Cajun is back

We live in a semi-remote area, surrounded by small canyons, lots of trees, little mesas, populated by coyotes, fox, raccoons, owls, hawks, eagles, and other potential predators. So when an indoor cat gets out, and into a mean little storm, there is some degree of concern. Cajun, a Maine Coon Cat companion of mine for ten plus years got out there, into a powerful thunder storm and was out for three weeks.

Lots of flyers were posted, calls to neighbors, random surveillance, calling him of course, and for the last week a live trap set.
During this time an animal/bird person we know suggest we contact a psychic who specializes in animal communication (& this woman lives far, far away from here). She was contacted and we set a time to talk on the phone; this was done, she asked questions and then claimed to have tuned him in. The problem was, she said, that he had passed on to the next life, seems a predator had got him. Well, I was devasted and hung up. Meantime, he had been spotted a day or so before by a child in the area & the life trap was out.

Next day he was sighted again, and I moved the trap back to an earlier location (his favorite tuna as the bait). Meanwhile the words of the psychic were making me wonder about continuing with the trap. And then he was spotted again, and after that I saw him going away into a berry patch. He was, according to the vet still too scared to come to me when called. So I set the trap and did the usual visits to check it. Finally, three weeks after he had left I found Cajun in the trap at 4:30 a.m., and he was mighty unhappy to be in there. Burrs, sticks, and other debris were removed, and lots of matted fur was lost in the process. Then a trip to the vet was made for a check up and antibiotics and into recovery. Since then our farm dog has had an emergency and been to the vet. & Albert, one of the barn cats, is missing. Cajun is back, and we are blessed to have him. Moral to the story ... don't give up on a missing animal. Hopefully Al hasn't been caught by a predator.