Cat survives month-long move in box

This cat truly does have nine lives.

Mee Mowe is the Barth family cat who went missing just as they were beginning to move from Suffolk, Virginia to Hawaii. The family launched an extensive search for their beloved feline to no avail, even postponing their move in the hopes of reining with Mee Mowe.

"We stayed at the home for three extra days in hopes she would show up," Ashley Barth told 13News Now.

The cat didn't show up though, and the family had to continue its move to Hawaii. It took a lengthy 36 days for all of their boxes to make it back from Virginia. As the boxes were laid on the floor, Barth heard a quiet meow come from one of them.

"It was a crazy moment," Barth told 13News Now. "I started crying and yelling to open the box!"

Inside was Mee Mowe, who miraculously survived in the box for 36 days without any food, water or light. The cat didn't look to be in good shape.

"She was emaciated, she looked like she had been starved to death," Barth told 13News Now.

Barth says she has no idea how Mee Mowe ended up in the box, but suspects the moving company might have been involved.

"She was found taped inside of a box in the mattress box, so she was actually in a box taped shut," Barth told 13News Now. "I know somebody did it from the moving company, that's not a question. The question is was it intentional or an accident?"

Barth says Mee Mowe is doing better but still can't come home just yet. The cat is in quarantine at the vet until February due to vaccination issues. The entire ordeal has been expensive, whopping up costs of $4,000 for the family.

"When she came out of that box, she was almost dead," Barth told 13News Now. "Saving her life was very expensive."

The family is now spending a lot of time with Mee Mowe, visiting her about five days a week. They plan to throw a big party when she's allowed to return home.

"She's doing much, much better and is very, very happy when we come and see her," Barth told 13News Now.