Humane Society reunion: Cat missing for 14 years finds owner again

USA TODAY NETWORKMaureen Kenyon, maureen.kenyon@tcpalm.com
Published 8:42 p.m. ET March 18, 2018



T2 in 2002, the year Perry Martin, of Fort Pierce, found him as a stray in his neighborhood.
(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY PERRY MARTIN)

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Have you ever wondered what 14 years equals in cat years?

(Hint: It's a really long time.)

For an orange tabby named Thomas Jr. — T2 for short — it's about 72 years, the time it's been since he last saw his owner, Perry Martin, of Fort Pierce.

But because of a tiny microchip, T2 was reunited with Martin last week at the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast.

"When I got the call and someone said, 'What if we told you T2 was alive?' I figured it was a mistake," Martin said. "It was too crazy to believe."

That phone call was from Martin's veterinarian, who, in 2002, had implanted T2 with a microchip. If T2 ever went missing, it would make him easier to identify once he'd been found.



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