OT Alfie is missing

[Mabel Figworthy]

If you're a praying person could you say a prayer for Alfie, our lovely ginger tom? When we returned from holiday last Saturday he hadn't eaten his Friday food (eldest says until then food disappeared with normal regularity, and neighbours saw him around), and we haven't seen him since then

I've been asking around and calling him near grage doors (last time he disappeared he got himself locked into someone's garage) but no luck. We'll put up posters today and hand out leaflets. He's been with us for 6 years and we love him to bits!

[wendywombat]

Alfie come home soon!!!

I hope you find him... perhaps he's got himself shut in....again!!

[Squirrel]

Alfie do come home again everyone is missing you.

I hope and pray he turns up soon Mabel

[mags]

Oh no
Hope he turns up soon.

[Fizzbw]

Certainly I will pray for his return! I hope he's just out on an adventure and will walk in wondering about the fuss very soon.

They say to leave his bedding outside and some smelly food like sardines.

Really hoping he's back v v soon.

Niki xxx

[Serinde]

Hope Alfie turns up soon. Our tom, George, came back after a sojourn with a red ribbon around his neck looking a trifle embarrassed... hope it's as simple for you.

[Athalie]

I remember years ago my cat, Precious, was locked under somebody's house for 4 days. I was outside talking to my next door neighbour when all of a sudden I felt claws up my legs and then wrapped around my neck. The lady who had opened her basement door came running behind not quite knowing what she was chasing, the cat went past her so quickly LOL I do hope Alfie finds his way home safely, Mabel.

[rcperryls]

and all paws crossed that Alfie gets home safely. Hopefully like Serinde's George with a ribbon round his neck. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Hopefully he will turn up soon.

Carole

[Mabel Figworthy]

George and his ribbon take some beating, Serinde.

Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes.

I'm afraid it's likely to be bad news about Alfie -- it's a long and rather complicated story but a gardener found a ginger cat yesterday, and because of the hot weather buried it; the lady I spoke to who lives next door to that garden didn't see the cat, but will contact the gardener and come and tell us tonight if he could say anything more about the cat he found. It hadn't been in an accident or got injured, it had just died very calmly in the garden.

I'm just hoping beyond hope that he'll say it was a ginger with white paws or something else which means it can't be Alfie, but it would be rather too much of a coincidence really. I'll let you all know.

[mags]

[BizzieLizzie]

Oh, how heartbreaking for you Mabel. Fingers crossed that the gardener's cat was a different one, and sending lots of 'go home' vibes to Alfie.

[karen4bells]

My thoughts and prayers are with you Mabel. Sending loads of hugs your way and I do hope Alfie shows up soon

[LadyS]

Oh no, Mabel! It's so sad when one of our loved pets go missing. I hope it's not him and he turns up fine!

[Parksfarm]

Oh Mabel, I'm so sorry - hoping you get good news about Alfie...

[fccs]

Prayers for you and Alfie

[flosaxby]

Sorry to hear that Mabel.

Hopefully the cat the gardener found is not him and he'll come swanning in the door wondering why you're all so worried!

Flo

[Rose]

Oh no....I really hope that it is not your Alfie......

[calico]

Oh this is so sad! I'm still sending prayers and holding out hope for dear Alfie

[JA Fan]

I'm so sorry, Mabel. Keeping my fingers crossed the other cat wasn't him and Alfie turns up soon, safe and sound.

[Mabel Figworthy]

I'm afraid we just had confirmation from the gardener who found him (by way of the lovely lady who went through a lot of trouble for us to contact him and go over to him to show him our "Lost cat" poster) that the cat he found and buried is almost certainly our Alfie, so we have now accepted that we will not see him again.

The most difficult thing is that we never saw him after coming back from holiday -- usually when we get back he clings to us like glue the first few days, and we make a terrible fuss over him, and now we never got the chance to do that. He was only 6.