FOUND! After two weeks on the road, Jeremy the beloved cat has returned home to his overjoyed family.

Last week, the Citizen told you how the small white cat disappeared without trace, causing great distress to his owners, the McCullochs.

Three-year old-Jeremy left his Layton home on Thursday, January 16 - and the family soon began to fear the worst as the little cat had no teeth.

Karen McCulloch placed adverts in the paper, delivered hundreds of leaflets and enlisted the help of police, the RSPCA and even the postal service to find Jeremy.

Then, after a heartfelt plea in the Citizen, Karen received tons of calls from concerned readers who sympathised with her loss.

She said: "We've been inundated with calls - at least 50 - mainly from people who have also lost their cats. They've been giving lots of support and been really, really nice."

Then last Friday, Karen received a phone call from a Citizen reader in Bispham saying a white cat was asleep in her greenhouse.

She wasted no time in going to see if it was Jeremy.

Karen said: "It was him. I couldn't believe it. He was absolutely filthy, a lot thinner and had fleas, but besides that he was all right.

"A lady had been feeding him and giving him milk and I'm very grateful to her.

"It's marvellous to have him back. I also want to thank everyone who has helped search for him - especially Joyce, Ken, Keith and Malcolm who traipsed round the streets delivering leaflets.

"Even British Telecom has been wonderful. The day before Jeremy disappeared, they'd been doing some work on the street. They came back and dug up all the manholes just in case he had got under there.

"Most of all, I'd like to thank the Citizen.

"When Jeremy went away one of the calls I received was from a woman whose mother's cat went missing at the same time. I just hope he returns too."

Pauline Levin's mother's cat Kizmo, a grey and black tabby, left his home at Heron's Reach on January 18 and hasn't been seen since.

Anyone who has seen Kizmo should contact Pauline on 398691.

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