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An email cross posting I received this morning:

I received a phone call today from a lady in tears. Her husband is abusing her cat--literally has thrown it across the room. She is afraid for her cat's life. The kitty is also diabetic and receives insulin. Can anyone help this poor cat get out of this life-threatening situation?

Please contact me right away if you can take the cat in or have any helpful suggestions to get this poor cat away from this man. The lady has no one who can take the cat in.
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DCIN will help with costs.
 
obviously my inn is full but i just forwarded this to my vet in case she has any leads or some way to help. I know she works with Cats In Need in the area so I thought it was a shot at least as she may have some contacts if nothing else.

fwiw, if anyone in the area can do anything, I am available to kittysit and transport.
 
Inn is full here as well, plus we are far to frozen to transport anyone in here right now but spending out feelers to everyone I can think of that might have some leads. My sister is in Cali, but not sure how close she is to Orange Country but she may have some leads as well.

My other concern is not only for this extra sweet kitty but the kitty's mom and any possible human children in the household. If this guy is abusing the cat then he is abusing his human family as well...They all need to get away from him, and NOW!

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
 
MommaOfMuse said:
My other concern is not only for this extra sweet kitty but the kitty's mom and any possible human children in the household. If this guy is abusing the cat then he is abusing his human family as well...They all need to get away from him, and NOW!
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agreed. Is anyone in contact with her and possibly guiding her to resources for battered women/families?
 
I sent an email to the original poster who was on the crossposting thread I got. No answer back yet. Still looking for verification.

I also am trying to find out about this on a site for S. CA Animal Rescue. Here.
 
Venita,

If we can verify this kitty and the woman is willingly to rehome ...I may have a possible home in Laramie Wyo, with a college professor that already has a diabetic dog that is on daily insulin so they know the drill. I will know for certain if they can take by tomorrow.

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
 
I finally have a phone number for the person who originated the email, but I have to wait for a decent hour in California to call. Thanks to all for your concern and suggestions. I will let you know once I know.
 
Contact, finally

I heard back from the woman who originated the email I received on Sunday. She said:

I called the woman Friday and Saturday but she didn't pick up. I called her today and spoke to her.

It's a very long story, but she says her husband has agreed to go to counseling. They have an appointment on Wed. She wants to keep the cat. I talked to her at great length and warned her that he could get out of control very easily again, etc. She at least told his parents about the situation. His mom said to bring the cat to her home for an overnight stay if he gets out of control again.

I greatly appreciate all of your help in this. There's not a lot we can do right now--but I will keep in touch with her to find out how things are going. I also told her that she needs to call me immediately if this escalates again.
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I will collect all the suggestions that were sent to me and get them to this woman.
 
I can understand her not wanting to give up the kitty, so I will let my sister know so she can let the folks know in Wyoming that for now the kitty is safe and staying at home.

I'm saying a little prayer for not only the sugarkitty, but also the woman in that abusive home. I know her fear first hand.

When I was in my 20s I married a man very much like this one. He abused me, over the years he managed to break every bone in my body at least once. He too would agree to therapy only to become more violent the next time. Finally I got the courage to run, and never look back. Just a few years ago now that my children are adults they also finally had the courage to tell me that one of our cats of time that I had always believed ran off he had actually killed in front of them while I was at work.

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
 
She needs to get out of that situation fast and take the cat and any children with her. If he is abusing the cat, it will not be long before (if he has not already) start abusing her and any children they may have. I hope she gets the help she needs.
 
a reply from my vet i received in case it helps at all

"Hi Cindy

How sad.
Obviously we have no authorization to just take a cat away from somebody. Very often animal abuse also means domestic abuse. There may be more going on here.

Unfortunately I have 4 cats in the clinic right now that I am paying for so we are maxed for the moment.

The diabetic website would be the best with knowledgable people.

Is there some way this lady can keep her cat confined away from the husband to decrease the tension? .

Here is the number for a lady you might try: she works in Newport:
Animal Assistance League: DeAnnna: http://www.aaloc.com/ - They may be able to help particularly if there is some money to help care for the kitty.

Good luck! "
 
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