Lynx disappeared from her home in Hook, Hampshire, in 1997.
Earlier this week a stray was found in Carterton, Oxfordshire, and handed in to the Blue Cross centre in Burford.
A scan showed that the 12-year-old tabby was microchipped and the centre tracked down her owner, who lived 60 miles away.
I wonder how long it's going to be before the owner lets it out again!
Any advance on ten more years??