Ohhhhhh wow... I am SO GLAD I saw this thread tonight. I was going to write about my missing stray REILLY.

Has missing fur child come home yet?
My heart is breaking for and with you.
As you all know we have 5 fur children... I also love and feed a stray that I Have named REILLY. he has gotten better at allowing me to get closer to him. he is ALWAYS in the driveway or under the deck.. or following me from a distance. Reilly has been gone for over a week. I am a wreck.
I ordered and my husband assembled a lovely Cedar house for him for the winter. I have stained it and it is ready and waiting for him.
I go outside ( we have almost 3 acres) many many times a day calling his name, loking for him in the woods. No Reilly.
I feel like Bella.....I am heart sick. my heart is so heavy. I don't want to think tha something has happened to him and he has crossed the Rainbow bridge.
I don;'t know what to do. h eis a stray and therefore has no ties. I have asked my 2 neighbors if they have seen him lately and they have NOT.
I came here tonight becasue thisis the one place that will not laugh at me. I love him on his terms....but I still consider him my fur son. I adore this little guy. He even let me take his picture.....sort of.
I was in tears earlier tonigh talking to a friend on aol. I have even e mailed a pet psychic but haven't received a reply yet.
You all love these fur childrenand I know that you won't laugh at me. he isn't "Just a cat".. he is MY fur son.. in his way.... on his terms. I love him and I want him to come home. He matters! he matters to me... if to no one else he does to me. Oh how I wish he could hear me.

Deb... mommacat