I would have cared for the cat as you did but I would have probably called the woman an moron to her face.
Many years ago a neighbor of my mom had the sweetest cat who loved to be held and loved lap time. He even fell asleep while I was holding him. At his home he was tormented by both the man of the house (I use that term loosely) and their seven year old son who threw rocks at the cat. We found a new home for him where he is today - ten years later! He's well loved and knows it. At his first home the "man of the house" wore a baseball cap all of the time and even ten years later he gets frightened by anyone wearing a cap.
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