How does a cat travel nearly 800 miles back home after it goes missing for two months?
Well, a California couple has been reunited with their beloved house cat after losing him on a trip in Yellowstone National Park.
Benny and Susanne Anguiano who are from Salinas said they have gone on several camping trips with their cats before. But on this trip to Yellowstone, one of their cats, named Rayne Beau, ended up at the SPCA in Roseville, California.
Rayne Beau was startled and ran off into the Yellowstone trees. The couple were worried for his safety and spent every day of their trip trying to find him.
They laid out his favorite treats and toys in hopes he would appear, but by the end of their trip, they believed he was gone forever.
"We had to leave without him," said Susanne Anguiano. "That was the hardest day because I felt like I was abandoning him."
Susanne said remained hopeful she would see him again and even saw a sign in the sky as they were leaving Yellowstone reminding her of his name, which is pronounced like "rainbow."
"We were driving along and out of nowhere, these double rainbows appear, and it just knit it all together for me," said Susanne.
Sixty days later, they received a message from Pet Watch with Rayne Beau's microchip identification and location.
He was in Roseville, California, at the local SPCA. A woman in the area found him alone in the street, realized he was someone's pet, and turned him in.
The couple were overjoyed but when they saw him, he was not in a healthy condition.
However, the couple had no idea how their cat, in two months, was able to get from Yellowstone to Roseville, which is over 800 miles away.
Now, they hope someone will see their story and recognize their beloved cat.
"Hey, I remember that cat, and like we saw it here, we saw it there or even they took it in," said Benny.
The couple highly encourage other pet owners to take precautions by using microchips or a global tracker to protect their animals.
"Definitely microchip your cat or your pet and register the microchip online," said Susanne. "We would have never gotten them back had that not happened."
Now that Rayne Beau is back home and safe, they hope to take their cats back on trips again when everyone feels ready.
Source: ABC7