We have a cat who has found her way back to us twice. We are on a farm, my husband was having lunch and the waitress was chatting about looking for a new home for her cat. It was a very good cat, very personable, got along with their other cats and dogs, but forever leaving a newly caught rodent at her doorstep every day. PERFECT - we needed a cat for our seed warehouse, to keep the rodents away. So, Smokey came to our home, got very comfy in the shop and warehouse.
A few weeks later, she was no where to be found, and we were not able to find her for weeks. Eventually, she showed up back in the barn - healthy but hungry.
Fast forward a couple of years ... we are heading out for a few weeks vacation, our MIL is taking Smokey to look after while we're away. Everything looks good, cat and MIL getting along well. Two days after we head out, MIL goes to take the cat for a walk, puts her harness on but can't find the leash - she uses string ... zing, the cat is gone. MIL is frantic, searches everywhere, has neighbours searching, notices posted at the post office, announced on the radio, alerts at the nearby vet offices. NO CAT. This is August.
Fast forward to the following February - MIL is at her kitchen window, spies a cat at the perimeter of her yard, looks like the missing cat. She goes over, calls the cat, and in she marches. Smokey has a very distinctive call, and her claws and coat are also pretty unique. No doubt at all, this is our Smokey, missing nigh these past six months - no idea where she has spent most of the winter. We rush up, pick her up and bring her back to the shop - it's like she was never away - marches right over to where her food dish was.
So she has found her way back to us twice!