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Friday, August 24, 2012

Cats / Death / Horrors / Life The Cat in 606: What Happened to Her?

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:09 PM

Nadia at rest.

This post has been updated with photos provided by Seattle Animal Shelter, courtesy of Nadia's new owners.

This week's feature is about witnessing a neighbor's psychotic break and suicide. The neighbor stabbed her cat seven times with a butcher knife before falling out a window. But—as you know if you got to the end of the story—the cat survived. Her name was Darcy, according to the boyfriend of the neighbor. All of my attempts to find out more about Darcy's fate came up empty, though. A source who helped perform surgery on her declined to be interviewed, explaining she was not authorized to speak to me.

But now we have an update, courtesy of Kara Main-Hester of the Seattle Animal Shelter:

Just a note on the cat in the story. She was named Hope and was put through surgery by the Seattle Animal Shelter.

We recently got an update from the adopter:
"We ended up naming Hope, Nadia! Which means "hope" in russian. She is doing really great here, still sleeping in her bed almost every night! She really loves her laser pointer! She's really grown on both my grandma and myself."

-Kara Main-Hester, SAS staff

That's some cat.

Nadia shows off her belly.

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yay! nadia!

Posted by alithea on August 24, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Thanks for sharing the good news.

Posted by Matt from Denver on August 24, 2012 at 11:46 AM

Posted by 34x42 on August 24, 2012 at 11:47 AM

That's some neat stuff right there. Thanks, The Stranger!

Posted by Dr_Awesome on August 24, 2012 at 11:49 AM

I'm glad she's doing better, and wish they'd implanted her with her own laser pointer - she'd never have to be bored again!

Posted by gloomy gus on August 24, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Photo of cat, please. Someone.

Posted by seatackled on August 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM

I really care more about the poor woman in that story, but I'll be damned if this outcome doesn't make me feel so good.

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball on August 24, 2012 at 12:29 PM

So glad to hear that poor cat got a second chance at life, love, and happiness.

Posted by Original Andrew on August 24, 2012 at 12:32 PM

Hooray!

Posted by Gillian Anderson on August 24, 2012 at 12:56 PM

http://media.giveusalink.com/FunnyCats/g…

Posted by venomlash on August 24, 2012 at 12:59 PM

my life goal is to be as strong as that cat.

Posted by Timothy Rysdyke on August 24, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Nice story.

Posted by Patricia Kayden on August 24, 2012 at 2:57 PM

What a cutie!

Posted by lizlemon on August 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM

I would like to see Cruelty to Animals elevated to a felony offense.

Posted by Tacoma Traveler on August 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM

Beautiful happy kitty.

Posted by Sandiai on August 24, 2012 at 5:42 PM

@14, this degree of animal cruelty is a Class C felony in this state. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?…

Posted by gloomy gus on August 24, 2012 at 5:48 PM

Such a moving and important feature story, Mr Frizzelle!

Posted by G g on August 24, 2012 at 6:05 PM

I really don't see what the big deal is. By my count, this cat still has two lives to spare.

Posted by Eric Arrr on August 24, 2012 at 6:11 PM

The cat was the only one worthy of survival. Frizzelle and his girlfriends pissing themsves are hardly a contribution to any neighborhood.

Posted by Stranger'sWorstNightmare on August 24, 2012 at 6:32 PM

What a beautiful, strong and lucky creature!

I'd like to think that, somewhere, Alyssa is relieved that she didn't actually kill her sweet kitty....

Posted by merry on August 24, 2012 at 6:41 PM

And the new owner will also commit suicide.

It's the cat.

Posted by sirkowski

on August 24, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Thanks for the pics of the cat.

Posted by seatackled on August 24, 2012 at 9:02 PM

I'm not exactly crazy about cats, but I have to say that I was worried about poor Nadia. I don't want to pretend that I even begin to understand horrors and torments of bi-polar disease. It makes sense on some level that it can take a person so out of one's self as to stab one's pet, but it is hard for me to imagine someone - even in the throes of a deep mental illness - hurting one's animal. I know it happens.

Don't know who to blame, so I won't blame anyone. Very glad the cat's going to be OK. Poor innocent thing.

Posted by Bauhaus I on August 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM

I am very happy to see that cat out of the bag. Thanks for the followup.

Posted by sall on August 25, 2012 at 1:30 AM