Oh, smp, really sorry that this has happened to you. I am going to follow your post very closely, since I own 3 cats and one of them has taken to sneaking into the room, where my bags are kept and he likes to sleep amongst them. In typical cat style, he has also tried to sharpen his claws on a dust bag and has actually left minor marks on the leather of one of the bags. But as yet, nothing quite as awful as what has happened to your bag. I really hope that you are able to fix the problem with your bag. Fingers crossed for you!