Yes, besides being abandoned our Trey showed signs of being abused also when we found her and made her our own. If you move suddenly to pet her or touch her to this day she sort of blinks and moves back for a second like she thinks she might get hit - automatic reflex I think. But we have loved her now since she was only seven months old.(She is 12 now)and trusts us completely. She is a very special kitty with a very forthright and outgoing purrsonality too. She needs a lot of extra attention(but which kitty doesn't? and deservedly too), but our weggie rewards us back by her loyalty and affection. She talks too, at least I think it is talk.