{"id":76307,"date":"2025-12-09T00:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76307\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:41:09","slug":"after-more-than-a-decade-apart-tallahassee-family-reunites-with-lost-cat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76307\/","title":{"rendered":"After more than a decade apart, Tallahassee family reunites with lost cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; After a decade apart, a Tallahassee family and their lost cat, Audrey, are finally reunited. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Audrey\u2019s owner, Lisa Jackson, recalled the moment their family cat Audrey went missing in 2015. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cShe was an indoor kitty and once in a while she would dart out the front door, one day we realized we couldn\u2019t find her in the house,\u201d Jackson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More good news: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jackson said they spent years searching for Audrey, calling local vets and scouring shelters, but they eventually lost hope. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt was really heartbreaking for her to be lost like that; it was hard for the family,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The tragedy was especially hard for Jackson\u2019s 15-year-old daughter at the time, Gabby Pessin. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Gabby Pessin and Audrey 2011\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765240868_751_RT76SQWCR5A6DBZ6OQAKQFNG5I.JPG\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Gabby Pessin and Audrey 2011(Gabby Pessin)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">But then, 10 years later, Lisa got a phone call from a local rescue and another call from a microchip company with the most unbelievable news. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cLeaving a voicemail saying they had been notified that Audrey had been found,\u201d she said. \u201cI was just in shock, I couldn\u2019t believe this was happening.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jackson made sure to call her daughter to share the news. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m like we have something to show you and we just turned the camera around and she said \u2018who\u2019s kitty is that?\u2019 I\u2019m gonna cry, you could see it wash over her that it was Audrey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Audrey may have been in the wild before coming to the shelter, but her microchip is what brought her back to her family, along with Samantha Joles, a dedicated cat lover at Feline Fine. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Gabby Pessin and Audrey 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765240869_899_JWHBCE2FXZEZJKETCHYG5GZMWI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"544\" \/>Gabby Pessin and Audrey 2025(WCTV STAFF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s so important for people who own pets to have a way to trace them back to their families, this family wanted their cat back they took her back with open arms,\u201d Joles said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Now Audrey is home for the holidays, with the sweetest gift, her best friend. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WCTV's Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765240869_395_PX3PTQMNTNEGFH7JN55RNYMTT4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>WCTV&#8217;s Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union(WCTV\/First Florida Credit Union)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny, you know, after a decade some of her little quirks and traits I didn\u2019t remember, and now being with her again, I\u2019m like, oh yeah, she loves some human food. She\u2019s got the same little meows and her little nub,\u201d Gabby Pessin said. \u201cIt\u2019s like healing a little bit of my inner child to get her back for sure it\u2019s been really sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/09\/something-good-after-more-than-decade-tallahassee-family-reunites-with-lost-cat\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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