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hello, i have been stumbling across this site pretty often in looking for advice on what to do about my roommates cat. She has a kitty who she adopted from the local shelter and she has taken minimal care of this kitty. i moved in august 11th and within the month i have been here the cat never comes out except for at night which is when me or my boyfriend are out. the cat spent the first week of us being here primarily inside of the roommates couch- until one night i was able to give her a squeeze tube treat which ultimately won her over almost immediately. around the end of that week the kitty was put into another shock of "new" when the roommates got a dog and did not properly introduce the two so when her kitty tried to come out during the day it shocked the dog (who is supposedly cat friendly- which given my animal care experience and education i do not professionally think is the case) and he chased her. i unfortunately couldnt protect her in time but was able to get him back into my roommates bedroom and put a gate up to keep him in there. then only like 3-4 days after this incident the roommate dropped a bomb on us by asking to move in her boyfriends family and their dog (who is definitely more cat friendly and a calmer temperment) which we couldnt refuse as we ourselves had just been homeless and his family was also about to be (allegedly). they were only supposed to be here for two weeks but we are just passing week three now and my concern is that the kitty used to have a room that her litter box and food and all her posts and toys were in- since 3 more adults, a child, and pet moved in that room has been filled and the other dog and one adult are in the living room. the living room is where the cat's water, food, and cat tower were, but after a few days i noticed everything besides the tower had been moved to the laundry area next to the kitchen (which is where the box had been moved to). there were no efforts made to help the kitty adjust or even find her food and the reason everything got moved is because the cat was hiding under the water heater in the laundry area. she only comes out at night and the first night she started coming back out to me she was meow-screaming and wouldnt stop until i pet her and gave her treats which i noticed she was eating them and barely even chewing them. my concern at that moment was-is she even eating her food? so i every night since then have been feeding her and her cries of hunger have stopped, she stopped eating as many treats, she started playing with my boyfriend and i, she licks us, and purrs the moment she sees us. she only has come out during the day once and that was when it was just my boyfriend and i home, but the dogs came running and she actually puffed up and tried to block the dogs from coming near me- obviously i ended up protecting her from the dogs and sent them away calmly (since doing so they know when shes out with me to leave her alone so she comes out when theyre there too but only when im there). i really want to adopt the cat as i have two other cats who wouldnt mind having another sibling, and my boyfriend and i wouldnt mind taking care of her but i dont know how to go about this at all. my roommate knows the cat is extremely unhappy with this situation and due to my roommate and her bfs family causing issues for themselves with the landlord (not paying their rent, moving his family in without speaking with the landlord, the pets without telling the landlord, etc.) theyve landed themselves a 3 month eviction letter. they think its not valid since the landlord accepted a partial payment (our portion of the rent) but we spoke with him and we aren't included with them since we have been respectful of the landlord and the house and have kept him informed on the many ways they have been breaking the lease/lies that have bee told to both us and the landlord(lies that could have affected our livign situation). so essentially what can i do to help this kitty? i want her so badly and can easily give her a better life than my roommate. At this point it genuinely feels like she has a cat just to say she has one. the cat doesnt come out for her, they have to force affection on her with food and by isolating her into their bedroom (only have done once a few weeks ago) and none of them pay any attention to her. as of tonight the cat even tried following me back to my room which she was always too terrified to do before. the cat barely has any toys to play with and hadnt been getting exercise up until i started playing with her. i know my roommate loves her- but she is doing the bare minimum and the cat is being emotionally neglected severely. ive never dealt with this before so i dont know what to do.-update- i just just got word from the landlord that he served her a new official eviction notice where she has 10 days to leave