Abandoned cat w/ slight disability

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Met this cat a few weeks ago, let's call him/her Charlie, because my stray, Baby Girl, kept fighting Charlie when Charlie gets too close to Baby Girl's food. After that, I saw Charlie again under our car, looking more helpless than our last encounter. I noticed that Charlie had a clipped ear so I'm assuming Charlie was neutered/spayed. I tried feeding Charlie as best as I could, keeping Charlie close only when Baby Girl is eating from her bowl. On our next encounter, I noticed another thing, that Charlie was having trouble "navigating." Charlie would constantly look left and right, and would sometimes stumble when cuddling against my legs. Charlie always stumbles toward the left, and with each stumble, Charlie's hind legs were somehow always almost straight. I only assumed that Charlie was blind in one eye because the left one was squinting more than the right one. Is there something more to this?

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We assumed that Charlie used to belong to our former neighbor's housekeeper. They recently transferred to another neighborhood recently so it kinda fits. Haven't heard back from them though.
 
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Is there a way you can get him to the vet?  It seems that he needs medical attention.  How terribly sad he was abandoned.  I hope you can get him to a vet and decide to care for him.
 
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karlybird7 said:
 
Met this cat a few weeks ago, let's call him/her Charlie, because my stray, Baby Girl, kept fighting Charlie when Charlie gets too close to Baby Girl's food. After that, I saw Charlie again under our car, looking more helpless than our last encounter. I noticed that Charlie had a clipped ear so I'm assuming Charlie was neutered/spayed. I tried feeding Charlie as best as I could, keeping Charlie close only when Baby Girl is eating from her bowl. On our next encounter, I noticed another thing, that Charlie was having trouble "navigating." Charlie would constantly look left and right, and would sometimes stumble when cuddling against my legs. Charlie always stumbles toward the left, and with each stumble, Charlie's hind legs were somehow always almost straight. I only assumed that Charlie was blind in one eye because the left one was squinting more than the right one. Is there something more to this?

P.S.

We assumed that Charlie used to belong to our former neighbor's housekeeper. They recently transferred to another neighborhood recently so it kinda fits. Haven't heard back from them though.
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Yes, it would be swell if you could and wanted to adopt him.  Perhaps even be your inside kitty.  This would immediately solve all problems with Baby Girl being reluctant to let him come near.

Even  IF Charlie were  really a semiferale , you do have NOW your Golden Chance.   He is hurt, and he himself voluntarily  seeks and asks your help and protection.  The Window of easy fostering is thus wide open again at tis moment.

As you ARE asking, I suppose you DO want to help him.  Otherwise you wouldnt bother to ask, no?
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Is there a way you can get him to the vet?  It seems that he needs medical attention.  How terribly sad he was abandoned.  I hope you can get him to a vet and decide to care for him.
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Yep. I'm gonna talk to my aunt when I meet her tomorrow. She recently adopted a stray herself and had him neutered. Gonna be asking her for assistance. :D
 
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