I've had a bit of a dilema lately. I'm living in the home of someone that I thought was a friend. Lately, I'm finding that these people are not the kind of people that I want as my friends.
This is Fiona. These people got her from a private party because the wife wanted a cat to snuggle with. Says something about the husband, I think. Fiona is the most lovable furball I've ever seen, and she is very friendly with most everyone accept for the people that own her. In the beginning I had my reservations about her coming into the home. She physically attacked my kitten several times in the first few days. Now, Fiona and my kitten are like sisters. They even sleep side by side on the bed with me at night, and occasionally they bat at each other playing. My Misty just barely tips the scale at 1 pound while Fiona is a full 36 pounds. The wife is so caught up in her own aches, pains, and psychosis that she could care less that the cat even exists. The husband who is around her most of the time won't even make the effort to bend over and pet her once in a while. I'm the one that makes sure that she's fed, groomed, and cleaned up after (litterbox cleaning and whatnot). The wife has literally slammed the door in Fiona's face (actually hit her and knocked her physically across the hallway) on several occasions, and basically won't make any effort to even pet or play with her.
Fiona has never made an aggressive move towards anyone until just recently when the wife reached for her and Fiona bit her on the wrist. Once in a while she would nip me on the tip of the finger just to let me know she was there, but with the wife, she bit her hard enough to draw blood. Fiona loves her catnip. I give it to her and she is totally excited. The wife tries to give it to her and Fiona won't even go near her. I don't know what they did to her, but she appears to be terrified of them.
Recently, this couple decided to move to Tennessee for the winter, and they plan to take Fiona with them. The husband commented that if they can't get Fiona to respond to them that he would take her out and drown her and they would find another cat for the wife. The idea of letting this happen makes me absolutely sick! My little one is very important to me. Scratch my car with a nail and I would be angry, do something harmful to my cat and you'll see murderous rage like never before.
I called the local humane society and they said that there is nothing that I can do unless they actually kill the cat. I told them that I want to prevent this and they said the same thing. Calling the local law enforcement is out of the question as this couple has friends in the departments and I would have no idea if I was talking with one of their allies or not.
I have considered actually taking the cat when they are not around and hiding her with some friends that would take care of her. I can't let the husband kill her. That is simply out of the question.
Is there anyone out there that can offer any alternatives? If I take the cat, how far can I go to protect her? I'm at a loss about what to do. Please help.
This is Fiona. These people got her from a private party because the wife wanted a cat to snuggle with. Says something about the husband, I think. Fiona is the most lovable furball I've ever seen, and she is very friendly with most everyone accept for the people that own her. In the beginning I had my reservations about her coming into the home. She physically attacked my kitten several times in the first few days. Now, Fiona and my kitten are like sisters. They even sleep side by side on the bed with me at night, and occasionally they bat at each other playing. My Misty just barely tips the scale at 1 pound while Fiona is a full 36 pounds. The wife is so caught up in her own aches, pains, and psychosis that she could care less that the cat even exists. The husband who is around her most of the time won't even make the effort to bend over and pet her once in a while. I'm the one that makes sure that she's fed, groomed, and cleaned up after (litterbox cleaning and whatnot). The wife has literally slammed the door in Fiona's face (actually hit her and knocked her physically across the hallway) on several occasions, and basically won't make any effort to even pet or play with her.
Fiona has never made an aggressive move towards anyone until just recently when the wife reached for her and Fiona bit her on the wrist. Once in a while she would nip me on the tip of the finger just to let me know she was there, but with the wife, she bit her hard enough to draw blood. Fiona loves her catnip. I give it to her and she is totally excited. The wife tries to give it to her and Fiona won't even go near her. I don't know what they did to her, but she appears to be terrified of them.
Recently, this couple decided to move to Tennessee for the winter, and they plan to take Fiona with them. The husband commented that if they can't get Fiona to respond to them that he would take her out and drown her and they would find another cat for the wife. The idea of letting this happen makes me absolutely sick! My little one is very important to me. Scratch my car with a nail and I would be angry, do something harmful to my cat and you'll see murderous rage like never before.
I called the local humane society and they said that there is nothing that I can do unless they actually kill the cat. I told them that I want to prevent this and they said the same thing. Calling the local law enforcement is out of the question as this couple has friends in the departments and I would have no idea if I was talking with one of their allies or not.
I have considered actually taking the cat when they are not around and hiding her with some friends that would take care of her. I can't let the husband kill her. That is simply out of the question.
Is there anyone out there that can offer any alternatives? If I take the cat, how far can I go to protect her? I'm at a loss about what to do. Please help.
