Cat finds his way home to Hounslow after 2 years

A three year old cat called Smokey has been reunited with his owner, almost two years after going missing, thanks to his microchip which was registered with Petlog, the UK's largest pet reunification database.

Coral Dodd from Hounslow received a call recently to say that her cat Smokey had been found several miles away from her home, fully twenty three months after he had gone missing. Luckily, Smokey was taken to a vet when a lady found him in her house after he had made his way through the cat flap. He was then scanned for his microchip, which revealed his identity and his registered owner's details.

Coral explained: "I was shocked - I didn't think we would ever see Smokey again but when we were reunited I was so excited. It was a very sad time for us when Smokey went missing - we didn't know what had happened to him, and our daughters were distraught.

"My daughters and I are delighted to have him back, and it is great to have him home again. If it was not for Smokey's microchip, we would never have seen him again, so I would urge other pet owners to get their pets microchipped. I would also call on people who find a stray animal to make sure they take it to the vets to get it scanned so it can be reunited with its owners too."

Smokey's details are on the Petlog Premium database, and through this Coral can update her contact details quickly and easily should they change and can even add holiday contact information. If Smokey did get lost again, a lost pet alert would be sent around authorised agents in the local area alerting them to his disappearance.

Petlog, which is owned and managed by the Kennel Club, is on hand 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to animal wardens, welfare and rescue centres, veterinary practices and local authorities, who can all scan for microchips in pets which come into their care and trace the owners through the Petlog database. Having a microchip implanted in your pet vastly increases a pet's chances of getting home.

Petlog provides a range of services for owners of microchipped pets; for further information, please visit www.petlog.org.uk or call 0844 4633 999.

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17th October 2011

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Notes to Editors

The Kennel Club is the largest organisation in the UK devoted to dog health, welfare and training. Its objective is to ensure that dogs live healthy, happy lives with responsible owners.

It runs the country's largest registration database for both pedigree and crossbreed dogs and the Petlog database, which is the UK's largest reunification service for microchipped animals. The Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme is the only scheme in the UK that monitors and sets standards for breeders, in order to protect the welfare of puppies and breeding bitches. It also runs the UK's largest dog training programme, the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme and licenses shows and clubs across a wide range of activities, which help dog owners to bond and enjoy life with their dogs. The Kennel Club runs the world's greatest dog show, Crufts, and the Discover Dogs event at Earls Court, London, which is a fun family day out that educates people about how to buy responsibly and care for their dog.

The Kennel Club invests the money that it makes from registrations and its Petlog identification database into its dog training and education programmes, welfare campaigns and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, which supports dog welfare charities and research into dog diseases. The Kennel Club jointly runs health screening schemes with the British Veterinary Association and funds the Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust, which is at the forefront of pioneering research into dog health.