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Hello, my name is Cuilin and I have been on quite an
adventure - I'll let my foster mum tell you about it!
One Wednesday night, Cats Protection received a call from a
gentleman who had been having problems with a stray cat
attacking and injuring his own cats. He had noticed this
stray in the area for a number of months and had managed to
trap it in his garage. He had tried a number of places to
take the stray but had had no success. Running out of
options, he contacted West Lothian Cats Protection who
managed to find an emergency foster place. He then kindly
drove a significant distance to bring the stray to the
fosterer.
The fosterer scanned the cat for a microchip and the machine
bleeped to say a chip had been located! She then contacted
the national microchip register who informed her that the
stray had been reported missing over a year earlier and had
lived many, many miles from where he was found. The
microchip register passed on the owner's details and the
fosterer called them and gave them some unexpected, but very
welcome, news - Cuilin had been found!! |
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Cuilin's owners then
jumped in the car and drove to the fosterer's house for an emotional
reunion! He recognised them immediately and was soon rolling about
the floor having his tummy rubbed and his ears tickled whilst
purring loudly. Then it was into the carrier for the journey home.
A happy ending for all!
Note from fosterer: I think that this story is the best
illustration possible why you should get your cat microchipped. For
approx £20 the vet inserts a microchip under the skin of the cat's
shoulder blades in what is a painless procedure. When scanned by a
special reader machine this chip displays a unique identification
number against which the owners details have been registered. If
found, a microchipped cat can be linked to it's owner in a matter of
minutes.
Cuilin was found over a year after he went missing - and in a
location over 30 miles away. Without a microchip and up to date
contact details he would never have found his way home. His owners
agree that having him home is the best Christmas present they could
have wished for and that the microchip fee was the best £20 they'd
ever spent.
If you haven't already done so - please microchip your cat. We hope
that you never need it - but if you ever do you will be very glad
you spent that £20.
Also, thank you to the gentleman who made the effort to seek help
for the local stray in the first instance.
...... Oh, and Merry Christmas Cuilin - the cat who came in from the
cold!
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