A "miracle car cat" has been reunited with his family after he was inadvertently taken on a four-hour road trip from Ngaruawahia to New Plymouth.
The feline, named Phillip, was found clinging to a car grill space in shock and suffering hypothermia outside a New Plymouth hotel on May 5.
SPCA inspectors found the shaken feline after being notified by passersby, who extracted the cat before rushing him to Vets4Pets New Plymouth hospital, where he is recovering - with some of his claws now missing.
"Phillip's mum said he loves cars and often goes for rides to school - we really hope he has learnt how dangerous they can be now. Before Phillip went home we micrcochipped him free of charge just in case," North Taranaki SPCA said in a post on Facebook .
"It was touch and go initially but just look at yesterday's video he is moving, eating, drinking , totally unconcerned about being at the vets....yahoo he made it!!!!," North Taranaki SPCA posted with pictures of the cat on their Facebook page.
The North Taranaki SPCA put out a public call on Facebook on Thursday to try and locate the cat's owner, and announced last night that Phillip's family had been in contact.
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