Oh, the saga of Jack the Cat just won't stop! Two months after going missing from a baggage center at JFK, Jack was discovered there Tuesday night and quickly whisked away to a vet, but now word is that the poor kitteh is in critical condition having contracted a nasty case of fatty liver disease at the airport. Fatty liver disease is a treatable but potentially fatal illness that sets in when a cat stops eating. At least one vets say Jack's chances are about 50-50 right now. more ›

Today is full of good news for fans of frisky felines! First there was that kitteh saved on the Verrazano and now comes news that Jack the Cat, the adorable longhaired cat that was lost by American Airlines back in August, has been found! According to his Facebook page Jack was found in the JFK customs room and had his identity verified with a chip scan at a Queens vet. He's now under 24-hour care and is "dehydrated and has lost a good amount of weight, though [the vet] said that all things considered, he wasn't in bad shape." Yay for microchips! more ›

A week after American Airlines lost Jack the Cat at JFK airport, the airline still has no promising leads in its search, and there have been no confirmed sightings. Jack's owner, Karen Pascoe, started the Facebook page "Jack The Cat is Lost in AA Baggage at JFK," after American Airlines baggage handlers didn't return her calls for three days. Now the Facebook page has 10,000 likes, and the airline suddenly finds itself grappling with a public relations debacle. So, uh, they're wondering if any other airlines would like to join the fun? more ›

Here's another happy ending for a pet-with-microchip story, courtesy the San Francisco Chronicle. Last week a black cat, almost completely blind, was spotted by animal control officers wandering along 110th Street. They took it to the shelter, and after scanning its microchip, found the registered owner: the San Francisco SPCA! more ›

One cat owner is hoping that her kitten will turn up after escaping at the 59th Street uptown 6 platform earlier this week. Ashely Phillips had just gotten black kitteh Georgia (pictured) spayed at the Humane Society when the feline somehow escaped her carrier "and just took off." more ›