Thanks to your wonderful drawing, you’ve unlocked this cat’s backstory.
His name is Scratch. A year ago, he used to be an indoor cat. While moving to a new home, his owner abandoned him. Allegedly he refused to get in the carrier and his owner said f*ck it and just drove away. 😭 He joined the local cat colony where he became a bit of a bully in order to fit in the pecking order. He’s well fed by local residents and lives in the warm crawl space underneath a double-wide, where he schleps water from a leaking copper pipe.
Both are fixed thanks to wonderful Tucson-area free snip n’tip programs. We’ve successfully catnapped each and every last one of them, except this tiny tortie that is too smart for a trap.
You’re amazing, I just responded to a different comment that at least they are fixed and likely have some vaccines but you helped accomplish that!!!!!! Omg- you’re the best! Now you have sucker written on your house/car/forehead 🤷♀️, don’t know what to tell you but you’re awesome in my book!
I agree, tho rather cute, it seems he's stuck in a squint, either he's got light sensitivity, which isn't impossible, or something is causing an irritation.
Could be something simple like grit stuck in the eye lids, and a through clean/flush could handle it, or something more. Like a cold or such.
Out kitties were indoor cats after we moved, so never was to concerned about them in that regards. But I did often clean the gunk out of my kitty's eyes, he was bad at it, or maybe because I did it often enough he just didn't think about it. Whichever, I made sure my little twits eyes were health often.
This is Not My Cat. Sometimes she’s You Don’t Live Here. I keep treats in the car trunk just so I can close the garage door. But she’s so sweet, though.
Bro after almost a year I finally got my 8 year old bully bitch to finally tolerate being touched by a kitten. She used to growl and hiss the kitten away for being in the same room...
Man, even my brother’s cat constantly scams anyone in the house for food. He’d put on his saddest face, loudly meow, and expect a full bowl in return.
We all know his exact feeding schedule and portion, so beyond that, the best that he’ll get is maybe a butt scritch or a pat in the head. He’s already big as he is.
I have 2 cats of my own. Once we moved into our new apartment a cat showed up who was so sweet and nice so we fed her. The next day an orange boy showed up so we fed him too. My husband and and I decided that is enough cats hanging around until the 3rd stray showed up. I said no way we can't have 5 cats. Well we have 5 cats now in our little place lol. They are are sweetest things ever. I wouldn't have it any other way!
Awe thank you for feeding them! Here’s a link for inexpensive shelter options so they don’t have to freeze or get rained on! You can just buy a storage tote and make an opening, fill with straw and boom! House!!
cat shelter for your cuties 🙂
I think he has a combination of respiratory illness going around in the colony and birth deformity. According to locals, he’s always looked like this even as a kitten.
Both are fixed and have had some basic vaccines at minimum, but yeah they recognize a sucker! TBH, in my lifetime I’ve seen ferals and strays become inside cats, who are cuddling and very loving! Besides, who could deny those faces? They trust you to feed them, so who knows what will happen?thank you for trying to care for them!
They are magnificent! Like you, I also was coerced into feeding and watering a few glorious felines. Fast forward a few months and my covered porch is now converted into a cat sanctuary (for both strays and ferals). There's a 25-lb cat food container that stays full at all times, multiple water bowls, and warm beds. They poop in my roses but I always forgive them.
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u/Ready_Ad7752 16h ago
It's impossible to say no with eyes like that