A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking outside and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks.
The 3-year-old tabby went missing from his Minnesota home on July 18. His owners presumed that he went to check out the construction underway in their neighborhood at some point.
Neighbor kids came over and said the family they heard meowing coming from a storm drain at the construction site and eventually rescued and were reunited with Drifter.
Drifter had been a “strong and formidable” 15 pounds when he went missing and was weighed at 6.5 pounds at the emergency vet after his rescue, but was “otherwise completely himself” and recovering under veterinary instructions, according to his owner.
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39 Comments
I cannot imagine!!
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I am a kid from bishop rayan 5th grade
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Cat tastrophe avoided.
The gentleman in the red short is not to be blamed for his missing tabby cat 🐈 who went missing for days and he didn’t realize that his tab was in the brown hole but thanks to the others people they rescued him and he got his wife back and he brought his boy to the vet and boy is doing well even though his boy got skinny but he probably got spoiled, but his dad is the best owner. He’s a very good man or getting his boy back and it’s not the gentleman’s fault at all !!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊
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Aww that granny drying her tears 😭
Perfect name
Oh baby kitty. Cats are so strong they can survive in some of the worst conditions
They need to rename him… he has more than proved that he is not actually a Drifter. Very glad he is okay!
Drifter is an appropriated name for this guy. So glad the kids heard his cry’s and had a happy reunion. Makes my heart smile 😻
Very lucky ❤thank God for Drifter's reunion❤
Omg! amazing cat!! Please post an update!
He's so skinny? Looks like a normal cat to me. You must of had Garfield before you lost Drifter…and over fed the hell out of him.
That cat is the one that we sul at the pool
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TWO MONTHS my ayass! Wheres all his dirt and fluff, and blinkin eyes from the shock?!?!
It couldn’t have survived two months without water and food, no matter how fat he was to start. Possibly was only stuck towards end of his missing. Also the cat would have reacted with more fear and looked more ragged.
Omg I'm balling 😭 😢😢😢ugh my heart !!
I'm so happy for you all!
Cats are wild, they can go from a nice home to a sewer and still survive. Imagine a human doing the same 🤣
Glad you didn't accuse the migrants of eating him👀😭😂
Soo glad he was found ❤
YAY😂😂😂😂
So so glad you guys found the kitty
Welcome home, baby!!! Hopefully he's in reasonably good health, aside from some dehydration maybe and obvious hunger.
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Bless this sweet boy and his family.
Thank goodness they found him! Hooray for happy endings!!! 🎉
I would have been heart broken for those 2 months.
Aww, that poor little guy. I'm so glad they found him. 🥹
“We have to take him right to the vet” very responsible owner
Front page news from Hippie Town
I'm guessing the local field mouse population lost some of its more adventurous members.
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Such a chill kitty , glad he found some kinda substanance down there to survive
I want your cat
Drifter living up to his name! ❤
is this a leaked video?
Omg so glad you found him!