[CAT] "Bubba the cat found after 40 days under snow-covered deck"

[rfmcdonald]

CBC Prince Edward Island had a heart-warming story about a Prince Edward Island cat who survived more than a month buried under snow.

An 18-year-old cat was able to survive for 40 days under a snow-covered deck, much to the amazement of her P.E.I. owners.

Bubba lives with Howard Hogan and Lucina Costain in St. Felix, on the western tip of the Island.

One day in January, Bubba went under the step for a bathroom break, but then she seemed to disappear.

Hogan said he and his wife looked for her, but thought she had run off or been killed by a coyote.

The weeks passed, the snow fell. Close to three metres of snow has fallen on the Island since the end of January.

But from time to time Hogan thought he heard meowing.

So finally he decided to spend half an hour digging through the snow to a hole under the step.