Jen called the local animal shelter today. Alley and The Newbies are not there. That brought us some relief. We don’t have to worry about her and the newborns being euthanized. We checked the bulletin board in the grocery store to see if there was a cat found flyer. There wasn’t. We’re still trolling around on the magic box to see if she is posted somewhere. I have some theories about her existence back there, a lot of things I never thought of before; but I’ll go into that at another time. We checked on Pebbles and Bam-Bam. Their food and water bowls were barely touched. They seemed on edge. They wouldn’t come anywhere near us. We cleaned and topped everything off and left them a can of wet food on the ledge. I found two empty food cans that I didn’t notice since she’s been gone. One was turkey and giblets, the other chicken and gravy. Both of Alley’s favorites and not the brand we gave her. Odd coincidence? When we were walking away, we saw that Pebbles and Bam-Bam were up on the ledge eating. Poor guys.
the story of alley the cat 
Could it be that the other people who have been feeding them have taken the new kittens and Alley in? How about leaving a note for the people who have also been feeding them? They may be able to shed some light.