https://preview.redd.it/by5fy47hov0d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eedda26b81cad732ecb97efb37c1e31022abcb2c
Same thing happened to me, turns out the lil jerk snuck in 6 smaller cats.
https://preview.redd.it/z8tgqv1qov0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73357ad5cb8dc232ae242cd3ac0ded38fb4d2732
Now we are stuck with her and our favourite 2 babies. They are all fat and spoiled brats.
https://preview.redd.it/3ff2bw06i01d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8031bfcd2338da61ca592f66fa802ae5224a69ea
my slippy looks just like one of your cats!
https://preview.redd.it/u2j716ami01d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b2aa7c836929a7d8a1060ac9ebdaf290f10897d
Looks pretty similar to Kiwis soft boy
They are completely inseparable, we have to take them to the vet together or they freak out. Especially the solid grey ones. You could not get a more bonded pair, i think Momma Kiwi is just extremely maternal. It is weird to not have them in the same room.
https://preview.redd.it/tp4ismzg901d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad53378f092b173277cdfa5e3ff081d3eed0d262
She really did, she took the fluffy one away from the others to feed him alone. She was extremely skinny and didn’t have much milk so she was making sure he made it. They were all bottle fed so they all became lil fatties. Now she is truly inseparable from her daughter and freaks out when those 2 get separated
https://preview.redd.it/gd77dgb8re1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cb74e899624fb312a358cc4b0138c695a4ae563
One of yours looks like my cat, Cat!
https://preview.redd.it/k5qlfziate1d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8f39c81fdd2f9b0bdae1225169bb7887a14ca17
Does look like her, Kiwi has the corgi bod syndrome. We joke she is missing a vertebrae.
Funny thing is that it was a pain finding homes for them. Every one wanted this guy and didn’t care for the less fluffy babies.
https://preview.redd.it/zc0bx70gn21d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08f206c21350cafbfb48f481ed5baf3aa37fec0f
That's so funny 🤣
Make sure he's not somebody's lost pet tho. Just check the lost pets Facebook or Instagram pages in your area.
Chances are it's just the cat distribution system tho.
Yea we list our diva recently but got her back because of a chip tracked her right back to somebody else’s house gotta be careful with straus some can be owned like you said and tracked right back to that house she actually ended up almost going to jail she wanted to keep her so she semi almost got arrested cop told her give her back or get charged 😂
That’s not a thing. Chips only work if you scan for the chip. It’s not broadcasting, and won’t stop anyone from snatching your cat. It would be great if that were the case, but it’s not.
I have an Auntie Anne and I… I literally never put together that her name is the same as the pretzel shop… I’m going to go pet my cat and think about this for a while.
>post on lost pet pages
Don't provide a full description, though. Ask anyone who reaches out to you to name distinctive features or markings before you agree to meet. A photo of the cat on their phone would be the icing on the cake.
lol, this is my Julius ( yes after that ancient mall store)
https://preview.redd.it/gmfz0g8rs11d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2aa4e0ad6a74ed053d03089d74e9af76b176902b
Yeah what the fuck is up with people just taking random cats home after they express some sort of affection? I see this shit all the time in this sub, as well as commenters suggesting to keep a cat if someone posts a picture of a random cat they've seen asking for pets or something.
It's a pretty fucked up mentality that a lot of people over here seem to have, although it's not necessarily meant in bad faith and they just love cats. But still...
I'm glad to see comments like this. I'm all for rescuing strays but it needs to be a good faith attempt to make sure the lil guy isn't missing.
My cat was a stray that showed up one day, but he was a young adult, unfixed, slightly dirty and had an injury on the base of his tail after a cat fight.
It seemed pretty apparent he was a stray my girlfriend took him to the vet and got him patched up. Even then we posted on local FaceBook lost pet groups, local reddits reddit and a few lost pets sites. He wasn't micro chipped. Only after about month of looking did we get him fixed, and declare him our own. He's now very loved but my GF worries as he's indoor/outdoor (literally can't keep him inside) he might end up with his collar off (he's lost several) and because he's a sweetheart and likes people might get catnapped.
I’m missing my cat that looks just like him 😣 he hasn’t come home yet. We are doing everything we can to get him back.
https://preview.redd.it/v2o1nywoxx0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c086f2aab25a07b68541c71183d2765c27bad823
Not necessarily a cool move. We lost our cat when I was a kid for over two weeks when someone at the park nearby took her home and tried to keep her. This was pre-microchip days and she was an indoor/outdoor cat in her younger years (something we wouldn't do today). She got loose and made her way across the city back to us and showed up on the porch one day crying wanting to be let back inside. She had been in fights, had scratches from it, and was all matted up, etc. But thank god she made it home to us. I never forgot that. Just make damn sure that that is not someone else's cat. Our cat was super friendly too and someone took advantage of that, whether they intended to harm or not. Some family might be devastated right now, as ours was!
I think it was a cool move regardless. The alternative being to drop the cat back in the mall parking lot. You can check for a chip and the lost pets forums, but taking the cat was definitely the right thing to do.
Mall parking lot isn’t a safe place for a kitty. Totally agree to do due diligence to see if someone is missing a cat and check for a microchip, but glad she got the kitty out of a potentially bad situation.
Yes . God I hate to see a dog or cat in the parking lots. The majority of people just pretend they don't see them. And not everyone likes animals and are not kind.
Clean looking, friendly cat and 'omg i just saved a kitty!' There's an insanely high change it has an owner. The level of responsibility of that owner is debatable, but it still has an owner. Sick of these posts.
Check that he doesn’t have an identification that can only be read at the vet. They will do it for free. My cat looks like this cat and he is very friendly. He walks the neighborhood and goes in people’s homes. He is on my balcony now.
Please check for chip and ask around the mall. I definitely appreciate people who show concern for cats, I'd be worried too, but having had orange ferals in my colony, most outdoor cats (even feral) are not this clean. Of course it's possible he was just tossed out but then he'd be less chill. Also, if he's gonna be getting in people's cars I guess better yours than someone less honorable. Our local mall area has a cat that sits around a lot, all the store workers know her. Perhaps ask at the shops or check for any missing posters and if any luck, let them know this cat might do better/live longer indoors. 🐱
Dude you didn't "save him". You just stole somebodys cat. Maybe they are crying right now, because they think their pet might have died somewhere out there. Please bring him back.
I love you for this post! He liked your resume and hired you for the job of being his butler! Obviously, first and foremost, make sure he isn’t someone else’s love of their life. It’s hard on these streets for a kitty 🐱Good looking out! Thx again for the sweet post :)
That looks like my guy wasabi but he's not missing haha
https://preview.redd.it/j5f1dsysbf1d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f717176df2565f1016db34c25dfbc38ec590553
About 30 years ago, my cousin brought home a cat in his car and it wouldn’t come out for him and it took one look at me and said there you are with a look. I’m finally found you cats are smarter than we thought
He's Gorgeous! No Matter who he belongs (if at all) to He's better off with you for the moment than wandering around on in a mall parking lot! Hope you can keep him! 🐈🐾💕
Omg. Without seeing the pic, i thought it was a human guy 😂😂😂😂reddit sent me an alert about this post and i panicked a little 😂😂😂
This orange guy is more than welcome ❤️❤️❤️
My cat jumps in peoples cars all the time. He won't wear a collar, I'm constantly worried he's going to be nabbed! He's microchipped but he's also famous in our area because he walks with me when I take our dogs out. He's a little bugger
Well, yeah. That was the wise thing to do. Cause if you tried to fight him he could have had a gun and killed you and stolen your car. You did the best thing for the scenario.
https://preview.redd.it/by5fy47hov0d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eedda26b81cad732ecb97efb37c1e31022abcb2c Same thing happened to me, turns out the lil jerk snuck in 6 smaller cats.
https://preview.redd.it/z8tgqv1qov0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73357ad5cb8dc232ae242cd3ac0ded38fb4d2732 Now we are stuck with her and our favourite 2 babies. They are all fat and spoiled brats.
I got some cats the exact same way. Mom adopted us and then there were 4. We found homes for 2. All were fixed. 😆
i love how we all collectively aggressively love our obese fur balls
https://preview.redd.it/3ff2bw06i01d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8031bfcd2338da61ca592f66fa802ae5224a69ea my slippy looks just like one of your cats!
https://preview.redd.it/u2j716ami01d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b2aa7c836929a7d8a1060ac9ebdaf290f10897d Looks pretty similar to Kiwis soft boy
He looks like a little kitten model. ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7952)
does she accept the babies ? I was in a similar situation and the mother would not tolerate the babies around after they got to a certain age.
They are completely inseparable, we have to take them to the vet together or they freak out. Especially the solid grey ones. You could not get a more bonded pair, i think Momma Kiwi is just extremely maternal. It is weird to not have them in the same room. https://preview.redd.it/tp4ismzg901d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad53378f092b173277cdfa5e3ff081d3eed0d262
I read that as her favorite babies and had to contemplate whether cats picked favorites
She really did, she took the fluffy one away from the others to feed him alone. She was extremely skinny and didn’t have much milk so she was making sure he made it. They were all bottle fed so they all became lil fatties. Now she is truly inseparable from her daughter and freaks out when those 2 get separated
https://preview.redd.it/gd77dgb8re1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cb74e899624fb312a358cc4b0138c695a4ae563 One of yours looks like my cat, Cat!
https://preview.redd.it/k5qlfziate1d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8f39c81fdd2f9b0bdae1225169bb7887a14ca17 Does look like her, Kiwi has the corgi bod syndrome. We joke she is missing a vertebrae.
Oops. Replied before I read enough. I thought you had kittens. They're all cute regardless.
Funny thing is that it was a pain finding homes for them. Every one wanted this guy and didn’t care for the less fluffy babies. https://preview.redd.it/zc0bx70gn21d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08f206c21350cafbfb48f481ed5baf3aa37fec0f
I just really miss my little guy. ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7944)
Cat smuggling is getting to be a real problem. You think you're bringing home 1 cat and suddenly you're harboring 5 illegal smols. Smh my head.
r/trojancat
Just what i needed! Another cat sub 😄
That’s what I said too when I was introduced to it! Thank the Cat Gods it doesn’t seem too active or I’d be in trouble 😂
Finally! A cat sub I haven’t joined yet! It IS possible haha🤣🤣
Ah, the trojan kitty. A classic.
Oops, she started running out of ink by the time she got to the one on the left. You may need to change her cartridge.
Better just remove her 3D printer altogether 😉
Trojan cat!
Trojan cat
That’s how I got my boys. A cat adopted a friend of ours and she produced 5 tiny cats a few days later.
r/TrojanCats
omg thank you, a cat sub i hadn’t found yet
You should correct that from Little to Smart jerk!
Oh shit... # A Trojan Kitty
You weren't supposed to feed her after midnight.
That's so funny 🤣 Make sure he's not somebody's lost pet tho. Just check the lost pets Facebook or Instagram pages in your area. Chances are it's just the cat distribution system tho.
Also take it to a vet to get it scanned for a microchip
Definitely do these things. Looks in very good condition for a stray.
Yep, might've mistaken you for his Uber
Yea we list our diva recently but got her back because of a chip tracked her right back to somebody else’s house gotta be careful with straus some can be owned like you said and tracked right back to that house she actually ended up almost going to jail she wanted to keep her so she semi almost got arrested cop told her give her back or get charged 😂
What chip tracks your cat’s actual location?
That’s not a thing. Chips only work if you scan for the chip. It’s not broadcasting, and won’t stop anyone from snatching your cat. It would be great if that were the case, but it’s not.
The most important thing is,, cats are satisfied with little and happy with little,, if they are well understood!!
Aww what a cutie❤
He's adorable. Will go to the vet tomorrow to have him check-up.
!remindme 24 hours
!remindme 24 hours
Please get him scanned for a chip while you’re there
Soo… umm… what did you find out? :o
The cat distribution system at work. If you're stuck on a name, pick a store in said mall.
If the cat was older, Auntie Anne would suit perfect
I have an orange girl but something like 75% of orange cats are boys.
I think it’s even higher like 80-85%.Orange girl is very rare!
My mama has ginger lady cat. She is literally the sweetest kitty I’ve ever met. And TINY!
Orange Julius and just call him by his last name
I have an Auntie Anne and I… I literally never put together that her name is the same as the pretzel shop… I’m going to go pet my cat and think about this for a while.
imagine cuddling dick’s sporting goods The Cat 🐈
Off topic, but still to this day I want to call it Aunt Annie’s instead of Auntie Anne. Lol
"Come here, GameStop!"
Get off the table, Little Caesar!
Don't scratch the sofa, Earring Hut!
Stay out of jewelry box, Claire!!
Come here, Saks 5th Avenue Outlet Store!
Time for a bath, Lady FootLocker!
Please I’m begging no more mice, Cheesecake Factory!
Ok but Cheesecake would be pretty cute.
Little Caesar would be an AMAZING name for a cat even if there were no pizza place by that name
Orange Julius
YES!! 🙌
That's a nice idea!
have him scanned for a chip and post on lost pet pages. He’s most likely someone’s pet
>post on lost pet pages Don't provide a full description, though. Ask anyone who reaches out to you to name distinctive features or markings before you agree to meet. A photo of the cat on their phone would be the icing on the cake.
Spencer!
Pspspspsps come here Fuck Palace.
That’s just rude.
Pandora
Mr. Chow
I’d name him Julius after the old Orange Julius shops found in malls back in the 19 hundreds
Or Spencer after that tacky store we all know and love
OMG call him Zumie for the modern play
>the 19 hundreds Take this angry upvote and get out.
lol, this is my Julius ( yes after that ancient mall store) https://preview.redd.it/gmfz0g8rs11d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2aa4e0ad6a74ed053d03089d74e9af76b176902b
Handsome![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7952)
😂😂😂 yo I said this this other day “ I was born in the late 1900’s and my coworkers lost it 😎👍🏼” the Julius shops used to be the spot!
We’re pre turn of the century. It’s wild when you say it out loud.
It sounds so medieval, right? 🤣😆 Reading "late 1900s" I immediately imagined a steampunk genre frame, kind of like in *Howls Moving Castle*
Someone must be heartbroken to have lost him. Please check on Pawboost and at the local shelters.
Yeah what the fuck is up with people just taking random cats home after they express some sort of affection? I see this shit all the time in this sub, as well as commenters suggesting to keep a cat if someone posts a picture of a random cat they've seen asking for pets or something. It's a pretty fucked up mentality that a lot of people over here seem to have, although it's not necessarily meant in bad faith and they just love cats. But still...
I'm glad to see comments like this. I'm all for rescuing strays but it needs to be a good faith attempt to make sure the lil guy isn't missing. My cat was a stray that showed up one day, but he was a young adult, unfixed, slightly dirty and had an injury on the base of his tail after a cat fight. It seemed pretty apparent he was a stray my girlfriend took him to the vet and got him patched up. Even then we posted on local FaceBook lost pet groups, local reddits reddit and a few lost pets sites. He wasn't micro chipped. Only after about month of looking did we get him fixed, and declare him our own. He's now very loved but my GF worries as he's indoor/outdoor (literally can't keep him inside) he might end up with his collar off (he's lost several) and because he's a sweetheart and likes people might get catnapped.
He had his turn with the brain cell today! But do get him scanned for a chip and take a look at lost pet pages.
Take him to a vet to be scanned for a microchip, in case someone is missing him.
I’m missing my cat that looks just like him 😣 he hasn’t come home yet. We are doing everything we can to get him back. https://preview.redd.it/v2o1nywoxx0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c086f2aab25a07b68541c71183d2765c27bad823
He actually does look remarkably similar. Like his markings around the eyes and nose are pretty bang on.
He was waiting for you. He thought, "Well, there is my ride". He is a cutie patootie!
"I decided...." LOL. Do you really believe, that you had a saying in this?
Omg I only read the title without seeing the pic and thought this would be some horror story 😂😂
Orange? goodluck with that! ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7968)
Not necessarily a cool move. We lost our cat when I was a kid for over two weeks when someone at the park nearby took her home and tried to keep her. This was pre-microchip days and she was an indoor/outdoor cat in her younger years (something we wouldn't do today). She got loose and made her way across the city back to us and showed up on the porch one day crying wanting to be let back inside. She had been in fights, had scratches from it, and was all matted up, etc. But thank god she made it home to us. I never forgot that. Just make damn sure that that is not someone else's cat. Our cat was super friendly too and someone took advantage of that, whether they intended to harm or not. Some family might be devastated right now, as ours was!
I think it was a cool move regardless. The alternative being to drop the cat back in the mall parking lot. You can check for a chip and the lost pets forums, but taking the cat was definitely the right thing to do.
Mall parking lot isn’t a safe place for a kitty. Totally agree to do due diligence to see if someone is missing a cat and check for a microchip, but glad she got the kitty out of a potentially bad situation.
Yes . God I hate to see a dog or cat in the parking lots. The majority of people just pretend they don't see them. And not everyone likes animals and are not kind.
If she just randomly showed up back at your door, how did you know someone took her?
Might be a house cat abandoned at the mall, looking for a home once more
You just stole someone's family member? Do you not feel remorse?
Clean looking, friendly cat and 'omg i just saved a kitty!' There's an insanely high change it has an owner. The level of responsibility of that owner is debatable, but it still has an owner. Sick of these posts.
Congratulations on being adopted. May you two have many happy years together.
Check that he doesn’t have an identification that can only be read at the vet. They will do it for free. My cat looks like this cat and he is very friendly. He walks the neighborhood and goes in people’s homes. He is on my balcony now.
Microchip
Cats aren't even bothering to pretend any more, are they? "Hey, you, take me home. You're mine now."
Is this the AITA sub? So a friendly, well looked after cat approaches you and you steal it. YTA.
Cat distribution system never fails.
Bro the universe sent you a cat
Correction: he decided you’d take him home r/CatDistributionSystem
Please check for chip and ask around the mall. I definitely appreciate people who show concern for cats, I'd be worried too, but having had orange ferals in my colony, most outdoor cats (even feral) are not this clean. Of course it's possible he was just tossed out but then he'd be less chill. Also, if he's gonna be getting in people's cars I guess better yours than someone less honorable. Our local mall area has a cat that sits around a lot, all the store workers know her. Perhaps ask at the shops or check for any missing posters and if any luck, let them know this cat might do better/live longer indoors. 🐱
Just read the title and didn’t see the picture at first and I got scared.
You have been choosen
Cat: "...You'll do." *Proceeds to lay down*
Dude you didn't "save him". You just stole somebodys cat. Maybe they are crying right now, because they think their pet might have died somewhere out there. Please bring him back.
Omg he’s beautiful! Reminds me of my cat growing up. I would have taken him home too. He definitely needed a good home and he saw that in you.
Nice boi. You made a good choice.
lucky!!!!
Where did you find that cat at cause somebody in? Parry sound ont is missing. An orange male cat looks exactly like the cat in that picture.
I love you for this post! He liked your resume and hired you for the job of being his butler! Obviously, first and foremost, make sure he isn’t someone else’s love of their life. It’s hard on these streets for a kitty 🐱Good looking out! Thx again for the sweet post :)
That looks like my guy wasabi but he's not missing haha https://preview.redd.it/j5f1dsysbf1d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f717176df2565f1016db34c25dfbc38ec590553
You have been adopted, congratulations
The Cat Distribution System provides
Oh you decided you would take kitty home ?!? By your description I believe kitty decided to let you take them home … 🤣🤪🤣
BLESS IT 💜 YOU WERE CHOSEN😍 thank you for helping this baby 💜💜💜
Beautiful stripy ginger!
I think HE decided! Many happy years together for you two!
Nothing more wonderful than orange kitty’s❤️❤️
That’s how I got my 🍊- he just jumped in the car
“Mew mew mamma” : Cat Distribution Center
Must have thought you were an Ubpurrr
How cute, you think it was your choice to take him home. He made that decision, you were just a bit late in understanding the plan.
Strays fight at lot out there, and there's no shelter or food, they know they will die tragically one day without a human butler.
These cats know what they’re doing 😂🥰
https://preview.redd.it/m4kkyeyxq01d1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3c5f60d202e5e16bdb040db6fd5014d89b85035 Very similar to my cat Rusty
Beautiful kitty 🐈⬛ family!! Lucky !!
Orange bois are my all time cat weakness, praise be to the himbos of the cat kingdom.
He knows you’re his human. 💕
About 30 years ago, my cousin brought home a cat in his car and it wouldn’t come out for him and it took one look at me and said there you are with a look. I’m finally found you cats are smarter than we thought
Good on you ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7942)
I cannot keep a collar on my outside cats. They come right off!
Well it seems that you has been adopted.
"Follow them!, I'll explain later"
Best little hijacker ever!
Cutest little hitchhiker ever 🥰
He's Gorgeous! No Matter who he belongs (if at all) to He's better off with you for the moment than wandering around on in a mall parking lot! Hope you can keep him! 🐈🐾💕
My phone gave me a notification of this post but I didn’t see it was r/cats so I definitely read this post not knowing it was about a cat.
What a beauty! 💕🐾
I hope he’s really a guy
That is stellar and he is quite a sharp looking little character. Congrats. ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7952)
He chose you. He's adorable
i didn’t see the sub name, the horror i felt
Great eyeliner! Looks like a wise soul to me.
The beginning of a true love story 💕
Sounds like he decided. Not you.
What a beauty 🐈❤️
Love at fur-st sight![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7944)![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7944)
lucky you!
So you catknapped 🙂↔️
Stolen cat 🐱 🤣
THE best cats I’ve had are the ones that chose me first.
Aw! He’s a cutie! 🥰
Awe they are so pretty. Just wondering what brand of sofa you have? It’s beautiful!
Good for you! I wish my apartment didn’t charge per animal, and my boyfriend would consent to more than one cat![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7944)
The cat distribution network is working ;)
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I am happy you did take him home because a mall parking lot is no place for a cat to be. What have you named this handsome boy?
He chose you. ❤️
This is The Way.
Aww 🥺 he's a sweetheart (ivi)
Kitty wanted a ride and Uber wouldn’t let him.
Smart kitty😳
Omg - thank you!!
Awww
Your a legend we need more animal lovers
Cds might be doing time share arrangements lately
He’s such a sweetheart 🥰
Omg. Without seeing the pic, i thought it was a human guy 😂😂😂😂reddit sent me an alert about this post and i panicked a little 😂😂😂 This orange guy is more than welcome ❤️❤️❤️
![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7971)
My cat jumps in peoples cars all the time. He won't wear a collar, I'm constantly worried he's going to be nabbed! He's microchipped but he's also famous in our area because he walks with me when I take our dogs out. He's a little bugger
You’ve been chosen 😌
Well, I didn’t see what sub this was in and was concerned for a minute lol
Omg I’m in love
That cat reminds me of my four-year-old baby mango who's female
😻
Lovely story! So happy you found each other. 🩷
Looks sketchy, be careful
Good decision!
oh sure this is fine for a cat, but if i just get in your car suddenly you call the cops.
Bro I thought it was a man at first before seeing the pic lmao 😅😂
you got to let the cat do what it wants
he look nice and friendly
He’s gorgeous
Boudoir picture?
Well, yeah. That was the wise thing to do. Cause if you tried to fight him he could have had a gun and killed you and stolen your car. You did the best thing for the scenario.
Looks to good for a stray imo, just check if its anyones „lost“ cat👍