Cat goes on marathon jaunt from Netherlands to Austria
VIENNA (AP) — Six months after her cat ran away, a woman in the Netherlands is looking forward to a reunion — in an Austrian village 950 kilometers (nearly 600 miles) away.
Austrian state broadcaster ORF reports that Pepper recently turned up in Aschbach-Markt, west of Vienna.
She looked to be just another stray to the person who brought her to a local veterinarian. But an examination revealed that the well-traveled feline was microchipped, allowing veterinarian Katharina Zoechling to trace the owner and through photos, establish that the cat was indeed hers.
ORF said Tuesday that the unnamed owner is planning a trip to the Austrian village to claim Pepper. And while how the cat got there may never be known, one guess is she hitch-hiked — on the back of a truck.
Source: http://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/strange/cat-goes-on-marathon-jaunt-from-netherlands-to-austria/article_54d7145c-d202-5490-beb4-bb77420ea319.html
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My dog is microchipped, never thought about my cat. He doesn't go outside. Maybe I should... 
Reminds me of a story my vet told me. He said that a lady had brought her cat in and on her way to her car, the cat got away from her. She searched all over for that cat and so did the vet, but the cat never turned up. Until two or three years later, a guy came in to the vet office, said he was moving (isn't that always the way? 
) and asked if the vet could find a home or his cat. The vet recognized the cat immediately - it was his former patient who escaped from his owner! So the vet called the lady and the two were reunited. The most amazing part was that the guy lived on the other side of the mountain! The vet just shook his head, couldn't figure how the cat got there... 
Bet it would have been a mellow trip. 
then I would want to join him. 
