article_snippet: When Moonlight cat went missing almost nine years ago, he distraught owners tried everything to find he, before giving he up for dead six months later.
article_snippet: Moonlight initially disappeared while staying with Mrs Collier's parents, Denise and Chris, in Wenhaston, while Mrs Collier was on holiday.
article_snippet: Rosie Collier, 52 (centre), and daughter Melba (centre left) were reunited with pet Moonlight after nine years when a member of the public brought him to vet Jenny Reason (far right) who found him was microchipped .
article_snippet: Mrs Collier said Moonlight went missing nine years ago while Mrs Collier was on holiday, and the family gave him up for dead after a cat matching him description was found in the road, but him miraculously survived .
article_snippet: When Mrs Collier returned the family spent months looking for Moonlight, before a cat matching his description was found dead in the road.
article_snippet: After a cautious reintroduction to Echo, the family’s golden retriever, and two new pets, Tilly the black labrador and Dusty the cat, Moonlight is happier than ever.
article_snippet: Vet Jenny Reason, who discovered Moonlight was microchipped, added: 'When a missing pet turns up, a missing pet’s usually a matter of days, sometimes a little longer, but I’ve never known a pet to return after over eight and a half years. '
highlights_snippet: Rosie Collier, 52, said Moonlight went missing almost nine years ago .
  