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Alberta family shocked to hear missing cat found in Whitehorse

WHITEHORSE — A Peace River family whose feline was missing in action for eight months can’t believe the cat is coming back — from the Yukon.

WHITEHORSE — A Peace River family whose feline was missing in action for eight months can’t believe the cat is coming back — from the Yukon.

“I was just totally shocked,” Jennifer McGillivray said about a call from a Whitehorse bylaw officer who told her Weezie was in the city pound.

McGillivray said her daughter Brittany cried for days after their beloved black cat disappeared.

She said Weezie, an outdoor type, usually came home at the end of the day for her overnight snooze.

But after a week of waiting, it was clear Weezie wasn’t coming back.

Eventually, the family adopted another cat, Ava, now about a year old.

Weezie is the only one who knows how she made it to Whitehorse — and she’s not talking.

But she sure is doing a lot of meowing at the pound, said bylaw officer Ken Milne.

“It’s a nice cat,” he said.

Milne was able to make the surprise phone call to McGillivray in Alberta because the feline came with a microchip that included her address.

Milne said McGillivray had no idea where Whitehorse is or how Weezie could have ended up there.

He suspects the cat may have been picked up in Alberta by someone heading north.

McGillivray said she’s considering driving to Whitehorse to pick up Weezie.

As she pointed out, the family cat got to visit the Yukon before they did.

The McGillivrays are also wondering how their adventurous feline will adjust to returning home and finding another cat living there.

They say neither Weezie nor Ava are known for liking other cats