Lost cat is found seven years after going lacking, lives in a factory 900 feet from original home

A girl misplaced her cat seven years in the past and not too long ago obtained the very best knock ever on her entrance door. 

Stephanie Barstow, a 35-year-old government assistant from Corby, England, bought a surprising piece of stories: Her misplaced cat had been found. 

Barstow shared her story with SWNS and defined that one among her two cats, Duke, disappeared in January 2017 after two years of residing along with her. 

The now-mom of two mentioned she and different members of the neighborhood looked for the cat for almost eight months earlier than lastly giving up.

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“I’m not completely sure why Duke didn’t come home,” she mentioned. 

Barstow mentioned she had two cats on the time, Duke and his brother Nero, whom she mentioned Duke bought into a little bit of a battle with the evening earlier than Duke disappeared. 

Stephanie Barstow and Duke have been reunited almost seven years after the cat first disappeared.  (SWNS)

“We had just had the baby, too, so there was a lot of change going on, and I know cats don’t really like change,” she mentioned to SWNS.

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Last month, almost seven years after Duke went lacking, Barstow obtained sudden information. 

The first time Barstow met Duke was when he was a kitten of six weeks outdated.  (SWNS)

A veterinarian got here to Barstow’s home to inform her that Duke had been found at a close by factory — simply 900 feet from her home. 

“The vet recognized Duke because of his distinctive facial markings and white paws and had remembered that I was looking for him,” she mentioned to SWNS, the British information service. 

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The vet went on to say that Duke had been taken in by factory members and frolicked there for the final 12 months, though his whereabouts earlier than that had been unknown.

“They had even built him a little shed to sleep in and a feeding station,” she mentioned. 

This is the final image of Stephanie Barstow and Duke earlier than his disappearance in 2017.  (SWNS)

The factory was not too long ago deemed unsafe for Duke, nevertheless — which is how he ended up on the vet, based on SWNS.

“I was really worried that if he came home, he might go back to the factory where it was no longer safe for him,” Barstow mentioned. 

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This concern, plus the brand new additions to the household since Duke left seven years in the past, led Barstow to resolve to provide Duke to a totally different household.

“I just felt so much guilt over what happened to him,” she mentioned as a part of the rationale she didn’t need to deliver Duke again to her home. 

Duke is blissful in his new home — and Barstow nonetheless checks in on him.  (SWNS)

Instead, the cat went to a new proprietor, which Barstow mentioned is a “perfect” match for him, with quiet and open house.

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Now, she’s sharing her story to provide hope to different pet house owners in a related scenario.

“I wanted to share my story to give hope to other animal lovers and people in my situation to never give up — you never know what might happen,” she mentioned.

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