my kitty is 7 months now and as i type this i can't help but cry...i love her so much but i don't know what to do. i used to live on my own with my roommate and my cat, i had to end up moving back with my parents but i couldn't take my cat with me..i was heartbroken because she's the love of my life...everyone knew how much i love her and everyone loved her too so i decided to give her to my roommate. i trusted him and his mom promised they would take really good care of her....i didn't know that the day i gave her away to them would be the last day i would see her normal.....tonight i get a phone call from him telling me that i need to get her ASAP because she accidently scratched his little brother and his dad was threatening to kill her.....he locked her in a cage and said that she needed to stay there until someone else came to get her. i was enraged and begged my dad to take me to get her...i got her...she seemed normal....but i get home...and she's not the same...she used to be playful and happy and run up to people and purr and rub against their legs but i just saw a kitten that was afraid...and very angered by humans. she hissed and growled and she wouldn't play with anything. when she ate she would keep looking up...so i call my friend and tell him to be honest with me and tell me if his dad did anything to my cat...he confessed that he had hit her before and done things to scare her...my friend christina is adopting her..she LOVES cats and i trust her completely it's just that you can't get near my kitty without her hissing or trying to attack . she's also filthy and i need to clean her but i can't. she's laying down on my bed but when i lay by head a few inches away she hisses or scratches me =( i don't know what to do...on wednesday she has an appt to get some shots and to get spayed but i don't know if it's too soon to give her to my friend who is willing to work with her or what to do ??? i miss her =( i miss how she used to be =( now she's so afraid and it makes me so upset and sad i can't help but cry.