Stowaway cat survives 3,400-mile journey
Persian hides in owner’s suitcase.
For a cat who never leaves the house, Bisou had the adventure of a lifetime. The 7-year-old Persian apparently thought her owner’s open suitcase looked like a cozy place for a nap.
When Mervat Ciuti rushed to catch a cab to the airport in Cairo, she quickly zipped her bag, without realizing Bisou was inside. The bag was thrown into the cargo hold of Ciuti’s plane for a 6-hour, 3,400-mile trip from Egypt to London’s Heathrow Airport on Dec. 28.
It wasn’t until Ciuti was in a taxi on the way to her sister’s home in Nottingham that a frantic relative called her about the missing cat — and Ciuti realized what must have happened. Ciuti was panicked that Bisou hadn’t survived, but the cat was alive and well curled up in Ciuti's clothes.
After spending a few weeks in England, Ciuti had to leave Bisou behind in quarantine until she can be shipped back to Egypt this summer.
"She's a healthy, happy, laid-back Persian who likes sitting outside in the sunshine," said Mike Binks, who owns Calagran Kennels, where Bisou is staying.
— Read it at the U.K.’s Daily Mail
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Photo: Daily Mail / Bisou stowed away in her owner's suitcase on a trip from Cairo to London.
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