I know the logistics of this would be a little weird for gear but I'd really love something like this honestly.

Its very unlikely well get a Companion who is not humanoid.

All Companions need to use standard skills, which means all 6 weapons and all 3 armor types are a possibility. They're actively trying to reduce animations in the game due to older hardware, so making an entire suite of new animations just to make the one Companion be compatible with the Companion system seems... unlikely.
Not to mention that Companions also get to be dressed up, so that's a lot of new models for all armor and costumes, plus all of the riding animations when mounted...

Yeah. There comes a point when "this Companion will need an insufferable number of unique features" that pegs the "is this really worth it" meter. Just slot a feline Non-Combat Pet, give it a name and RP that it's an Alfiq.

Like I said above, it probably won't happen, but part of the problem is outside the alfiq merchants, there really aren't substitutes. Most alfiq have some degree of clothing/jewelry/fashion and noncombat housecats do not have that. We have several alfiq npcs and houseguests that have unique looks and outfits but for overland we technically only have two (and if you do group content you often have people requesting you desummon them since it messes with people's ability to loot or interact with stuff for valid reasons).

Back in elsweyr promo we got this concept art of more alfiq outfit designs:


I admit for me it's more I'd like the option to have more alfiqs following me around and less a companion per say. Like maybe we could see a decon alfiq or an armory one. For noncombat pet versions, I'd be ok with seeing them but category wise it might be a little weird (though there are other beings in noncombat pets that are considered sapient so it might not be as weird). Mostly just spitballing ideas.