Petlog reunites Troy the cat with his owner

A cat owner has had the good fortune to be reunited with her cat after he was locked in a school four days after it closed for the holidays.

Terry Broadway from High Wycombe reported her cat, Troy missing on Saturday 4th June, she put up posters and spoke to neighbours and although one person reported seeing Troy the same day he disappeared there had been no sightings since.

Troy had wandered into a local school and been locked in a storage container, however, unlike the Greek myth Troy did not come out of his hiding place. It was not until August 4th, after the school had been closed for some time when a member of staff opened the container, which had not been opened for at least four days, that she found Troy. At first she thought that he was dead, as he did not move but thankfully he was still alive

Reunited through Petlog

The school contacted another cat owner who was known to have lost her cat recently believing he could possibly be hers. The lady went along to the school to find that sadly the cat was not hers and she took him to a local veterinary practice to see if he was microchipped. The cat was microchipped with a Bayer Tracer chip and when the vets called Petlog they immediately identified him as missing Troy. Troy's owner Terry was then informed and he was quickly returned home.

Terry explained: "I am ecstatic to have Troy back with me and my other two cats Roofuss & Richie who are glad to have him back too. I am so pleased I had him microchipped, I have now taken Roofuss to get him chipped though Richie is already chipped.

Troyis an extremely friendly cat and he does not seem too worried by his experience. I would certainly advise that pet owners do have their pets chipped, as it really is worthwhile."

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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9th August 2011
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