Mitzi is a shy, if not anxious cat. The 14-year-old tabby can be found hiding behind Cathy Bacan's dresser from her other two cats, who Bacan adopted after her mother died early this summer. Like the two felines, Bacan inherited Mitzi and a dog from her uncle who died on June 11. But the latest round of pets showed troubling signs of abuse. This abuse makes it hard for Mitzi to live with her mother's two cats, Bacan said. "They don't trust anyone," she said. "The dog was really abused by my uncle; he would hit him with fly swatters, paper, shoes and anything in hand."