Porch Cat

Several months ago a skinny, sickly cat began hanging around the house. I thought he couldn't possible live long so I fed him to make his last days bearable. Many days he could barely walk and ate very little. Twice I made plans to take him to the vet to be put to sleep. Each time he disappeared just when I was ready to leave. Maybe he had a sixth sense. The last time I planned to take him he was gone for a daya nd a half. I had even gotten the pet carrier out of the basement and called the vet. When he came back after that close call he looked much better. Since then he has gained weight and his winter caot is thick and warm. He wants to be a house cat but he needs to be neutered first. JW says he can't come in but maybe he will feel sorry for him when the weater is really cold. I think he would be a fine lap cat. He appeares to have some age on him, rarely venturing away from the house He may hide for days if he gets wind of the neutering. His left ear is bent, probably from a fight in his younger days and sometimes his upper lip hangs on his front tooth. He sits like this looking into the hall from the porch and I have a hard time not letting him come in. I'm sure he will eventually make his way from the porch to the house. But we'll always call him Porch Cat.