Neighbour’s cat looks neglected
My downstairs neighbour’s cat has basically adopted me and I don’t know what to do.
This poor little guy has been constantly outside my door lately. He follows me around, rubs on my legs, tries to come inside, and acts absolutely starving whenever I feed him or give him water. He is genuinely such a sweet cat. At first I honestly thought he was a stray because of his terrible condition and messaged my neighbours to ask, and they said he is theirs and just “sneaks out” as if it isn’t preventable lol.
Then I thought maybe he was just elderly, but after comparing older photos of him to how he looks now, he seems to have lost a lot of weight recently. He’s very bony around the hips/back legs, constantly itching and overgrooming, and has little red sores/hair loss on parts of his body.
I don’t want to come at them hot and accuse them of neglect because I know outdoor cats can get skinny or pick up skin issues, but I also just can’t do nothing about it when he seems so in need of help. He also seems extremely friendly and honestly looks like he wants to be loved.
I’m struggling because I’m getting attached to him and part of me wants to ask the neighbours if I can take him in and get him vetted properly. But I also don’t want to overstep or create drama considering I do live right above them.
My family cat was an outdoor cat for 15 years and never looked in this rough of shape. I don’t want to post any photos in case my neighbours lurk reddit, but if someone truly has advice please message me and I can send you some photos of him.
Has anyone dealt with something similar? How did you approach the owners?