Jhanvi Champanerkar somehow managed to lock Kau in the bathroom before the fire brigade arrived and took the cat away in a basket. Pics/Hanif Patel

Once bitten, twice shy – that is the state of mind of the Nalasopara woman who came home to a nasty shock yesterday, when one of her beloved cats suddenly turned on her in a feral attack, clawing and biting her hands and feet. Terrified, she no longer wants anything to do with cats and has decided to give away all her pets. Jhanvi Champanerkar (36) loved cats – her four cats were as much a part of the family as her husband and 13-year-old daughter. But that was until yesterday.