"Nearly a week later after its first appearance, the sneaky puss was spotted racing down past the pool area. Aaron who was on duty at the time went out called the cat over, she was a little timid at first but then turned super friendly running and jumping around our ankles! It was clear this wasn't a wild cat," they continued.
"Trying to keep the cat near to find its owner, we gave it a pouch of cat food, which it demolished in no time. The cat continued to follow staff and guests around the lodge that evening. She even got the name 'Maggie' as she trekked behind us and jumped on everything to get attention."
They booked to take her to the vets the following day to check if she had a microchip. Meanwhile, they decided to share the cat's tale on the local community Facebook page, to let people know the cat had been found in Amodeo Bay.
Here's a Friday feel-good story 😽.
A few weeks ago, staff members here at Anglers had noticed a stray tabby cat...
Posted by Anglers Lodge Coromandel on Friday, August 27, 2021
"At 11pm that night we received a message from a local from Coromandel Township that had lost a similar cat to this 14 months ago," the revealed.
"Would you believe that through the power of social media we found Maggie was actually called Jesta who had been missing for over a year and had somehow travelled 17 kms from home. She is happily back to her owners in Coromandel but we will never know what Jesta got up to in this time, but how is that for a happy ending!?"
The story of the wandering feline delighted Facebook users, with some sharing similar tales of adventurous cats.
"Similar effort here at Franz Josef TOP 10 Holiday Park. Reunited a cat with its owners who had left Franz Josef for Christchurch six months earlier. Such a good feeling," one person commented.
"Awesome. Just goes to show, never give up hope," one person replied.
"What a beautiful story and such a beautiful cat. Well done Anglers Lodge," another Facebook user said.
