George first went missing from his owners' northern California property in 1995.

The micro-chipped cat, who had mainly been living on the streets the entire time, was located a mere three-and-a-half-miles from his Santa Rosa home.

The time away, though, has taken a toll on the feeble and elderly cat, who refuses to eat and is very ill, his owner Frank Walburg said.

"It's uncertain whether he is going to survive this, but maybe the miracle of the story is that he came back to say goodbye," Walburg said.

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Source: www.zootoo.com
Photo Courtesy: Pet Pulse from Frank Warburg. Illustration by Tim Mattson