Thank you for taking the cat to the vet. Are you leaving her there to get adopted?
Thought I’d send an Update with pictures.
Here he is:
He’s definitely a Ham. And a Noodle, and a begger and I suppose happy
You can see in some of the pics his right shoulder where “something” happened to it. But he’s happy now, rolling around, and yes my wife is feeding him against my wishes. He should remain a part of nature, NOT IN PHLOSPHR’S HOME!
I WILL NOT LOSE THIS BATTLE.
I don’t know… I first started lurking here back around the time your wife fell in love with a certain Siamese kitten, and look where you are today. 
Black kitties are the bestest, and I’m glad this one got through OK. Cats have amazing joints- I had one who was hit by a car (low speed), and a week in confinement had his hip joint back in working order after he’d been dragging it along as dead weight.
Dude. You have been chosen. He flopped over on your foot. Relish your fate.
You are one of the good ones, man. If there is ever anything I can do for you …
Seriously. Thanks for caring for an animal friend.
Already lost, honey. Look at that face, and how happy he is hanging out with you. He knows you saved him.
But whichever way you go, good for you. I’m so glad you took him to the vet and got him fixed up. He looks like a sweet guy. Good kitty karma points for you.
As soon as he flopped on Mrs.P’s foot I knEw it was over. He will remain an outside kitty, because it would be a culture shock for our two siamese attack cats if we let him in and they couldn’t go out and play too. They hang out with each other from behind our screen porch. Tamerlane that cat looks identical to this little one. WOW!
So what’s his name gonna be?
Is there a way for him to be an outdoor kitty and stay safe from critters and the elements and such? I’m not trying to start the indoor/outdoor argument, just thinking that he’s already had a close call or two.
Heh. Yeah, it’s actually a reasonably common combination. Black and piebald white are both dominant color genes among domestic cats, hence the ubiquity of “tuxedo” and “hitler” cats. For some odd reason when the piebald gene only barely expresses itself, the chest seems to be one of the most common place to end with up with a tiny splash of white. Hence the “white medallion” look. Also eye color is dependant on the coat color genes in some complex fashion, so a particular color cat usually has a fairly predictable range of eye colors as well. Black cats overwhelmingly have green or gold eyes.
So my Ollie ( aka “Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth”, aka “Bitey” ) and your little fellow end up virtually dopplegangers. I’ve seen several others like them at various times. Of course Ollie also has a little, usually hidden, additional identifying mark - a white “flying v” on his belly.
That’s very interesting, I never knew that about their gene pool…not being a born-and-raised “cat person” I am learning as I go. 
As for a name: Nico
He’s got a spot under the back porch he can go to get out of the elements. A few months ago another cat got a big surprise under there when a large Opossum decided to wander under the porch at 3:30 in the morning. I don’t know if it was the cat or the possum but they made a helluva racket!
Thank you for saving his little soul… Anything I can do to thank you (kitty toys anyone?), let me know.