Vanished without a trace, 13-year-old Lilac slipped away from her owner at the busy Oyama boat launch parking lot.
The tabby cat, named Lilac, had been wearing a yellow collar and ID tag on July 8, when she decided to venture from her owner Houna茂da Bellasfar香蕉视频直播檚 car to the outdoors.
Far from her home in Victoria, Bellasfar decided to stay in Oyama and camp out for a full week, hoping against hope for a miracle.
As the days passed with no sightings of Lilac, Bellasfar had to return to the island without her best friend.
However, before she left the Okanagan, Bellasfar reached out to the Okanagan Humane Society (OHS), where rescue volunteers immediately stepped up to help.
OHS president Romany Runnalls and rescue volunteer Becky Robar got to work putting up bright neon posters throughout the area.
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The sighting gave Bellasfar hope, as she jumped into action once again, making the journey from Victoria to Oyama on July 30.
Robar and her husband, Ed, prepared a humane recovery plan to safely capture the frightened cat if she appeared again.
The next night, 23 days after Lilac disappeared, the same neighbour whose motion sensor had detected the senior tabby spotted her again, this time right in their driveway. The rescue duo responded immediately, with Bellasfar in tow, guiding her gently, 香蕉视频直播淒on香蕉视频直播檛 rush, don香蕉视频直播檛 call, just sit quietly. Let Lilac come to you.香蕉视频直播�
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Lilac is now safe at home on Vancouver Island.
