#Missing serval cat found safe after being spooked by family dog

A 40-pound African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild.

The cat was “was trapped near its home and is in good health,” Merrimack police posted on Facebook Friday.

The animal has been returned to its owner, Dean King, who said Spartacus ran away Wednesday after getting spooked by the family dog.

King adopted Spartacus from a Florida zoo four years ago. A photo of Spartacus with his paws up on the kitchen counter, eyeing a coffee maker, has gone viral on social media.

The family owns the cat legally and has a permit from the state Department of Fish and Game, police said.