By Tracy You For Mailonline
Published: 13:00 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 13:13 BST, 9 May 2019
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A little cat has travelled thousands of miles from China to Italy by accident after being trapped in a shipping container for more than a month.
The male tabby miraculously survived the lengthy voyage after spending about 45 days in the sealed space without food and drink.
It was discovered inside a container on April 27 by a customs officer from Pioltello outside Milan.
Welcome to Italy! A picture posted by Ats Metropolitan City of Milan shows the cat resting
Miraculous survival: The tabby is seen inside the container after being trapped there for more than a month. It had travelled thousands of miles with the cargo ship from China to Milan
The container was bound for the port of Genoa by the Mediterranean. The orange tabby is believed to be eight months old and a stray from the Far East.
The seafaring cat was so weak and exhausted when it was found it could barely dragged itself, according to vet Fabio Maffioletti who is
