How a Cat Missing for Two Years Was Found 84 Miles From Home

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The month of February reminds us what it means to love. It might be the start of a new love or maybe the reigniting an old love. But it also might be the finding of a love thought to be lost forever and Carmine “The little city with a big heart” proved that a lost love no matter the distance can once again be found.

On January 11, a 10-year-old stray cat’s journey back home began again. The cat, Robin, was bought into the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter by a nice lady in Carmine. She was hanging around a house for a few days and seemed very friendly so she allowed the finder to pick her up and easily get her into a crate for a safe transfer to the shelter.

Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter Director Teresa Stanley-Brown said, “When she came into the shelter she was friendly, healthy, a good weight, and a little “stray-wear” but overall, in good shape but most importantly she was microchipped and the chip was registered. So we called the number and her mom was beyond shocked because Robin went missing two years ago from Cypress! Her mom said her littermate Goldie was depressed for weeks and the family looked everywhere for months.”

Robin’s mother, Lisa Foster wasted no time coming the 84.8 miles to pick her up on January 13. She didn’t immediately recognize her mom however, two years is a long time and no telling what she’s seen in that time. Foster said they had her for eight years before she disappeared and she was mostly an indoor cat but they have a doggie door she would go outside through.

Foster gave this update about Robin’s return to her new/old home. “We are beyond excited and happy to have her back and still can’t believe it. She is settling in nicely and she is now just an indoor cat. She has the upstairs to herself so she can decompress without our four dogs all over her but she has ventured down two times to her favorite chair in the dining room before she left. She loves being petted and purrs loudly which is amazing because she never would let anyone really pet her before and she is now chowing down all her food whereas before she was a grazer. So her life on the streets definitely had an effect on her and sadly her littermate Goldie passed last April. He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure a week after Robin disappeared.”

Stanley-Brown said, “This is why we at the shelter do what we do and this proves why it is so important to get your pet microchipped and registered. It truly can save a life and a heartbreak from unsolved answers.”