Seeking Islamic advice: Balancing kindness to animals with home cleanliness

Assalamualaikum. Since October 2025, a stray cat I’ve been calling Panini started showing up at my place-turns out her previous owner left her behind. I’ve been giving her food regularly, and she’s become pretty comfortable hanging around outside my house. She had kittens near my home, but sadly a male cat in the area hurt all of them. It was really upsetting to see that happen. Panini keeps coming back for food and tries to get inside, especially into the kitchen and bedrooms. Since she’s a stray and walks through unclean spots (like areas where people relieve themselves), letting her in isn’t an option for hygiene reasons according to our family. As a result, we’ve had to keep the doors shut all the time, which feels awful in this intense heat of 40-45°C-it’s almost suffocating. Now she’s given birth again, and I’m back in the same tough spot. I’m trying to find good homes for the kittens, but folks keep backing out on their promises. I can’t take Panini in permanently due to family and household situations. After months of feeding her (since October 2025), I’ve hit a breaking point and decided to stop so she stops coming by. It wasn’t easy; I literally cried and made dua to Allah, asking for guidance. But I’m remembering a hadith about a woman who was punished for how she treated a cat, and it’s making me worried. Am I doing something wrong or sinful by stopping to feed her in this case? I’m not harming her or locking her up-just trying to protect my home and avoid going through this painful cycle again. I genuinely don’t know what’s right anymore. Is this considered a sin? JazakAllah khair for any advice.