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Talk about a happy ending! A belovedcatwas reunited with his “frantic” owners after he was found hiding in a donated recliner at a Colorado thrift store.
On New Year’s Eve,Denver Animal Protection(DAP) received a call from the Denver Arc Store about a family in the process of moving that had dropped off a recliner to the Colorado thrift store without knowing their cat Montequlla was inside,according to KDVR.
Tammy Vigil with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment toldKUSAthat the store’s staff stumbled upon the hidden kitty after the owners left, prompting them to reach out to DAP.
Humphreys lured the cat out of the chair and, thanks to the feline’s microchip, identified his owners, although she couldn’t get a hold of the pet parents initially.
Unbeknownst to DAP, Montequlla’s owners were frantically searching for the cat at the same time, unaware that the animal had crawled into their recliner before it was donated.
Eventually, the feline’s family realized Montequlla was hiding in the donated furniture when they couldn’t find the kitty at their empty home. The owners drove back to the thrift store, where store employees put them in contact with Humphreys.
The animal protection officer advised that stressful events — like moving — can often cause animals to seek shelter in odd places.
“Oftentimes, when we have a stressful event like that, we know that animals can seek hiding spots. So, this one just happened to pick the recliner that they were going to donate to Arc,” said Humphreys. “It’s not uncommon for us to be called to help remove animals from those situations, but this was a new one.”
The cat’s family, who was “absolutely thrilled” to have tracked down Montequlla, has since been reunited with their furry friend. Humphreys revealed, “They were so relieved.”
source: people.com
