Staff at Townsville's RSPCA are at a loss to explain how a two-year-old cat made its way from Brisbane to the north Queensland city, more than 1,000 kilometres away.
Nine months ago, the cat's owners reported 'Timothy' the cat missing from their Brisbane home but yesterday he was picked up as a stray in Townsville.
RSPCA spokeswoman Caroline Shemwell says his microchip let her know where he had come from.
"We get three stray cats in and one of them had a microchip - we looked it up," she said.
"Sure enough it was Timothy - we looked up the owners, called the owners and surprisingly they're in Brisbane.
"He's nice and clean and healthy, he's got a nice weight on him so he's quite calm and relaxed and in good spirits, good nick."
Ms Shemwell says she is not sure if the feline hitched a lift or walked the whole way to Townsville.
"It is a good place after all - I'd want to come back here too," she said.
The average cost for a microchip is around $45 - it's the best security you can buy for your pet. It's cheaper if you get it done at the same time your pet is desexed. Even if their collar comes off, their microchip can still be scanned. Most vets, council and animal welfare groups have scanners, so the chances of your pet coming back to you are fantastic with a microchip.
If you are looking to get a pet the Animal Welfare League and the RSPCA get all their pets desexed and microchipped before you buy them.
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