Photo: WSAZ NewsChannel 3A missingcathas finally reunited with its owner weeks after it burrowed inside a recliner chair that was later returned to a furniture warehouse.Inky the black cat’s bizarre adventure began when Kentucky resident Randi McGlone decided she wasn’t a fan of the newreclinershe had just bought and decided to return it.A delivery crew arrived on March 1 to pick up the furniture, but little did they know the piece had a hitchhiker hiding inside. McGlone said that after the workers left her Ashland home with the recliner, she realized Inky was missing.Speaking with local news outlet WSAZ 3,McGlone said she later got a call from a Big Sandy Superstoreemployee letting her know Inky had launched out of the chair as soon as workers pulled the recliner from the truck.But that’s not where the story ends because Inky galloped into the furniture warehouse and hid there for nearly three weeks after bounding out of the truck. McGlone told WSAZ 3 shewent to the warehouse three timesto try and coax out the “emotional support pet” but had no luck.“I didn’t think I’d ever see her again,” McGlone said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.After about three weeks, warehouse workers managed to capture Inky. Once the store secured Inky, they called McGlone to reunite her with the pet.WSAZ NewsChannel 3Inky is now safely back with her owner, who said: “I’m just tickled to death she’s home, and emotionally, I feel complete now.“And it seems that felines finding refuge in recliners is not uncommon.In 2022 PEOPLEreported on another beloved catwho was reunited with his “frantic” owners after he was found hiding in a donated recliner at a Colorado thrift store.
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A missingcathas finally reunited with its owner weeks after it burrowed inside a recliner chair that was later returned to a furniture warehouse.Inky the black cat’s bizarre adventure began when Kentucky resident Randi McGlone decided she wasn’t a fan of the newreclinershe had just bought and decided to return it.A delivery crew arrived on March 1 to pick up the furniture, but little did they know the piece had a hitchhiker hiding inside. McGlone said that after the workers left her Ashland home with the recliner, she realized Inky was missing.Speaking with local news outlet WSAZ 3,McGlone said she later got a call from a Big Sandy Superstoreemployee letting her know Inky had launched out of the chair as soon as workers pulled the recliner from the truck.But that’s not where the story ends because Inky galloped into the furniture warehouse and hid there for nearly three weeks after bounding out of the truck. McGlone told WSAZ 3 shewent to the warehouse three timesto try and coax out the “emotional support pet” but had no luck.“I didn’t think I’d ever see her again,” McGlone said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.After about three weeks, warehouse workers managed to capture Inky. Once the store secured Inky, they called McGlone to reunite her with the pet.WSAZ NewsChannel 3Inky is now safely back with her owner, who said: “I’m just tickled to death she’s home, and emotionally, I feel complete now.“And it seems that felines finding refuge in recliners is not uncommon.In 2022 PEOPLEreported on another beloved catwho was reunited with his “frantic” owners after he was found hiding in a donated recliner at a Colorado thrift store.
A missingcathas finally reunited with its owner weeks after it burrowed inside a recliner chair that was later returned to a furniture warehouse.
Inky the black cat’s bizarre adventure began when Kentucky resident Randi McGlone decided she wasn’t a fan of the newreclinershe had just bought and decided to return it.
A delivery crew arrived on March 1 to pick up the furniture, but little did they know the piece had a hitchhiker hiding inside. McGlone said that after the workers left her Ashland home with the recliner, she realized Inky was missing.
Speaking with local news outlet WSAZ 3,McGlone said she later got a call from a Big Sandy Superstoreemployee letting her know Inky had launched out of the chair as soon as workers pulled the recliner from the truck.
But that’s not where the story ends because Inky galloped into the furniture warehouse and hid there for nearly three weeks after bounding out of the truck. McGlone told WSAZ 3 shewent to the warehouse three timesto try and coax out the “emotional support pet” but had no luck.
“I didn’t think I’d ever see her again,” McGlone said.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
After about three weeks, warehouse workers managed to capture Inky. Once the store secured Inky, they called McGlone to reunite her with the pet.
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Inky is now safely back with her owner, who said: “I’m just tickled to death she’s home, and emotionally, I feel complete now.”
And it seems that felines finding refuge in recliners is not uncommon.
In 2022 PEOPLEreported on another beloved catwho was reunited with his “frantic” owners after he was found hiding in a donated recliner at a Colorado thrift store.
source: people.com
