A much-loved family cat missing for 11 years has been reunited with owner his after being spotted on a Facebook page. Ziggy went missing in 2011 as a one-year-old kitten - leaving owner Ruth Orme devastated.
After initial searches proved unsuccessful, Ruth said they had long given up hope of seeing her alive again. But after pictures of him were posted on Facebook, a vet carried out a microchip check and he was reunited with his family.
Ruth said: "On Sunday, my ex had a phone call from a microchip database saying someone had found our cat. He went out one day as usual back in 2011, and never came back.
"We'd had him just under a year, he was fully grown. We posted flyers throughout the town, went out night after night shaking food and following sightings but had no luck.
"Apparently some lads had found him on Royston industrial estate, around a 20 minute walk from where he went missing. He'd been there a few days so Cameron and Jamie fed him and posted a video on fb royston reporting page, and a lady from a rescue group came out to pick him up and had his microchip scanned, resulting in the call to us.
"He was returned Monday, looking in great shape with a few signs he'd been outside a while. He hasn't changed much at all and we're obviously in shock, super grateful he's back home.
"He looks the same, and his temperament hasn't changed. He still loves a cuddle."
