Inver couple who misplaced cats in automotive crash in France reunited with certainly one of their pets

The Underwood household home in Drumfin, Inver, had a lonely Christmas when their household pets have been absent after they escaped from their automotive whereas on a visit by means of France in October.

But the New Year has introduced some pleasure with the information that one of many 4 treasured cats was positioned within the south of France and this week is being reunited along with his homeowners.

David and Heather Underwood have been residing within the Underwood household home and about three years in the past after they moved into the home, a stray cat appeared.

David’s sister, Pauline, tells the story: “They had no kids and I do not assume they ever had a pet.

“But they took to this cat and he or she was pregnant. She had 4 kittens in the home. We have been all involved and we needed to search out houses for them. But they would not let any of them go. They needed all of them.

“They saved them they usually adored them. Then on a few events after they went to England and Spain, they took the cats with them and again by automotive. The cats have been vaccinated and had every part that they wanted for journey.

“They have been forwards and backwards fairly a bit. And then in October, they have been heading again once more to Spain. The mom cat had left the household home, so that they had simply the 4 kittens, who have been now greater.

“They have been travelling by means of France close to the Spanish border at Béziers on the motorway after they have been hit from behind by a automotive. It turned them round and the automotive was a write-off. The cages by which the cats have been got here aside and the cats escaped. They weren’t hit on the motorway and bumped into the greenery on the aspect.”

David and Heather have been heartbroken and hung across the space for a number of days with no automotive. They began placing posters up all over the place, within the woods and the overall space. 

“Of course, we thought they have been a bit daft, however that is what they did,” mentioned Pauline. “They went again to Spain after they bought a ‘cellphone name a number of weeks later from a girl referred to as Gabriella who felt she had discovered the black cat Sooty.

“They nonetheless had no automotive however they travelled on a bus to fulfill the girl, but it surely wasn’t their cat.

“In the meantime, they got here again to Ireland and the identical girl phoned them once more saying that she felt she had positioned one of many cats. She caught it and had it again at her home, a winery. She despatched pictures of the cat and all of us appeared and in contrast all of the pics.

“This girl took it to a vet to get checked as a result of it’s chipped, and it’s their cat, which is magic.”

Rudy had been discovered. Last week David and Heather left Donegal once more on Thursday morning to be reunited with Rudy. They flew to Barcelona and are hiring a automotive to drive to Béziers. Three months after the accident on October 14, they’ll have certainly one of their three ‘kids’ again.

“Isn’t that girl wonderful to have discovered the cat?” mentioned Pauline.

As for David and Heather, Pauline says: “They are over the moon. They simply treasured these cats. It could be good if all of them turned up however it’s extremely unlikely.”

Indeed, with the quantity of publicity the story is producing, particularly within the Béziers space, there needs to be a great probability that Sooty, Ginger or Patch might be positioned. The excellent news story has additionally been picked up by the native Mayor in Béziers, Robert Menard, who plans to fulfill Rudy.