If you were sitting down outside somewhere and a stray cat jumped up on your lap, what would you do?

[Robotic]

I was sitting on a chair outside today and this random cat just jumped up onto my lap and started purring and stuff. I pet it a lot.

What would you do?

[LizTheWeirdKid]

ooo!

i would pet him.

i actually do that with many of the street cats I run into, except they don't sit in my lap. I know many of the ones in my neighborhood. my favorite is this one cat who looks like hitler. he has a hitler mustache. but he's so cute. he cries and rolls around on the floor so I can pet him. I love him.

cats are so awesome! :D

[LizTheWeirdKid]

thanks for BA :D

[MilaPohstro]

Pet it, check and see if he had a collar/tags. Take him to a no kill shelter if he was malnourished and such. but...if I wanted a cat or could take one I would as long as he didn't belong to any one, then I would take him to the vet and check for shots and such. Then spay or neuter him. :D Love cats.

[craZy_4_musiC_o0]

if it was really dirrty or looked like it could have lice I wouldn't pet it and gently try to shoo it. I hope I wouldn't jump up out of surprise! if it looked clean enough I'd pet it too! when they're purring and all :) that's too lovely to resist :D

[Mr_Solo_Dolo]

I would probably pet it once or twice and then stand up so it would go away. I had a cat when I was about four or five and I didn't know it had ringworms and I ended up with a ringworm myself on my head. I wouldn't want that to happen again.

[DandelionGirl]

I would pet it myself, I love animals especially cats. But since that stray cat did that to you then you must have a kind hear-ted soul and the cat really liked you, cats usually don't always do that.

[ImperfectDVM]

I would hug him, then make sure to wash myself before I ate anything, or touched someone else!

[Anonymous]

I would bathe him, blow dry it, and THEN pet him.

[Anonymous]

I would try to push it off me. I don't like cats.

[taster]

I would pet it

[Xx_DRE_xX]

Samething.