LEHI, Utah (KSL) – A Utah couple’s lacking cat was discovered greater than 600 miles away after she was unintentionally shipped out with an Amazon return.
Carrie Stevens Clark and her husband, Matt Clark, say their cat, Galena, has a responsible pleasure: she likes to cover in containers.
“She’s a hider,” Stevens Clark stated. “She loves to play in boxes. It’s just a part of her personality.”
But it bought her into hassle April 10 when she mysteriously disappeared from the Clarks’ home in Lehi, Utah. The couple spent hours searching for any signal of their beloved cat.
“That was the worst part: we had no idea what happened,” Stevens Clark stated. “We put tons of flyers up. We contacted friends and family to help us search. We searched for a whole week.”
Just because it appeared all hope was misplaced, the couple bought a cellphone name final Wednesday – from a veterinarian in California. Galena’s microchip had been scanned 650 miles away close to the town of Riverside.
“I just couldn’t even believe that she was in California. I thought it was a prank. It’s still hard to wrap my brain around,” Stevens Clark stated.
It turned out that Galena had gotten trapped in an Amazon bundle her house owners had been utilizing to return some footwear. She slipped contained in the field whereas at home and managed to go undetected.
“We had no idea, so Matt took the package to the drop-off without knowing that our dear cat was inside,” Stevens Clark stated.
Galena went six days with out meals or water within the field till she was found by an Amazon worker named Brandy. The worker took the cat underneath her care, even taking her to the vet, till she may very well be returned to her household.
“We are so thankful for Brandy and for everything that she did for our kitty,” Stevens Clark stated.
As quickly because the Clarks heard Galena had been discovered, they booked a flight to reunite together with her the following day. They say the cat’s restoration was nothing wanting miraculous.
Other than some gentle dehydration, Galena was unhurt throughout her journey. The field she was in was cut up open sufficient to present her air, and the temperatures had been such that she didn’t overheat or freeze. She is now home and again to her old self.
“It was just the best because I know that under other circumstances, she wouldn’t have been found. We’re just so happy to have her again,” Stevens Clark stated.
Stevens Clark provides that she needs to encourage all pet house owners to microchip their pets and “triple-check your Amazon boxes.”
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