Missing Michigan cat found two months later in Florida

Detroit, Mich — A cat who went missing from suburban Detroit for two months turned up more than 1,000 miles away in Florida.

Dearborn resident Judy Sanborn was shocked when she received a call in December from BluePearl pet hospital in Tampa, The Detroit Free Press reported.

Staff told her they had her 2 1/2-year-old tabby named Bandit.

Staff told Sanborn that a local resident had found the cat, who’d been identified through his microchip.

Jose Calderon, an emergency veterinary technician manager at BluePearl, said he’s never seen an animal take such a long trip in his 30-year career.

A block over, a street over, or maybe even (from) Orlando, which is an hour away from us.

This is the farthest away I’ve seen,” he said.

It’s unclear how Bandit made the cross-country trek.