Poor thing! I think even taking him to a big shelter where he will likely be euthanized is more humane than leaving him out there. I would like to and and perform a zillion other painful tortures upon every a**hole who dumps housepets to fend for themselves.

Tonight it's rather like a little lion guarding the house. Puddy is orange and she's just sprawled out, lounging on the porch. She doesn't have much reason to leave, I'm giving her food and water and there's shelter and a nice breeze on the porch. I am beginning to think the poor thing isn't very well... she just lists around when she stands up to walk. Then she regains her balance and she's OK. It could be no big deal and it could be something more serious. I'm going to take her to an all-feline veterinary and see what they can do for her.

Ugh, that's frustrating. It really doesn't seem like you're in a position to keep the cat with your 2 puppies. You're a kind-hearted person to want to take care of Puddy, and wanting to get him/her to a vet.

If you're ready, try picking Puddy up by the back of the neck -- darkity referred to it as like a Vulcan grip, right above the shoulder blades. It's like when the mom cat carries the kittens around, there's a nerve that literally relaxes the cat when pinched, and you can lower him/her into a carrier easily.

Thank you dawndie, the darkity patented "vulcan grip" is something I remember from watching mommy cats carry around the babies when I was a little kid. It's been so long since I had a cat, that I've forgotten! The poor kitty has simply taken up residence on the porch and is utterly content at this time, but she's visiting the vet on Monday.

Ear mites can do a number on kitty's balance, and even on their personality. It's really weird having things crawling around inside your skull.

I suspect the kitty's listing will go away once the mites are treated.

Ear mites can do a number on kitty's balance, and even on their personality. It's really weird having things crawling around inside your skull.

 

I suspect the kitty's listing will go away once the mites are treated.

The poor thing, the inside of one ear is nearly black if you look down into it. I'm hoping you're correct and that's all that is the matter. The other thing we'll do when she's at the vet's is to have them scan for a microchip. It would be great if we'd found someone's pet who ran away and we could get her back home. But I'm not holding my breath on that; I think minilux's initial assessment is probably the case, and she was abandoned. She's feeling pretty happy right now, so we'll see how we can help her even more!

Please keep us posted. I'm hoping for a happy ending like Mr. Mugs falls in love with the ittle bittle puddy tat.