After more than seven weeks of uncertainty, an Ipswich woman has been reunited with her beloved cat Salem after a local resident realised the "stray" she had been feeding was the missing pet.
Salem, a fluffy tabby cat, disappeared on July 3, leaving owner Jasmin Dooley devastated and launching an extensive search effort.
Ms Dooley has now announced the happy outcome, saying: "Salem has been found and brought home.
"I knew she was still out there somewhere."
A woman had been feeding Salem for around five weeks after the cat, who she believed to be a stray, repeatedly appeared in her garden while she was putting food out for foxes.
Ms Dooley said: "Apparently she was really skinny at first, so maybe she was starving and this lady's fox food saved her."
After seeing an Ipswich Star article about the search for Salem, the woman recognised the tabby cat and contacted Ms Dooley.
Salem was taken to the vet, where she was found to have fleas and worms but was otherwise unharmed.
"Many tears have been shed," said Ms Dooley, who thanked everyone who shared, liked and commented on appeals to find her cat.
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