Following up: Apparently there's a rescue near me that can do microchip scanning, though they may not be open this week until Friday? My vet should also be able to do it though, so we should be able to get it done somehow.
If my health lets me. Between stress about this and my usual health crap, I slept about 3 hours last night and feel awful this morning, plus I've been absolutely hammered with work and have SO MUCH I already had to do this week to follow up what I got done yesterday.
During those 3 hours I did dream of this cat sitting on me and purring, and when I got up and went down to check on her, she was curled up in a more normal sleepy-cat pose ("the croissant") and when I picked her up and set her on my lap, after initially hiding her face in my elbow, she started vibrating. Not sure whether it was tension and she was trembling every time I touched her, or the very beginnings of a purr. Still not eating or drinking. Maybe she doesn't like dry food (which is what I had on hand because I do not have much money - at least my cat gets the GOOD dry food rather than the cheap stuff since he's a senior), at least I know enough about cats to know it's not actually likely to kill them if they don't eat for a day or two. (Not true of buns.)
So I gave her fresh water at least, and tidied things up in the basement a little better so she can do a little exploring if she wants to. I even had an old litterbox set up down there because (as previously noted) when my doofus cat sneaks into the basement behind me, I sometimes don't know for hours because he gets lost and can't find his way back upstairs. XD
Hopefully we will find a human who is looking for this cat. If not, she has another human willing to look after her (as long as she doesn't pose a threat to my current pets, who are top priority of course). She seems like a sweet thing.
Re: Update with possibly good news (and pics)
If my health lets me. Between stress about this and my usual health crap, I slept about 3 hours last night and feel awful this morning, plus I've been absolutely hammered with work and have SO MUCH I already had to do this week to follow up what I got done yesterday.
During those 3 hours I did dream of this cat sitting on me and purring, and when I got up and went down to check on her, she was curled up in a more normal sleepy-cat pose ("the croissant") and when I picked her up and set her on my lap, after initially hiding her face in my elbow, she started vibrating. Not sure whether it was tension and she was trembling every time I touched her, or the very beginnings of a purr. Still not eating or drinking. Maybe she doesn't like dry food (which is what I had on hand because I do not have much money - at least my cat gets the GOOD dry food rather than the cheap stuff since he's a senior), at least I know enough about cats to know it's not actually likely to kill them if they don't eat for a day or two. (Not true of buns.)
So I gave her fresh water at least, and tidied things up in the basement a little better so she can do a little exploring if she wants to. I even had an old litterbox set up down there because (as previously noted) when my doofus cat sneaks into the basement behind me, I sometimes don't know for hours because he gets lost and can't find his way back upstairs. XD
Hopefully we will find a human who is looking for this cat. If not, she has another human willing to look after her (as long as she doesn't pose a threat to my current pets, who are top priority of course). She seems like a sweet thing.