"I don't see the work of clairvoyants and mediums as any less valid than any other skill, gift or ability. Just because I can't see it, it does not mean it is not there.
"Being in business, I'm used to a challenge, and I'm used to calling upon skills from all types of different professions."
Mr Crompton met Scarisbrick-based Acorah, the star of TV's Ghost Towns, at a clairvoyant show and says the psychic has been of great use.
"Derek is an extremely kind and gifted man with an extraordinary psychic ability." added Mr Crompton.
"Every one of the people I consulted said Smokie is still alive and well, but being held against her will."
Mr Crompton said following the mediums' instructions did lead him to a cat, but it was not his.