A cat who was signed up to an address in Australia has actually been reunited with his owners after he was discovered 9,000 miles away in Scotland.
Melvin the cat was gotten by the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) on 23rd May when a member of the general public reported their issues for him.
Believing him to be a roaming, he had actually been visiting their home given that Christmas and getting fed two times a day. However, they had actually grown worried for him after discovering he wasn’t looking well and had actually stopped agreeing their cat.
Melvin was gotten from the streets by Scottish SPCA chief inspector, Laura McIntyre, who took him to get checked out by a veterinarian and after that had him moved to the charity’s Glasgow Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre.
As normal, the animal carers scanned Melvin to see if he was microchipped and were amazed when it was revealed he was signed up to an address in Australia.
Laura explained: ‘One of the first things we do with animals when they come into our care is scan them for a microchip.
‘As you can imagine, the team were slightly confused when Melvin’s information returned signed up to an address in Australia.’
Thankfully, with a little digging and some help from Cats Protection, the secret behind Melvin’s legendary journey was unravelled and Laura and the group had the ability to reunite him with his owners Jacqueline and Matt Dick after a tremendous 9 months.
It ended up the couple had actually formerly been residing in Australia and embraced Australian-born Melvin as a kitten.
After 14 years down under they chose to return to Scotland and sprinkled approximately £4,200 to bring Melvin and their border collie Max, home to Scotland.
However, in August 2022, simply 8 weeks after moving into their brand-new location, Melvin went missing out on.
Discussing the reunion, Laura said: ‘We were delighted to be able to reunite Melvin with Jacqueline and Matt after all this time.
‘It is so important to have your pets microchipped so that, as in this case, owners can be traced quickly.’
Alice Palombo of Scotland Cats Protection included: ‘Melvin’s story goes to reveal why microchipping is so essential and we’re delighted that he has actually been reunited with his owners thanks to his chip.
‘Microchipping for pet cats will become compulsory for pet cats in England from next year and Cats Protection is calling for the Scottish Government to also introduce this, so Scottish cats are not left behind.’
Melvin was reunited with his tearful owners who were thrilled to have him home, as was Max the dog.
The group later on found out that while in Australia Melvin was assaulted by a starving dingo and just endured thanks to the dog, who terrified it off.
