My cat (Susie) vanished a couple of weeks ago.

She walked out after breakfast looking fine (though she had not been eating as well as I would have liked) and has not come back. I think that I have lost her and just wish that I had a chance to say goodbye.

She was my best non-human mate for more than 18 years and I am still working on processing this - a while to go yet I think.

My plan is to talk to the vets (just up the road), telling them that she is no longer on their books and arrange for a pair of new kittens from them, which might help.

Apologies for the emotion dump.