Lost For 6 Years, Money Raised To Reunite Cat With Military Family

HAYWARD, CA — Meet Mellow. This beautiful cat was lost six years ago, soon after his family moved to the Bay Area. According to his owner, Ilona Thomas, "We spent months looking for him, posting ads...driving around the area in hopes we would just see him strolling around. Unfortunately we never saw him again."

They lived in Hayward first, where Mellow went missing, then San Leandro. A military family, "In July 2015 we were stationed in Georgia and had to move away," Thomas continues.

Mellow's life took a turn recently when he met a new family. Petra Stojka and her husband were returning home after running errands when they were approached by Mellow, who she describes as an overly friendly cat.

Stojka took Mellow to the vet and learned that he was microchipped. Next, she called the Thomas family and left a message. Ilona returned the call immediately. “She was absolutely beside herself, she was hysterically crying and was so happy,” Stojka said. “My husband and I promised them we would hold on to their cat."

Ilona started a GoFundMe page to raise money to fly Petra and Mellow to Georgia so they could be reunited. The page reached its goal of $1,000 in one day. Donations range from $10 - $260. Several people added comments when making donations including Ericka MacKenzie, who summed up most sentiments, "What a wonderful happy ending."

-Image via GoFundMe

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