Poor brave Pippa!
Almost two months ago, Rebecca Schilling lost her cat, Pippa, in Darwin, Australia. Unfortunately she didn't think to check the shipping container she had just packed up for her neighbor, who had moved across the country. Schilling had packed up her neighbor's remaining things in the shipping container and sent it off to Brisbane - with Pippa inside.
When her neighbor opened the container, he was surprised to discover all of his things were covered with cat hair and smelled like a litter box. Then he spotted the bony, dehydrated cat, who had somehow survived 49 days without food or water.
Pippa had traveled over 2,000 miles in 49 days across the Australian countryside in a closed container, yet miraculously managed to pull through. She was rushed to a nearby animal hospital, where they were able to nurse her back to health.
Schilling is working on arranging for transportation for Pippa home, but she worries about traumatizing the poor cat any further.
What can you say - cats are survivors!