The 22-year-old found her cat injured in a unit in Ultimo, Sydney at about 4pm on Saturday.
Three-year-old Summer was taken to a local vet for treatment for injuries including facial bruising and fur missing from her tail.
Three-year-old Summer was taken to a local vet for treatment for injuries including facial bruising and fur missing from her tail (stock photo)
Police arrested a 25-year-old man, known to the woman, at a home on O Briens Road, Hurstville just after midnight on Sunday.
He was taken to Kogarah Police Station and charged with recklessly beat and seriously injures animal and commit an act of cruelty upon an animal.