CUMBERLAND, Maine — A cat from Maine that strayed seven miles from home during a three-week adventure is back with its owners in Cumberland.
After the distinctive feline slipped out of their house Aug. 26, Katherine Smith and her family placed a full-page ad in The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for three days and offered a $500 reward for the cat’s return.
Residents for miles around clipped out the description of the striped and spotted cat and searched for Kaden.
The effort finally paid off Wednesday morning when a family in Falmouth that had saved the ad lured Kaden into their home, seven miles from the Smiths’ house.
“He’s very tired,” Smith said, explaining why Kaden couldn’t see any visitors Wednesday afternoon.
Except for the loss of a couple of pounds, the 7-year-old cat was little the worse for wear. “His paws are pretty rough-looking,” Smith said, but there were no injuries to indicate any run-ins with predators.
Smith says the ad was worth every penny she paid for it because it helped secure the return of her shy Bengal kitty. She didn’t say how much the ad cost. The newspaper didn’t disclose the cost either, though a full-page ad can run more than $9,000.