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A family who thought they’d lost their cat as they prepared to move 3,000 miles across the US, were relieved when they found their pet inside a mattress some 64 days later. | A family who thought they’d lost their cat as they prepared to move 3,000 miles across the US, were relieved when they found their pet inside a mattress some 64 days later. |
Moosie, a 2-year-old tabby cat, disappeared when Kymberly Chelf and her husband Jesse Chelf boxed up their belongings in preparation for their move from El Paso, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. | Moosie, a 2-year-old tabby cat, disappeared when Kymberly Chelf and her husband Jesse Chelf boxed up their belongings in preparation for their move from El Paso, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. |
“It was very heartbreaking thinking that we had lost him,” Mrs Chelf told local broadcaster KTVA.com. | “It was very heartbreaking thinking that we had lost him,” Mrs Chelf told local broadcaster KTVA.com. |
“We tried everything to find him,” she said. | “We tried everything to find him,” she said. |
In early June, the family’s belongings arrived at their new home– along with a big part of their old life. | In early June, the family’s belongings arrived at their new home– along with a big part of their old life. |
When the Chelfs heard a meow coming from inside the box, Mrs Chelf said: "it just sounded like he [Moosie] was giving it everything he had just to let us know he was there." | When the Chelfs heard a meow coming from inside the box, Mrs Chelf said: "it just sounded like he [Moosie] was giving it everything he had just to let us know he was there." |
The cat had been trapped for over two months without light, food or water. | The cat had been trapped for over two months without light, food or water. |
Moosie emerged from the ordeal suffering from severe dehydration and with a damaged liver, but vets have said he is in a good condition, CNN reported. | Moosie emerged from the ordeal suffering from severe dehydration and with a damaged liver, but vets have said he is in a good condition, CNN reported. |
While Moosie's disappearance has been cleared up, questions surrounding an Australian cat who was found in Northern Ireland remain unanswered. | |
The ginger feline was found by Cat Protection workers in County Armagh last week, who discovered he was from Australia by scanning his microchip. | |
Gillian McMulenn, Cat Protect co-ordinator, told the Belfast Telegraph an investigation into the cat's origins is now underway. |