michael Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Got woken up this morning by a knock on the door, it was a chap from the little cul-de-sac across the road, he'd found one of my cats lying under his van, sadly he was dead Smudge was about 3, healthy and the most loving cat you could ever imagine, last night he jumped on the bed like normal and had a cuddle, at 5:30am he woke us up like normal and went out for a play, we always let him in for a sleep and some food when we get up, it was his thing, we tolerated it, he was part of the family. No idea what happened to the little fella, no sign of injury and he seemed perfectly OK, regular check-ups at the vets and all 100%, we can only presume he got hit by a car and they damaged him internally He was a big cat, the driver would have known about it, we live on a quiet housing estate, no through road, probably a neighbour We are absolutely devastated, his sister, Poppy, is just confused I know many of you don't think much of cats but please take care out there and if the worst does happen do the decent thing and stop, he might have been here now if the driver had a spine RIP little man. http://www.megaboost.co.uk/cats/DCP_3720.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sad one fella.Sorry to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that Michael. It's always so hard when you lose a pet, especially in that way. I do agree that the least anyone can do is stop if they've run over an animal. I really can't understand some people. Chin up mate, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 really sorry to hear you sad news, Michael. losing a pet is always hard, and more so when they are so much a part of the family. Also, sad for his sister, as she won't have an idea of whats happened. really can't stand people who won't stop after they hit something, just to check if its an injured animal. once again, sorry for your sad loss ja ne Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear about the little fella dude. Hope he didn't suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that. It's never nice to lose such a member of the family I nearly ran a cat over a couple of weeks back. If I hadn't been in the Supe, I'm sure I would have hit it. That same journey I went on to hit a fox at about 70-80; not a pleasant experience . I turned round to check on the fox and it was lifeless in the road. I just hope it didn't suffer too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Shame. Funny looking fella wasn't he? The marking on his face is very unusual. Cute though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Must be something in the name...my cat, Smudge, died from injuries sustained from being hit by a car too... Cr@p day indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Poor lil fella Sorry dude. RIP Smudge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Bummer, total bummer. Crap weekend ahead I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt _Aero top_ Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear of the bad news fella , Our cat got hit by a car just before xmas and the driver didn't stop , luckily she managed to drag herself home somehow and pull herself through the cat flap . We ended up rushing her to the emergency vets who managed to save her , she's got a permenant limp and cost a fortune but she's still here and as you say part of the family , And worth every penny . Again sorry about the bad news buddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear this Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear this Michael, I know all to well how you feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 That's awful Sorry to hear it bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 What a shame:( Sorry to read this Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that Michael. Our neighbour has 3 cats and we love em like our own. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 So sorry Michael, I know how you are feeling Happened exactly the same to our cat a while ago, not a mark and right outside our house, probably a neighbour too. Life can really suck sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Big sympathy bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I'm really sorry to hear this , it is devastating. My sisters cat got ran over in a neighbours drive, the stupid cow must've drove in too fast . All while they were on holiday and I was looking after the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that amigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 It's a bad day when you lose anything you appreciate! Although I am not a big fan of cats, losing a pet is awful. We have lost both our Rabbits in the last nine months... Hope you feel better soon Michael!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Sorry to hear that Michael - I know what its like to lose a cat Any chance of getting a vet to check him over to see if there was anything that can be determined about cause of death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Still having sporadic crying moments but your kind words are helping, thanks chaps. He was a fairly unique little fella Jake, the facial markings were one of the reasons we picked him. Any chance of getting a vet to check him over to see if there was anything that can be determined about cause of death? We asked about a post-mortem at vets (he's up there now) and they can do it but they don't think it will reveal much, the vet examined him this afternoon and called back a few minutes ago, poor lass was in tears too, she always used to make a huge fuss of him when he went in for his check-ups Anyway there are no obvious signs of what has happened but his claws are scuffed and split, apparently this is a common thing when an animal is run over. I don't want the little chap being messed about with so I'm going to leave it at that, the crematorium are picking him up from the vets on Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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