My niece is 13. She wasn't at her grandmothers when it happened. My sister told mer her grandparents were afraid of the cat, and that is why they didn't take it. I told her I would have put a blanket over it. I have no idea. My niece is upset about this, of course. My sis told me they were thinking of taking it to the vet to get it checked out, I haven't heard from her since so I'm not sure if they did.