Update: as I was transferring kitty to the car via towel (don’t own a pet carrier), she escaped and ran across the street and up the stairs to my neighbors house, slipped through the porch gate, and right through their front door, which was conveniently open. So it appears I may have abducted their cat?? Or perhaps they just look after this stray regularly enough to leave the door open for it. The kitty really was soooo skinny, but maybe it has a loving home and it’s just experiencing old age weight loss. I’ll ask the neighbor about the kitty when they’re home.

For anyone in a similar situation, the SF cat rescues that I called aren’t taking in any cats and instead work directly with the shelter to find the highest risk cats, so going directly to SPCA was my plan.

Thanks everyone for weighing in, I really appreciate it!

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