- Arwen the tabby is believed to have stowed away in a parcel van and hunted for meals earlier than turning up in a household backyard
- A household purchased a microchip scanner on-line and tracked her particulars to the identi microchip database to assist her discover her means dwelling
- The heartwarming story is being shared to assist promote Nationwide Microchipping Month this June
A lacking tabby cat has turned up secure and nicely after going lacking for NINE months – though her proprietor had moved home 20 miles away.
Arwen, named after the elf queen performed by Liv Tyler in The Lord of the Rings, vanished in August final 12 months from a distant farmhouse.
Regardless of heroic efforts from her proprietor, Elaine Harris, who flyposted the native space and arrange Fb campaigns to assist discover her, Arwen remained misplaced.
However as Bilbo Baggins says within the movie of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy for Arwen it was case of “Not all those that wander are misplaced”.
Elaine, 59, who works in private growth, was heartbroken when Arwen disappeared, not least as a result of the cat had supported her when her husband Richard died.
He had discovered Arwen amongst a litter of kittens in a shed close to their dwelling and had stored her and her sister Rosie Cotton, named after Samwise Gamgee’s spouse from The Hobbit, when the opposite cats had been rehomed.
Elaine mentioned, “When my husband died, the cats had been such lifesavers, they gave me one thing to give attention to, and Arwen was at all times probably the most affectionate.
“So when she vanished, I used to be distraught. I assumed all types of issues – that she’d been eaten by a fox or attacked by a badger. I assumed she drowned within the pond. It was terrible.
“The farmhouse was on the finish of 1 / 4 of a mile of driveway surrounded by fields, and she or he would at all times come once I known as her, however out of the blue she didn’t.
“I feel the almost definitely factor is she climbed into the again of an Amazon van after which climbed out and didn’t know the place she was.
“Being a farm cat, she’s at all times been an awesome hunter and caught mice, birds and rabbits, so I feel she was in a position to feed herself and she or he would have been fairly comfy.”
Elaine, from Nice Barford, in Bedfordshire, went again to her life and in December, 4 months after Arwen vanished, moved home to a village 20 miles away, pondering that she would by no means see her beloved cat once more.
In the meantime six miles from her outdated dwelling Arwen appeared within the backyard of Kate Frampton, 49, from Sharnbrook, Beds.
Kate, who has a kitten known as Pumpkin herself and is talking on the primary anniversary of obligatory microchipping for cats, mentioned: “Sooner or later this lovely tabby appeared in our backyard.
“We thought it was a pet by how pleasant she was and she or he knew what a cat flap was and ate the meals we put out for her.
“Initially I attempted to entice her right into a cat basket so we may take her to a vet to see if she was microchipped however she simply wasn’t having any of it and we bought fairly scratched.
“The vet mentioned there wasn’t something they might accomplish that I purchased a microchip scanner on-line and found her chip quantity.”
Within the UK microchips are registered with quite a lot of personal firms and Kate found Arwen’s particulars had been held by identi which as soon as alerted to her whereabouts, contacted proprietor Elaine.
She mentioned: “I bought a textual content saying she had been discovered and it was WOW, I used to be in shock and shaking, I by no means thought I’d see her once more.
“I known as Kate and as she was standing in her backyard and telling me she often appeared within the afternoon Arwen walked as much as her.
“I feel she should have heard my voice and the following factor I do know I’m speaking to her on the telephone.
“I went straight round and she or he was sat on Kate’s lap after which she heard my voice and jumped up and we had been reunited. The microchip had carried out it’s job.”
Elaine and Kate each agreed to share their tales to assist promote Nationwide Microchipping Month and remind each Vets and Keepers of the significance of microchipping, registration and holding particulars updated.
Unchipped pets are very exhausting to reunite with homeowners and the Woodgreen animal charity estimates 75% of misplaced cats and canine are unable to be reunited with their keepers resulting from incorrect chip particulars or not being microchipped to begin with.
Claire Jefferies, chief advertising and marketing officer of identi, mentioned: “There’s nothing extra distressing for a pet proprietor than being separated from their beloved animal.
“We had been so delighted to have the ability to play an element in reuniting Arwen along with her proprietor Elaine.
“This story had a contented ending however not all pet disappearances finish on such a excessive.
Our message is get your pet microchipped, register your pet and hold your particulars up to date.“
This month identi are operating a buyer provide for Nationwide Microchipping Month, which is 20% off identialert, one of many firm’s premium subscriptions. To obtain the provide, clients should use the code NMM25, which is legitimate all through June.
For extra data or interviews with the proprietor and identi please contact steve@harpswood.com or chiara@harpswood.com
