A ginger tomcat missing for three months in outback Queensland has finally been returned to his family in Toowoomba.

Whiskers was found by a grey nomad in western Queensland and taken to the nearest vet in Longreach, where his microchip was scanned.

Its owners were contacted, and a Facebook post calling for help in getting him home was seen by 60,000 people and shared more than 600 times.

Whiskers' owner Luke Hall said he and his partner had been travelling when their caravan broke down near Winton.

"Come Sunday night Whiskers got a little restless, and he made his way out the fly wire in the middle of the night," Mr Hall said.

"I woke up to him leaving, so I jumped out and tried to get him, but he was just too skittish and ran off.

"It was just all long grass and you can never find a ginger cat in long dry grass."

The couple waited in town for an extra day, but when Whiskers did not show up, they had no choice but to continue home and carry on with life.

Whiskers is not grounded despite his three-month adventure. ( ABC Western Qld: Ollie Wykeham )

'So many good people in this world'

Three months later there was an unexpected phone call.

"I had a day off work and got a missed call from Longreach and thought 'Why do I have a missed call from Longreach? I don't know anyone in Longreach'," Mr Hall said.

"They said they had Whiskers, and I just couldn't believe it.

"A lot of people say there aren't good people in this world, but it just goes to show there's so many good people left in this world."

Whiskers may have used up nine lives

Mr Hall said the response to the Longreach Veterinary Services Facebook post had been amazing.

"People were offering plane tickets and all kinds of things," he said.

"There's still people out there who don't even know you from a bar of soap and are willing to bend over backwards for you."

Whiskers was looked after by Longreach Veterinary Services staff Laura Axsentieff and Courtney Sidders. ( ABC Western Qld: Ollie Wykeham )

Whiskers was driven from Longreach to Dalby by some travellers, then handed off to others for the last stint from Dalby to Toowoomba.

Mr Hall said if cats had nine lives, Whiskers would certainly have none left, but that did not mean the cat was grounded.

"He'll stay inside for a few days and then I'll let him back out," he said.

"I'll be kicked off the bed now because my partner will be in with Whiskers every night and I'll have to sleep on the couch for the first few nights I think."

Laura Axsentieff, a vet nurse at Longreach Veterinary Services, said Whiskers' tale was an important reminder to pet owners to microchip their animals.

"It's cheap as chips and it's really the best way," she said.

"It's the only way really for us to find the owners and it's just so easy. It takes five minutes."