A family in Sheffield have been left both shocked and delighted after their missing cat has been reunited with them having spent eight weeks trapped without food or water.
The Taylor family’s fourteen year old cat, Wizz, first went missing from their home in Mosborough at the beginning of January and the family searched the area nonstop to try and find their beloved pet; handing out flyers, putting up posters and getting friends involved but to no resolve.
After two months of searching the family were beginning to give up all hope of seeing their cat again, however, this week they have been reunited with their feline friend after a neighbour on the street heard scratching coming from her upstairs floorboards and discovered the malnourished cat trapped beneath.
Neighbour, Janet Williams, 57, said she was scared when she first heard the noises in her house. “I made my husband check the floorboards, I was terrified we might have rats but the minute I saw the little black cat I recognised her from the posters and went straight on over and gave her back, they’d all been so worried.”
The Taylor family were delighted to be reunited with their family pet, however, the severe weight loss, dehydration and fears of liver failure meant Wizz had to be rushed immediately to the emergency Vets and it was a close call as to whether she would pull through. Mother of the family Helen Taylor, 48, said the amount of weight Wizz had lost was alarming. “She had shrunk to the size of a kitten, if she was down there any longer I’m almost certain she wouldn’t have survived."
Wizz returned to the Taylor family’s home yesterday and is expected to make a full recovery. Mrs Taylor said “It's a miracle. We are so happy to have her back, now we are a proper family again.”
By Rebecca Savva
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| Wizz is recovering at her family home in Mosborough Fact Box A cat survived being trapped under floorboards for 8 weeks with no food or water. |
By Rebecca Savva
