Cat fight over bite at Denver cat cafe

Sana Hamelin, owner of The Denver Cat Company, Denver’s only cat-friendly cafe, was served a legal hair ball May 7 by a customer claiming that one of the resident felines bit her hand in February, according to a story the Eater Denver website (www.denver.eater.com).

The cat nip incident apparently led the customer to treatment at Urgent Care and subsequently on an oral antibiotic prescription.

“After it became apparent that the alleged cat bite was causing a stir, Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue, the original cat adoption partner, terminated its business dealings with the cat cafe,” according to the Eater story. “Since then, For the Love of Paws and Planet Pet stepped in to provide kitties for adoption at this feline-friendly spot.”

Hamelin took to Facebook to plead her case to fans. The post said:

“Guys, I’m having a very hard time. Although I’m working, all I can do is serve customers and then take breaks to cry. The cafe is being sued by some scummy people who are alleging thousands in damages from a cat bite. I have no choice but to deal with it even though I have no time or money for it because this is America, and people have the right to ruin everything. For some perspective on how hard this solitary endeavor of starting and running this rescue effort has been for me, consider that I drive a wreck of a truck that I got off Craigslist and I shivered through the whole winter because it doesn’t have heat (and now I’ll sweat through the whole summer because it doesn’t have A/C either). I never have a weekend off, I live in a tiny apartment, and I haven’t taken a vacation in over three years. I’m tired.