's still super friendly and was very pleased to see me.
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    Luckily she popped up when somebody was feeding their cat, they brought her indoors for the night and got the chip scanned to get my details. If your cat goes missing. Never assume the worst. They seem pretty good at keeping themselves alive out there.
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    foodified This happened to us! We had a cat named Ralph who was indoor/outdoor. One day he just didn't turn up. We looked everywhere, but no luck. The 7 months later we got a call from a vet the next town over. A lady had been feeding him and managed to get him to a vet where they swiped him and go our info.
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    There were a lot of houses getting renovated in our neighborhood back then and we think he maybe got on the back of a work truck and was whisked away. Getting that phone call was a happy day indeed.
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    Miss Pharmacist. My Zuri has been missing for almost 18 months now - thank you for reminding me to never give up hope.
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    SphynxCrocheter ⚫ That's amazing! My sister's childhood cat went missing (when I was away at university), and showed up 6 weeks later emacitated and dehydrated, but otherwise well. I thought that was a long time, but 4 years in incredible! Congrats!
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    Apprehensive _.... Our cat vanished. He was quite young at the time, a year or two. It was before chips but we put up posters, mentioned it to friends, everything we could.
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    About 9 months later my mum got me out of the bedroom to come see something. I'm like "what it's just Delphi eating her dinner" except then I clock Delphi is actually to the right of me, and that tabby tail I see round the corner is gold, not silver.
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    Apparently he'd just waltzed up to the door and scratched for in like he'd been gone for a day, not most of a year.
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    We're reasonably sure he got into a vehicle of some kind (a lot of heavy haulage round our way) and went on an accidental adventure before making it back. (He wasn't in the village it's really not a big village and we did look a looot).
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    Cats, probably better at homing than pigeons but their timeframes are unreliable
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    Specialist_Alar... 2 years here, it felt like a miracle, again the chip, you're right, also if you find a cat you're not sure about get its chip read and put somebody out of their pain.
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  • This just serves as a reminder to never give up hope if the unthinkable happens and a pet goes missing. As well as the importance of getting our babies microchipped with all of our respective contact information. If the unthinkable happens, at least we will be as prepared as possible. 

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    YouEnvironmen... Our Siamese went missing from our house in North Wildwood in 1974. He was found looking out of a window in a house 4 blocks away, 1 year later.
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    DueProgress8989 A girl I went to High School with moved into our school district. Her dad was a Pastor and got reassigned. The new Church was 3 hours from where they lived before. Shortly after they got there, the cat disappeared. About 6 weeks
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    later they got a call from someone who lived near where they had previously lived. The cat walked all that way back to what was home to him. Cindy was overjoyed
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    panhandlesir. Such great news! I had a little girl who disappeared for 6 months or so. I think she had another home. She was well fed. Now I keep them inside.
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    Due_Platform_5327 Wow that's amazing... this gives me hope. I lost my baby girl 3 years ago she got out of the house and I never saw her again.
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