Nashville’s attractive orange cat has sparked a worldwide competition among armchair sleuths to discover her origin story. How did a cat with a microchip implanted in Italy end up misplaced in Nashville?
The tale of the stray cat discovered at the Nashville International Airport was reported on Facebook by Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control (MACC).
The shelter claims in the comments section that they discovered the chip was not registered and had no information available. They also reported the incident to the airport in case anyone had questions there.
It’s possible that the owner of the cat neglected to register the microchip after it was implanted via mail or online.
We related the tale of Teenie, a kitten who was reunited with his Montana family. Tennie had an international microchip, just like the cat in Nashville. The chip this time originated in South Wales, Australia.
Rescuers in Missoula learned the cat’s real name was Sophie after hearing back from the Australian microchip firm. Surprisingly, the cat’s owners lived nearby and were familiar to the rescuer. For almost a year, they had been seeking for Sophie.
The information from Sophie’s microchip enabled a joyous reunion.
