10-year-old cat meets its owner again after 5 years, and it recognizes "mom" at first glance

 7:49am, 22 November 2025

Many people mistakenly think that cats are unfamiliar pets. They think that they are always self-centered and never take the responsibility of the cat in their hearts.

But this is not the case. When a cat recognizes its owner, it will still remember it in its heart no matter how long it takes!

It’s just that cats are not good at expressing it. They always like to bury their love for their poop scrapers deep in their hearts.

Ten years ago, Elinore, a shit shoveler, adopted a little tabby cat named Larry from a shelter.

Larry was just over a month old at the time, and he became the first Aboriginal cat in the family.

Since there were no children in this family, the whole family gave all their love to Larry and pampered him like a baby.

Originally all this was extremely beautiful, but one night five years ago, something happened that caused Elinore's family to collapse.

It was a night of heavy rain. Larry disappeared from home for unknown reasons.

This made the Elinore family very anxious. That night, the whole family braved the heavy rain and searched for the cat, but in the end no trace of the cat was found.

In order to find the cat, Elinore asked nearby animal rescue organizations for help, and also posted cat-finding tips everywhere.

But despite the Elinore family’s efforts, more than half a year has passed and there is still no news from the cat.

In the end, under the pain and torture of losing their beloved cat, Elinore and her family could only accept the fact that the cat would never come back.

Until one noon five years later, a sudden phone call made Elinore burst into tears.

She has been waiting for this call for five years, because it was a call from the shelter. The staff said:

"We rescued a stray cat named Larry yesterday. The chip on its body found your contact information. Come and pick it up and take it home!"

After answering the phone, Elinore and her husband hugged each other tightly, with tears streaming down their faces.

For their family, there is nothing more joyful than receiving this phone call!

Elinore came to the shelter and saw Larry. She was stunned by this familiar yet unfamiliar cat for a moment, and she was stunned on the spot.

On the contrary, it was Larry. He recognized his former "mother" at a glance. He immediately stood up and started meowing non-stop.

Elinore saw that the cat recognized her, and she hugged the cat excitedly. She could no longer hold back her tears.

While shedding tears, she said to the cat: Thank God, my child, you are alive!

Although the cat felt a little uncomfortable being sucked by the poop scraper, it still lay obediently in Elinore's arms, enjoying the warmth that was its own.

Everyone present could not help but shed tears when they saw the touching scene of the man and his cat reuniting after five years of separation.

No one knows what the cat has experienced in the past five years, but for this 10-year-old cat, everything in the past is not important.

Being able to return to the poop scraper, the cute cat believes that its old life will be extremely happy!

Dear cat lovers, has your cat ever gotten lost? How long did it take for you to get it back? Welcome to leave a message and share~~