on a mercy mission, need your advice...
I had noticed as we drive past a house a block away from my house a black and white kitty that always sits in the middle of the lawn curled up asleep, i said to my husband, that cat does not look too well to me, or is just very old.
Well today i started my new exercise regime, early morning walks, and i decided to investigate, sure enough kitty was outside as it always seems to be. i approached kitty and it did not even hear me, or know i was there until i stroked it.
I was not happy with the condition it is in, very thin, terrible coat, probably covered in fleas, and it's back legs looked wobbly,it was very friendly and miaowed all the time as patted it.
I am really concerned.
I don't know if the people in the house where it was are the owners.
My thoughts are yes kitty could be old and sick , and i know with both my ash and Ellie, they both were thin towards the end, and maybe people thought they were not being taken care of, but truthfully this kitty looked far worse than either of my cats near the end of their life.
Also i am thinking kitty is sick and is not being treated.
I do want to approach the people in the house and ask about it, but i have to be very careful about that, i have contacted a cat shelter and just waiting to hear back from them with advice on what to do from here on,not contacting SPCA at this stage, as if the cat were to be uplifted from this house, they would be putting it to sleep,that i am certain of.
I know i won't be able to sleep if i don't intervene in some capacity?
What would you do?