Cougar
The cat is still here and we’re feeding her. I can’t turn away a hungry animal. If she wants to stay we’ll keep feeding her. The kids love having her around. They’ve even named her Cougar.
We’re feeding her dog food, but she doesn’t seem to mind.
Nine Months 
Well, I suppose it is better than letting it starve, but it does have long-term problems:
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/petcolumns/showarticle.cfm?id=189
http://cats.about.com/od/catfoodandnutrition/f/dogfood.htm
Thanks, Joel, for the heads-up. My spam filter caught your comment, which is why it didn’t go up immediately.