Imagine the feeling of losing your cat on a family trip and be reconnected several months later.
That scenario just happened to a Victoria family after a three-year-old cat named Hobbes bolted during a camping trip in late June.
According to the BCSPCA, Hobbes and his family had just arrived at their campsite at Kennedy Lake near Tofino when a dog came up to the vehicle and spooked Hobbes, causing him to bolt.
The family spent the next six days searching for Hobbes with no luck, so his owners had given up hope.
Fast forward three and a half months later, on Saturday, October 29th, Hobbes was brought into the BC SPCA Nanaimo Centre as a stray after wandering into someone’s home.
“We scanned for a microchip and located his guardian! Wildly enough, Hobbes lives in Victoria,” said BCSPCA excitedly on a Facebook post.
“A long 3.5 months later he was reunited with his dad! Happy reunion day, Hobbes!”
According to the SPCA, Hobbes was thin but had no visible injuries.
The distance from where the cat was lost to the destination it was found totalled nearly 170 kilometres, according to Google Maps.
Fortunately, all the information on Hobbes’ microchip was up-to-date and they were able to contact his owner, who made the drive up the next day and they were reunited on Sunday, October 30th.
“What a great reminder to microchip our pets and to register those microchips,” said BCSPCA.
