Cat previously set on fire back at area animal shelter that rescued him

TIPP CITY — A cat who was purposely set on fire is back at an animal shelter that rescue him.

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Our Farm Sanctuary, the Tipp City shelter that took care of Fotis, said the cat is back at their shelter, it wrote Sunday night on social media.

“Our boy is back,” it said on its Facebook page. “Vitals are good. Appetite improved. His ear wounds might eventually require surgery. For the time being, as his leg bandages have come off, we are keeping him from aggravating them further.”

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News Center 7 previously reported a volunteer at the shelter found the badly burned cat hiding under a car.

“The cat had been doused in accelerant,” said Sophia Kartsonis, Director of Our Farm Sanctuary.

Kartsonis said someone then flicked a cigarette on him.

The sanctuary rushed him to an animal hospital.

“He had burns from head to toe,” Kartsonis said. “I was pretty wrecked for a while.”

Trotwood police say the cat was lit on fire at an apartment complex. They are now looking for the person who did this.

You can visit Our Farm Sanctuary’s website here.

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