{"id":3715,"date":"2023-11-20T16:38:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news-missing-cat-found-after-appeal\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:06:36","slug":"missing-cat-found-after-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news\/missing-cat-found-after-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing cat found after appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph-5164\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-with-summary paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-content-with-summary field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">We are thrilled to report that after our information appeal last week regarding a black and white cat who was found inside a sofa at a council waste depot has been reunited with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at Whitehall Industrial Estate in Bathgate discovered the cat, who we now know as Gio, when he fell out of an old sofa to be discarded on Monday 13 November 2023 around 4.30pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Gio\u2019s owner Nikita said: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t unusual for him to be out for a while, but when he didn\u2019t come home overnight she started to worry that something had happened to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>She was so relieved the next day when she saw the appeal to find his owner. Gio is best friends with Nikita\u2019s daughter who was becoming really upset by his absence. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nikita said: \u201cWe think that Gio jumped inside a neighbours van for warmth, as it was filled with pillows.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGio is now back home where he belongs. He\u2019s a bit shaken up from his travels and doesn\u2019t seem to want to venture further than the garden, but is getting lots of cuddles in the meantime until he is back to his usual confident self.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for Gio, his owners saw the appeal on social media as he wasn&#8217;t microchipped.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Microchipping your pets not only offers a range of benefits to their safety and wellbeing but it also gives you peace of mind should they ever get lost or stolen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s not a legal requirement to microchip cats, The Society strongly recommend that cat owners microchip their pets. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to register your pet\u2019s microchip and keep your contact information up-to-date with the company, for instance, when you move house or change phone number. There is usually a small fee for this.<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about microchipping your pet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/our-work\/our-services\/microchipping\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If anyone is concerned about an animal, they should call our&nbsp;confidential animal helpline on 03000 999 999.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to report that after our information appeal last week regarding a black and white cat who was found inside a sofa at a council waste depot has been reunited with his family. 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