Roommate Bullies Cats

So my roommate bullies all of the cats we have in out home, mine and my other roommates. He gets unreasonably angry when the cats claw his crappy couch, and resorts to spraying them with water. Which is fine. Except my cat, just over a year old female, is very shy and scared because one of the other cats picks on her a lot. So, I asked him not to spray her, I'll keep her off the couch if she doesn't get sprayed with water. Again, I'm a really cool roommate I'm never home I pay for everything we share, all I ask is that he treat my cat a little differently because she is very uncomfortable where she is staying right now. I think it's reasonable, and I've been keeping her off the couch, and calm, and getting her less scared of everything. So i come home one day to find her soaked with water OUTSIDE, she is an indoor cat and its February, I ask him, he say's "She was on my couch, and wouldn't get off" I ask if her claws were stuck, she has issues retracting them,  he says "I don't know, I didn't check, I just sprayed her the grabbed her off the couch, she took out a couple threads, and tossed her outside". I am furious and don't know what to do. Please help. I just want her safe, and happy. How do I make her safe and happy? I'm thinking massive cat condo for the three cats in the living room.

Oh, just a note, although she has issues retracting her claws, she does not intentionally scratch things. 

That's terrible! I think you need to find a new roommate or a safer place to live. There's no reasoning with people who don't like cats, they will always treat them like crap because they don't appreciate how precious they are. Until you can change up the living arrangements I think you should keep your cats in your room with the door closed when your not home. This is a dangerous situation for them. He could either turn nasty and hurt them for real or throw them out and they could get hurt by the outside world. I'm sorry your going through this, it's very disheartening and stressful! You mention that it's not just your cats. You say your roomates have cats and he treats them like crap to. So I think that it should be him that leaves. If you and all your other roommates spoke up to the landlord and said that your not comfortable with him around and concerned for your safety, then hopefully he would be asked to leave.

I agree that a new living situation is called for, and the sooner the better.   When I think of your poor little cat drenched with water and thrown outside in February, it makes me very angry.  That's animal abuse.  No couch is worth mistreating an animal like that.  

Getting a cat condo is a very good idea and I strongly support you in doing that.  Your cat will love the retreat and this may help keep her off the couch.This will not solve the basic problem, which is that your roommate doesn't really like cats and doesn't treat them like living beings with feelings and needs of their own.  Even worse, that he's not above abusing them if they get in his way.  So, yes, get the condo but of equal importance - find another roommate.

Just a point about spraying cats with water:  this doesn't work as a teaching aid.  Generally, it just makes the cat frightened of you.  When you do find her on the couch, just say "NO" in a firm voice, take her off it and put her in another room for a few minutes.  This will work much better than terrorizing her with a spray bottle and throwing her out in the cold.

Chrissy4307 said:

 
 Again, I'm a really cool roommate I'm never home I pay for everything we share, all I ask is that he treat my cat a little differently because she is very uncomfortable where she is staying right now. I think it's reasonable

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IF you pay for everything, it's more than reasonable - heck you would be well within your rights to threaten to kick him out/make him pay for stuff.