A family cat from Tenby used up all nine lives after she snuck into a delivery van - and ended up in a lorry depot 240 miles and SIX HOURS from home!<br />Fifty-eight-year-old Alan Vickery, noticed one of his cats, Bella, was missing after she didn't come home for her dinner one Monday.<br />Bella would rarely leave their house, in Tenby so Alan and wife Katrina, 52, grew concerned.<br />They had a new bed frame delivered by a logistics company, D4U, that evening - and feared Bella might have snuck into the van to explore.<br />The following morning, staff checked the van after it got back to the depot - which was six hours away in Dewsbury, West Yorks.<br />They found Bella nestled on the spare tyre - prompting relieved Alan and Katrina to drive six hours to collect the adventurous moggie.<br />Now safely back at home, Bella is thrilled to be reunited with sister Rio, and her parents - who are keeping a closer eye on her now.<br />Retiree Alan said: “When Bella didn't show up for dinner at 6pm, an hour after the bed had been delivered, we got worried.<br />“I know how nosy she is and how much she likes to explore - so we eventually figured she snuck into the van.<br />“When D4U couldn't find her at first, we thought we'd never see her again.<br />“So when we got the call that they had found her, we were crying our eyes out with relief!<br />“She's home now - I think she's used a few of her nine lives. And probably knocked a few off ours too from the stress!”<br />Alan and Katrina contacted D4U asking if they could have a hunt around the van.<br />They were told its next stop had been Carmarthen, some 25 miles away from Tenby, and they feared the cat might have escaped there.<br />Staff at the depot said Bella was nowhere to be seen when the van got back that evening.<br />But Sumayya Vhora, a customer service specialist, couldn't get the thought out of her mind when she got back to the depot the next morning.<br />Incredibly, further inspection by a staff member, Greg, revealed Bella napping on a concealed spare tyre in the back of the van.<br />She said: “I let Alan and Katrina know the good news straight away.<br />“I rushed straight to the supermarket to get cat food for Bella, as they were driving all the way from Tenby.<br />“I went to pick up my children from school and brought them back to play with her until Alan and Katrina arrived.<br />“When they got there, I had to give them a big hug! They were so relieved, it was such a happy moment.<br />“My kids were a bit upset actually - they wanted to keep her!"<br />After their six hour drive, Alan and Katrina headed straight home on another six hour trip, this time with their adventurous pet in tow.<br />She has been happy to be home - and has been taking plenty of naps to make up for lost time.<br />Alan added: “We can't thank D4U enough - they were so nice and so kind to Bella!<br />“We couldn't believe it when they found her.”<br />Pics: ©SWNS
