They looked for him the next morning, but the kids had to go to school. They drove the car to two different schools to drop off the kids and Hancock went to work.

When he got there, he heard meowing. He walked around the area looking for what he thought was a stray. However, the cat's cries were loudest as he got closer to his car.

Finally, he popped the hood, then panicked and drove very slowly to Primeau's in Cohoes, where they had to take apart a lot of his engine – but rescued the cat.

Hancock says he was able to get a message to his 8-year-old son in school to let him know the cat had been found safe and sound.