Newmarket cat reunited with owner after years 'living rough'

[Gerald]

Eloise Renyard and Mr Muggles are getting to know each other again.

A "skin and bones" cat found wandering around a town has been reunited with its owner after apparently living rough for six years.

Mr Muggles was a "big, chunky boy" when he disappeared from his Newmarket home in Suffolk at the age of about three.

After being spotted in the town, his photo was shared on social media and his owner recognised her missing moggy.

Owner Eloise Renyard said it was "instant recognition for us both" when the cat was returned to her.

Photos of a cat described as "skin and bones" were posted on social media.

Miss Renyard said there were sightings of Mr Muggles "from a distance", but he could not be enticed back home.

The veterinary nurse assistant moved across the border to Cambridgeshire two years later and her family had given up any hope of seeing their pet.

However, photos of a "skin and bones" stray cat shared on a Newmarket "lost and found pets" Facebook page last week piqued her interest.

"I saw him, and I was knew he was mine," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-54896079

Mr Muggles has finally come home and both he and the owner are happy!

[Reece]

Aw, that is great, I have a special love for cats, always had one or two from the early 70's. Great news for the owner especially recognizing each other after all these years.

Great story Gerald.

[mapuc]

A happy ending

Markus

[August]

The cat left for a reason.

[Moonlight]

^Yep, it must have got fed up of having a thermometer shoved up its backside regularly, another thing, it must be the most useless hunter in England, that bloody moggie needs to be put down as its an embarrassment to the feline species.

[August]

Who knows but i'm guessing that he ran off for a reason. Probably the same reason she couldn't entice him to come back home when she would see him.

[Reece]

Probably fed him with McDonald's fast food crap!!

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Reece

Probably fed him with McDonald's fast food crap!!

What kind of food, are ya giving your cat?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by August

Who knows but i'm guessing that he ran off for a reason. Probably the same reason she couldn't entice him to come back home when she would see him.

That thought also crossed my mind Dave

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by August

Who knows but i'm guessing that he ran off for a reason. Probably the same reason she couldn't entice him to come back home when she would see him.

"Miss Renyard said there were sightings of Mr Muggles "from a distance", but he could not be enticed back home."
Not written it was her who saw the cat, so the latter refused to come close to a stranger. But always pick the worst theory.

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Gerald

What kind of food, are ya giving your cat?

Cat food crap!! Sometimes he gets the juice from tins of tuna, also when we get a roast chicken he loves that when it's still fresh and warm, you have to spoil them sometimes!!

[Commander Wallace]

Great story Gerald. Thanks for sharing.

[Eichhörnchen]

Worst thing about having moggies was when they went missing... I always imagined them at the bottom some dark hole, unable to come home

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Reece

Cat food crap!! Sometimes he gets the juice from tins of tuna, also when we get a roast chicken he loves that when it's still fresh and warm, you have to spoil them sometimes!!

Do so Reece, and take them when ya sleep!

[August]

Originally Posted by Catfish

"Miss Renyard said there were sightings of Mr Muggles "from a distance", but he could not be enticed back home."
Not written it was her who saw the cat, so the latter refused to come close to a stranger. But always pick the worst theory.

Maybe I am jaded but i've had cats around all my life and not one of them ever got lost from home without something or someone being involved.