A cat miraculously returned home after disappearing 5 years ago | the Chronicle

A cat has returned home in great abundance, just for the Christmas holidays, after nearly 5 years of disappearance, in the town of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

The feline’s family reported that their pet went missing in early 2016, when he apparently ran away from home and became disoriented to return. Despite the family’s intensive search for the lost animal, their efforts were frustrated after a few months.

This week, the city’s animal rescue service He found the cat named Lottie, they scanned his chip and reunited him with his family, like it was the perfect Christmas present.

In the feline’s house, they feared his fingernails had been removed, and as such he was ill-equipped to deal with any dangers he might encounter while living on the streets or in the wild. In the worst case scenario, the family came to believe that their “michi” was dead.

As the Des Moines register reports, Hanlan, the owner of the animal, had unfortunately assumed that his beloved cat was gone forever, but the Animal Rescue League was able to get him back. and, thanks to its implanted chip, they were able to identify it quickly and contact the owner.

“It was so shocking. It had been so long since if anyone had found it, I assumed they would have scanned it for a chip. We had evolved and we didn’t think he was still alive. “, resató Hanlon.

“It’s so ironic that the same week as my last photo, five years apart, is when he comes back. It seems like a Christmas miracle that it presents itself and that we are pulling this letter out of nowhere. “, he thought excited.

According to the report, the lost cat was discovered about 10 miles from its home, near a catering business, whose owners apparently found the cat and took care of it, assuming it was ‘a stray and homeless animal.