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Millie escaped from her basket while her owners Shaun Ore, 56, and Pauline Dearing, 42 stopped at Gloucester Services last June. The couple spent nine hours desperately searching for their beloved pet before finally giving up and continuing their journey.

But this week they were contacted by Animals Lost and Found in Gloucestershire (Alfig) to say Millie had been found by staff at the services.

Ms Dearing said: “She was just Millie, I gave her a big cuddle and she went belly up in my arms.”

Mr Ore added: “To survive on the M5 is just amazing.”

The couple, who now have four other cats, were travelling from West Bromwich to St Ives, Cornwall, on June 12 when they made a pit stop on the M5.

They brought brown and black-coloured Millie with them on the journey to help her get used to the car.

When the couple got her out of her crate to stretch her legs, the two-year-old cat wriggled free from her harness and vanished.

They were given permission to search the service station but were forced to give up after nine hours.

Mr Ore said: “It was devastating to be honest, I didn’t want to leave. I went back up a few times, I took her favourite treats and I had something of Pauline’s.

“It wasn’t the same, you’re used to having something there day and night and then suddenly something had left.”

When they got home, Pauline contacted Louise Davies from Alfig put up posters and spoke to people at the service station.

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Five weeks ago, Ms Davies received a call from Gloucester Services to say they’d spotted a cat that matched Millie’s description.

However, staff were unable to get close as Millie had become used to feral life.

Earlier this month, Ms Davies had another call from the service station saying they had managed to lure in the cat with some food.

After scanning her microchip, they confirmed the animal was Millie and reunited her with Ms Davies and Mr Ore.

Pauline said: “We were shocked! I actually texted her back to say ‘are you joking?'”

Millie was adopted as a feral kitten from a rescue and the couple believe that her experiences early on in life made her resilient and able to survive on her own for so long.

They have since made a donation to Alfig, a volunteer-run group based in Cheltenham which covers the whole county.

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