I emailed the original rescuer poster (not the owner of the cat) and let her know about the response from people on PT and the owner's response of thanks, etc. This is what she said:

"Thank you for the update, happy to hear it. I too had suggested cord covers
to her but she told me she was already using them and her cat was tricky."

This makes me less sanguine about the owner's response to the PT people who emailed her and what is really happening to the cat. I wish the cat could find a better home.