Dubliner's missing one-eyed cat is found after four years

This cat definitely has nine lives.

Over the weekend, Joe Collins shared the incredible journey of his cat, Georgie, who went missing four years ago.

"Georgie our one eyed cat went missing over four years ago having climbed under a neighbour’s car bonnet to avoid a heavy rain shower," Joe told Broadsheet.ie

Photo: Joe Collins

"The neighbour got into the car and travelled from East Wall to a garage in Sallynoggin. A car mechanic got a shock when he opened the bonnet and the cat fled.

"We drove out to the area to search for him and put up posters. We gave him little chance as only having one eye was such a disadvantage."

Photo: Joe Collins

Joe and his family had given up hope of finding Georgie a long time ago, until they received a surprising phonecall last week.

"We received a call from the DSPCA Rathfarnham to say he was handed in. Shook, starving and quite unwell but still with the same old attitude," Joe says.

"What’s the lesson? Always chip your pets."

Photo: Joe Collins

Georgie had been living near a woman as a stray for a year. She had been looking after Georgie until last Thursday, when she brought him into the shelter.

Georgie was scanned for a microchip, and his families details popped up, allowing a reunion after four long years.

"It was an emotional day for both the lady who had cared for Georgie and for Georgie’s family who had desperately searched for their missing kitty," Dublin SPCA say. "We can not stress how important it is to have your pet microchipped."

HT: Broadsheet.ie