A cat has been coming into our garden and sometimes our house for the last few months. He sleeps in our garage - I have put a cat bed with a blanket in it out there for him. I assume he is a stray.
He (it's clearly a he) has no collar, is extremely nervous of people, hasn't been neutered, is very very thin, his little ears are bitten through and I feel awful for him.
He kept sneaking into the house by jumping through the kitchen window when it was open and stealing my cats food. One of them wasn't happy about that and swiped him a few times, but didn't hurt him - he still keeps coming. He sometimes just walks in the back door and settles down on the floor.
Anyway, for the past few nights he has been coming into the garden miaowing, so each night when he's turned up I've taken him out a bowl of fresh water and a bowl of food, and I sit down with him while he eats. I have never seen a cat eat so quickly - he gulps it down, it mustn't even touch the sides I'm sure. He's been letting me stroke him a little now and is getting more confident with me.
One of his eyes has been very watery and is becoming worse - just now, it was leaking pus which was oozing down his face as he ate.
What can I do to help him? I can't afford to take him to the vet - he's not my cat anyway. God that sounds harsh, I mean because I'm not his owner I can't just take him off somewhere.
Not really sure what to do.
Should I be feeding him? He looks so gaunt and frail I just can't help but give him something :(