Jason Donovan's cat returns after five months missing

Jason Donovan has been reunited with his cat Pixie after she was missing for five months.

The singer and actor was amazed to discover his beloved pet was alive and well, and had been living with another family many suburbs away from their home in Notting Hill, London.

"After nearly 5 months missing, Pixie our 14-year-old family cat was found alive yesterday on the other side of London," Jason, 56, wrote on his Instagram account.

"Apparently she'd been looked after by an unknown for two months. what transpired before who knows! What an incredible feeling to know that she was well and healthy and that she'd survived what could've only been an extremely traumatic experience."

Jason went on to explain he'd noticed that he and the feline companion had begun to share a close bond - and that he'd been worried about leaving her when he travelled to his country of birth, Australia.

"It's funny ... before she disappeared early Jan we really started to bond and when I left for Australia earlier this year I feared something might happen," Jason mused

"It was just a funny feeling I had. Yesterday ... a miracle a phone call proving that hope, a good heart and a bit of modern technology (Pixie's microchip) have brought this traumatic chapter to a happy end. Good to have you back in the hood Pixie ... You have been missed."

He added he suspected Pixie may have climbed into a delivery van.

"We think maybe because she's a very sociable cat she might have been out the front of the house and jumped into an Amazon van or something and got transported across town," Jason wrote.