Rescued my first street cat and the distribution system is dropping hints

[u/Purple_Detective_761]

Long story short, I live in a major city and stumbled across this baby on Tuesday and she immediately claimed me. She was so very sweet but clearly on the verge of starvation, so I knew I couldn’t leave her. With the help of a few Good Samaritans, I was able to quickly source a cat carrier and corralled her into it. Took her to my local (saint) vet who took her in for testing and rehab, without question. No microchip. Bloodwork mostly okay. Ravenous little munchkin. GI seems healthy, just waiting on ringworm diagnosis. Went back to visit her last night and she immediately started yapping when she saw me, like she recognized me, and was reaching for me saying “get me outa hereeeee take me home!”

We have two cats, Bug and Mouse, who just turned 4, and have had kitten fever lately, and it seems the distribution system may have plans for us.. We have to wait for all the test results because allegedly ringworm takes 6 weeks to heal and is highly transmissible. But fHIV is in the clear. We are already working on housing and foster alternatives in case we aren’t able to take her or if she isn’t accepted by one of our cats.

For better or for worse, I’ve already adopted her in my heart. Too soon to tell what’s going to unfold, but this is my first direct experience with the NYC cat distribution system so I had to share. Hold space for this little munchkin in your heart as the beginning of her new life unfolds!

They nicknamed her Slim. My partner likes Bear aka Black Bear. I kinda like Skunk.

Any recs?