When the Bowies crossed the border in June 2020, the 0.8‑ton van that carried Pandora and her sister Ziggy was struck by an oncoming lorry near Errol, causing the vehicle to flip twice and eject the cat basket.
The family, then based in Fraserburgh, drove 140 km back to Errol twice, posting pleas to the local Facebook page "Errol Residents" and noting a black cat with a blue‑green collar.
On August 9, 2026, Fiona Morrison, a Cats Protection volunteer, met a stray in a Perth suburb, fed it, and ran a microchip reader that returned the Bowies' Fraserburgh address.
Mary Bowie, celebrating her birthday that day, received the call and, alongside her grandson, drove to Perth to pick up Pandora, who immediately responded to her name.
The incident underscores the enduring value of microchips—while they cannot track location, they provide a permanent ID that can reunite pets with owners even after years.
The Bowies plan to bring Pandora home on August 10, 2026, and are hoping to keep her microchip registration updated.