A cat has been freed after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub , it has been revealed . Simba was rescued by firefighters in Meckenheim , near Bonn , Germany , after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom . Owners Helga and Eberhard Henkel had lost their pet in early March and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . Lucky escape : Simba the cat was freed by firefigthers after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub . Pet rescue : It is thought the animal had crawled under the floor boards as the bathroom was being renovated . But nearly four weeks later , a neighbour raised the alarm after hearing noises from under the bath . It is thought the animal had crawled under the floor as the bathroom was being renovated . According to The Local , Mrs Henkel told a local newspaper : 'It 's a miracle , a gift . 'We looked everywhere for Simba , hung up notices , watched out for cats ' eyes with a torch at night . ' She said that Simba was showing the effects of not having eaten for four weeks - but that he had put back on 300 grammes . Owners Helga and Eberhard Henkel ( pictured with Simba ) had lost their pet in early March and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . On the mend : Although Simba was 'traumatised ' by his experience , he is quickly recovering and has put back on 300 grammes . 'He is skin and bones . You feel all the ribs , the backbone , Simba has fallen sharply and is traumatised , ' Die Welt quotes her as saying . The Local quotes Professor Neigel an animal expert from Giessen , Germany , as saying cats were capable of surviving for long periods on only a small amount of water . He said that a month was still a long time for a cat to survive , but that it was not 'out of the ordinary ' .
Simba went missing in four weeks later in the town of Meckenheim , Germany . His owner 's neighbour heard scratching in her bathroom early March . The pet was freed by firefighters and is now starting to put weight back on .