A True Home for the Holidays — Missing Cat Reunited with Family After Several Months
Microchip made reunion of missing cat possible
This past week, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) reunited a Maine family with their 10-year-old missing cat, several months after the cat got out and became lost during a family visit to Cape Cod.
Having the animal microchipped was what allowed for the reunion and for the cat to literally get back home for the holidays.
The cat, named Rosebud, had strictly been an indoor cat, but during the family’s visit to Brewster, Rosebud snuck outside and became lost.
Despite drastic efforts to find her, the family had to return to Maine, devastated in the thought that their beloved cat was gone and began mourning her loss.
However, on December 14, a Dennis resident contacted ARL’s Brewster Animal Care and Adoption Center, saying the cat had been hanging around the property for a couple of months seeking food, and although the cat had a flea collar but no identification tags, the resident believed the cat was an owned animal and then brought her to ARL.
ARL’s staff scanned the cat for a microchip, and then immediately contacted the owners.
Needless to say, the family was stunned, but overwhelmed with excitement that Rosebud was still alive and arranged to make the three-hour drive the next day to pick her up and get her home.
Upon arrival in Brewster, Rosebud’s family stated they were still in shock and it wasn’t until they physically saw her that the shock wore off and the reality set in that the cat was alive and well and ready to go home for the holidays!
Despite being indoors all of her life, Rosebud tapped into her survival instincts, and wandered the Cape wilderness for miles, starting in Brewster, and winding up in Dennis where she was found.
Importance of Microchipping
ARL reminds pet owners that a microchip greatly increases the odds of being reunited with your pet should they go missing.
A microchip is a tiny computer chip, about the size of a grain of rice that is programmed with an identification number unique to the animal.
It is non-toxic, non-allergenic, and last the life of your pet with no maintenance required.
Make an Impact
More than 35% of ARL’s funding arrives in December – now is a critical time to give to ensure we are ready to help animals and the people who love them today and in the new year.
ARL does not receive any government grants or public funding and relies solely on the donations of individuals like you to keep animals happy and healthy– YOU make our important work possible.
