Christmas miracle missing cat returns home after five years | UK | News
The black cat was reunited with his family at Christmas time. five years later was lost. Rebel cat Bindi “disappeared” from her home in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2020.
Despite appealing on social media and searching local walking routes for several months, distraught owner Jilly Fretwell could not find her beloved Moggy. Ms Fretwell, 29, a software project manager, thought Bindi was gone for good until she received an unexpected call from vets on Thursday, December 18, to say her cat had been found.
Miss Fretwell, who has since moved into the house, said: “It felt like a real Christmas miracle. We didn’t believe it was him until we saw it.”
“We’re so glad we got him microchipped and he’s alive and well. I’ve never heard of anyone’s cat being lost for so long and completely fine.”
Ms Fretwell said Bindi “went out for a few hours and then came right back” before she went missing, adding: “So it was really strange for her to be missing for more than a day. We were really left in the dark.”
Now Ms Fretwell is urging others to microchip their cats. He said he had “no clue” as to where Bindi might have been in the last five years but was happy to have her back.
She continued: “He is the cutest, most affectionate cat I have ever met. He puts his paws on both of your shoulders to give you a real cuddle.
“He’s really calm and lovely. I think someone looked after him; he seems to be in very good shape. There’s a possibility he got in, but I have no idea.”
Losing Moggies is something many cat owners experience; independent creatures either disappear or perhaps decide to live with new humans who feed them.
In May, a French cat was discovered inside a lorry in a British warehouse after making an astonishing 1,200-mile hitchhiking adventure across Europe.
The brave cat, who boarded an HGV in Italy, crossed three countries and seven English counties before being found by staff at Southwater Vets in Telford, Shropshire.
The globe-trotting moggy, nicknamed “Pierre” by his veterinary team, was returned to his owners in Calais thanks to a microchip that revealed his true identity.
