Petlog reunites Guinness and Blackberry

Guinness, the appropriately named black and white cat, has been reunited with his delighted West Midlands owner, Lewis Gibson after seven months missing, thanks to Petlog, the UK's largest animal microchip registration database.

Guinness, from near Bournville, Birmingham, went missing over Christmas last year, leaving owner Lewis and his other cat Blackberry, Guinness's sister with a gaping hole in their lives. This week however, Guinness is getting ready to return home to his loving family as he was found and identified through his PetID microchip which is registered with Petlog.

Guinness went missing in Sheffield whilst on a visit to Lewis's parents. Lewis explains: "Guinness managed to sneak out of the house despite provisions to keep him inside and went wandering. As it was an area he didn't know we were immediately worried and reported him lost to the Sheffield cat sanctuaries and vets. We put posters up in the area but after several months there were still no sightings.

"Luckily my parents spotted a familiar looking cat on the way home one day last week and after a bit of bribery got him into the cat box. They took him to the vets where he was scanned for his microchip and Petlog were able to confirm that he was indeed my lost cat Guinness.

"Blackberry has been missing Guinness over the last seven months and will no doubt be ecstatic when Guinness returns home. I have noticed that, since he has been gone, she has been meowing a lot more and demanding more attention. The two cats often ended up curled up and cleaning each other - they play together and so I'm sure they'll be happy to be together again."

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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1^st August 2011

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Notes to Editors

• Petlog is the UK's largest pet reunification service and is owned and managed by the Kennel Club
• Petlog holds the details of over 4.6 million animals and their owners and every month around 40,000 animals are added to the database
• Petlog manages and operates the 24/7 central reunification telephone service and last year answered over 100,000 calls in relation to lost and found pets
• Petlog after care service line staff answered a further 140,000 calls from vets, owners, animal wardens, animal welfare centres and police last year