Cat survives two weeks in removalist truck to be reunited with family


A FAMILY has been reunited with their beloved cat after it miraculously survived two weeks in a removal truck.

Snowball had no food or water in the back of the truck as it travelled with his owner's furniture for more than 3000km from Minden in Queensland to Katherine in the Northern Territory.

Daniel and Kirsty Cochrane, along with daughters Carrie, 12, Taylah, 7, and two-year-old Rebekah said yesterday that it was their Christmas miracle, The Northern Territory News reports.

The family were devastated when they lost the white Siamese-cross tom cat on the day the removalist packed everything from their Queensland home into the truck on December 9.

But their devastation turned to sheer joy when the removal van arrived at their new home in Katherine on Tuesday - two weeks to the day after it was packed - and Snowball was found meowing while trapped inside a recliner.

The family had to cut the lounge chair open to free him.

"We've said that it is our Christmas miracle this year - it sounds corny but it is," Mrs Cochrane said.

Vet Alex Burleigh said Snowball was "surprisingly well" for having undergone such an ordeal and was expected to make a full recovery despite having lost half his body weight.

Click here to read more about Snowball's survival at The Northern Territory News.