My lovely cat was killed last night (title amended by MNHQ)

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Don't know why I'm posting really, I'm just so gutted and upset, just wanted to talk to people who understand.

DD got a text from a friend to say a cat like ours had been knocked over up the road. We went out looking and found him. DD was distraught, so was I. We brought him back and DH buried him in the garden.

He was only 8, a big daft ginger. He dribbled on me when he got stroked. He used to sit with his paws all wrapped around our other cat. The other cat keeps going and sitting at the bottom of the garden where we buried him. I miss him so much already.

Worst of all, we are having a new puppy today, it's supposed to be such a happy day and I can't stop crying.

Thanks for listening.

I'm so sorry. It's a terrible time for you all. Hopefully the new puppy will win you over, unless you can delay a day or too?

For you

Oh that's awful, I'm sorry that this has happened.

Oh you poor thing. My heart goes out to you. I completely get this and I know how painful it is. Don't let anybody invalidate your grief by making you feel like he was 'just a cat'. Draw comfort from your family. Know that he probably didn't suffer, he probably didn't know and you loved him a lot so he must have had a good life. Think about that, and all the happy times you shared.

I'm so sorry. He looked like a gorgeous soft lump.

I am so so sorry. It's horrible when you lose them. Take comfort in the love you gave him throughout his life.

He was a gorgeous cat. I'm so sorry

So sorry to read this :(

I'm so sorry, what a lovely boy..

So sorry, it's heartbreaking

Am very sorry. He looks a lot like my childhood pet ginger cat.

I'm so very sorry for your loss. Rest peacefully little guy.

I'm so sorry, big hug.

So, so sorry for you all
He's a lovely ball of beautiful in your photo xx

What a great lad.

I'm very sorry.

So sorry for the loss of your sweet kitty boy.

So so sorry. He was a beautiful boy

I'm so sorry to hear about your beautiful boy - he reminds me of my little guy. He dribbles all over me give yourself some time to grieve

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am trying to keep a face on for the kids but I'm crying again now. He was a big daft lump, but so soft and sweet, he was never vicious and was a crap hunter.

I'm just so sad he will never come up for strokes and to knead me and dribble everywhere again. My other cat just looks lost without him.

Thank you again. X

So sorry for your loss. Xx

I'm so sorry, you obviously loved him very much.

So sorry to hear that, he looks like a lovely cuddly cat and I am sure he will be missed terribly

I'm so sorry. It's heartbreaking when you lose a cat in that way. Sending lots of love.

So sorry for your loss, he sounds amazing and I'm not even a cat person

I'm so sorry- I lost two of mine to the road, so when we got our now elderly twins we decided they were not going out unless supervised.

He's left a huge hole- they are never "just a cat".