When Ollie the cat went missing the Chattenton family searched high and low.

But after five days they had almost given up hope of seeing the eight-month-old moggy again - until they heard a miaow from inside three-year-old Joel’s new bed.

Inquisitive Ollie had got inside the base of the cabin bed while it was being put together, and there he stayed until his cry for help was heard.

“It’s really quite bizarre – his coat’s fine, he’s eating normally and he didn’t even go to the toilet while he was in there,” said Gayle Chattenton.

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