Lost cat santa rosa ca fires

SANTA ROSA, Calif.

(KTVU) - One family who thought they lost everything in the North Bay fires has received some good news. 

Their cat disappeared in the wake of the devastation, but now Thomas 'The Miracle' cat is back, but not before being mistaken for dead and a pet funeral. 

"It's a miracle...it's life changing.

Pilot went missing 10 years ago in California, but was found during October's wine country wildfires and returned to his family, now living in.

Pilot went missing 10 years ago in California, but was found during October's wine country wildfires and returned to his family, now living in.

When the Santa Rosa fires devastated their neighborhood, the Stockham family had to leave their cat, Thomas, behind.

Ozzie, long presumed dead after going missing during the chaos of the firestorm, was found alive and returned home to readjust to domestic life after six.

SANTA ROSA, Calif.

Lost cat reunited with family after 6 years apart.

It really changed the whole dynamic of our recovery," said Dani Stockham, the lucky cat's owner. 

On October 9, the Stockham residence in Santa Rosa's Fountain Grove neighborhood was destroyed in the fires.

When the family fled, Thomas was left behind. Three days later, a cat's remains was found on the porch where Thomas's outdoor bed was. Devastated, the Stockham's said their goodbyes. 

"I got him when I was 2 [years old] and he was like my first animal.

Realizing that he was gone was terribl