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(Memphis, TN 7/28/10) A tearful reunion in Memphis Wednesday for a Cordova woman reunited with the cat she lost six months ago.
Turns out the black and white feline was at a machine shop in South Memphis.
He might never have been returned, though, if hadn't been for a special marking and some detective work by the people who found him.
"I didn't know if he was hurt or dead or on the side of the road or something," said Eva Reyes.
It's a moment the 20-year old Reyes has been dreaming about, but never thought she would see her 6-year-old cat, Morgan back in her arms.
In January the cat ran away from her family's apartment in Cordova and straight to Ivan Tims' apartment nearby.
"The cat just showed up one day and went into the apartment. We kept him for a month or two and brought him here," said Tims of Generator Power Systems.
For the past five months Morgan has been living at Tims' generator sales and repair shop in South Memphis and even became the official greeter.
"She has to run and jump up on the counter and greet everybody. She's just a real sweet cat," said Tims.
Last week employees decided to take the cat in for a check up and that's when they got the surprise of their lives. The vet discovered hidden underneath all that fur a tattoo that could possible identify him.
"I called the Humane Society, the animal shelter, nobody could help me," said Christy Sandy.
That's when Christy Sandy did a search on the internet and found the cat has been tattooed by company called "Tattoo a Pet" before it was adopted in Florida.
Within a few days the company was able to track down the family in Cordova and reunite pet and pet owner.
Reyes says she never thought the tattoo would bring them back together.
"It means a lot to me that she would take the trouble to find us," said Reyes.
And even though they are going to miss Morgan around the machine shop, workers here are glad he is back where he belongs.
"I think he'll be happy to get home," said Sandy.
Reyes plans to put a tag on her cat and keep his stomach partially shaved so the tattoo is more visible.
She also plans to make the cat an indoor pet.
- A tattoo helps reunite a Cordova woman with the cat she lost six months ago.
- The cat has been living at a machine shop in South Memphis.
- Employees at the shop had to do some detective work to make the reunion possible.
(Memphis, TN 7/28/10) A tearful reunion in Memphis Wednesday for a Cordova woman reunited with the cat she lost six months ago.
Turns out the black and white feline was at a machine shop in South Memphis.
He might never have been returned, though, if hadn't been for a special marking and some detective work by the people who found him.
"I didn't know if he was hurt or dead or on the side of the road or something," said Eva Reyes.
It's a moment the 20-year old Reyes has been dreaming about, but never thought she would see her 6-year-old cat, Morgan back in her arms.
In January the cat ran away from her family's apartment in Cordova and straight to Ivan Tims' apartment nearby.
"The cat just showed up one day and went into the apartment. We kept him for a month or two and brought him here," said Tims of Generator Power Systems.
For the past five months Morgan has been living at Tims' generator sales and repair shop in South Memphis and even became the official greeter.
"She has to run and jump up on the counter and greet everybody. She's just a real sweet cat," said Tims.
Last week employees decided to take the cat in for a check up and that's when they got the surprise of their lives. The vet discovered hidden underneath all that fur a tattoo that could possible identify him.
"I called the Humane Society, the animal shelter, nobody could help me," said Christy Sandy.
That's when Christy Sandy did a search on the internet and found the cat has been tattooed by company called "Tattoo a Pet" before it was adopted in Florida.
Within a few days the company was able to track down the family in Cordova and reunite pet and pet owner.
Reyes says she never thought the tattoo would bring them back together.
"It means a lot to me that she would take the trouble to find us," said Reyes.
And even though they are going to miss Morgan around the machine shop, workers here are glad he is back where he belongs.
"I think he'll be happy to get home," said Sandy.
Reyes plans to put a tag on her cat and keep his stomach partially shaved so the tattoo is more visible.
She also plans to make the cat an indoor pet.
