I was driving back from picking up Persia's special Turkey day Fancy Feast
when I had to brake... there was an orange and white short-hair kitty trying
to cross this busy road.  I turned around and went back.  While I was
turning around I saw many cars coming.  I drove down to the street where
kitty was trying to cross.  I saw it up the cross street.  When I stopped my
car it ran under the car in a particular driveway so I walked up and rang
the doorbell.  I could tell immediately from the barking of dogs (possibly
pit-bulls???) they didn't have a cat, but I asked anyway (through the door,
she wouldn't open it, and she said no, they don't have a cat).

So I walked back to my car and then I saw the kitty drinking from water
running along the curb toward the drainage grate.  I again stopped my car,
called "here kitty kitty".  The cat went down in the storm drain through the
grate!  It's been storming here, raining most of the day.  There's water all
over the place and certainly down in the storm drain.  I've no idea if there
was someplace on the cement pipe for her to 'perch' but I have to think so.

I can't say this cat was emaciated or even a homeless cat but it was running
loose on a rainy night in the vicinity of a busy road.  I called to the cat
once it slipped down the drain, in soothing tones.  It wasn't having any of
it.

This cat reminds me of the cat I rescued and rehomed, Spotty, except this
was a short hair cat.  Very small.  Still, it was an orange and white kitty.
I couldn't place his/her age but I'd say under a year.  This kitty is taking
chances.  Crossing a busy road, diving into a storm grate.  I hope whoever
owns this cat figures out letting him/her run under these perilous
conditions is just WRONG.

Jill