Long-gone microchipped cat finds owner

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Long-gone microchipped cat finds owner
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 10:35 AM EDT (1435 GMT)


SAN CARLOS, California (AP) -- Call it Ted's excellent adventure, with
a high-tech twist: A cat with an ID microchip implanted under his skin
was returned to his owner 10 years after he jumped out a window and
vanished.

Chris Inglis' sleek, black feline, Ted, was fitted with the chip back
when the technology was still new in the early 1990s. But he was gone
without a trace for a full decade before someone found him this week.

Ted -- named for Keanu Reeves' character in "Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure" -- was brought to the Peninsula Humane Society's animal
shelter, which tracked down Inglis despite outdated information on the
chip. The cat was found about 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of where
Inglis used to live in Burlingame, California.

Right at home

When the pair reunited Wednesday, the cat "rubbed his face on my hand,
climbed right up and started purring," Inglis said. "It's pretty
monumental. It's almost surreal."

Where Ted spent all those years remains a mystery, but it appeared
someone had been taking care of him.

Inglis remembers that one of the things he and Ted liked to do was
cruise around in his car. On their way home from the shelter, Inglis
said Ted "put his front paws on the dashboard," just like in the old
days.

That was quite a story - they had a slow news day here and it ran on
the evening news last night. A truly beautiful cat, that disappeared
as the owner was making wedding plans. Now 10 years later he reappears
and is brought home to a whole new family, complete with kids who
hadn't been born yet when he went missing. But, as they said on the
news story, somewhere there is probably another family, which has
presumably been caring for him and loving him for the past ten years,
who is now looking for "their" cat.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:35:29 -0500, "Victor M. Martinez"
wrote:

From cnn.com

Long-gone microchipped cat finds owner
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 10:35 AM EDT (1435 GMT)


SAN CARLOS, California (AP) -- Call it Ted's excellent adventure, with
a high-tech twist: A cat with an ID microchip implanted under his skin
was returned to his owner 10 years after he jumped out a window and
vanished.

Chris Inglis' sleek, black feline, Ted, was fitted with the chip back
when the technology was still new in the early 1990s. But he was gone
without a trace for a full decade before someone found him this week.

Ted -- named for Keanu Reeves' character in "Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure" -- was brought to the Peninsula Humane Society's animal
shelter, which tracked down Inglis despite outdated information on the
chip. The cat was found about 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of where
Inglis used to live in Burlingame, California.

Right at home

When the pair reunited Wednesday, the cat "rubbed his face on my hand,
climbed right up and started purring," Inglis said. "It's pretty
monumental. It's almost surreal."

Where Ted spent all those years remains a mystery, but it appeared
someone had been taking care of him.

Inglis remembers that one of the things he and Ted liked to do was
cruise around in his car. On their way home from the shelter, Inglis
said Ted "put his front paws on the dashboard," just like in the old
days.

Awww, what a heart-warming story! I really needed that, Victor, thanks.
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
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Long-gone microchipped cat finds owner
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 10:35 AM EDT (1435 GMT)
snip

What a happy ending - feel sorry though for the family who have cared for
him for the last ten years!

Lois
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
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From cnn.com

Long-gone microchipped cat finds owner
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 10:35 AM EDT (1435 GMT)


SAN CARLOS, California (AP) -- Call it Ted's excellent adventure, with
a high-tech twist: A cat with an ID microchip implanted under his skin
was returned to his owner 10 years after he jumped out a window and
vanished.

Chris Inglis' sleek, black feline, Ted, was fitted with the chip back
when the technology was still new in the early 1990s. But he was gone
without a trace for a full decade before someone found him this week.

Ted -- named for Keanu Reeves' character in "Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure" -- was brought to the Peninsula Humane Society's animal
shelter, which tracked down Inglis despite outdated information on the
chip. The cat was found about 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of where
Inglis used to live in Burlingame, California.

Right at home

When the pair reunited Wednesday, the cat "rubbed his face on my hand,
climbed right up and started purring," Inglis said. "It's pretty
monumental. It's almost surreal."

Where Ted spent all those years remains a mystery, but it appeared
someone had been taking care of him.

Inglis remembers that one of the things he and Ted liked to do was
cruise around in his car. On their way home from the shelter, Inglis
said Ted "put his front paws on the dashboard," just like in the old
days.