Our cat was killed this morning

[PurpleThistles84]

I don’t think my house has ever been so quiet. Usually it’s full of noise from the five kids and Ddog and Dcat playing. We are all heartbroken. He wasn’t even 18 months old. We live in a little village and he was hit by a car sometime around 6.30am. Right by a sign that measures car speed and tells people to slow down. My neighbour recognised Dcat and came and got me.

He was so badly injured and I hate that he died alone. I hate that my baby will never giggle at Dcat batting his ball toys around or lie his head in Dcat to listen to the purring. I hate that my Autistic daughter who totally adored him, is in pieces. I hate that whoever hit him probably thought he was just another rabbit and didn’t stop to check.

We are going to bury him up the hill he loved to chase rabbits on. We only moved out here in October and I remember thinking how much Dcat would love it and how much safer it would be for him than the busy roads all around my old house.

Only just under a month ago, I took my mums Dcat to the vet and stayed with him whilst he was put to sleep. He was old and had contracted FIV. I remember thinking about my Dcat and being grateful he was so young and had years left.

I'm so sorry. My furry boy was hit and killed by a car on Monday night. It's so hard as they are very much a big part of the family.

Sorry for your loss op.
It's awful seeing our dc so upset too. I have lost a ddog and dcat this year. Too much it really is.

How heartbreaking OP . He was a beautiful boy and I love that picture of him with your dog.

Sat here in tears for you op. I'm so sorry.

What was your beautiful boy's name?

I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry for your loss.

@PurpleThistles84 I am so so sorry for you. I also lost my beautiful tabby this morning in the same circumstances as you.
Our hearts are broken, the house is so different without her, she was a very vocal lady.
Again similar to your daughter, my ds was so attached to her and he is in bits.
Its weird, I keep looking into rooms for her and I don't want to lock the catflap, its silly really! It hasn't sunk in yet.
It sounds like a lovely spot that your lovely cat will be buried on and you sound like you have some lovely memories of him.

Thank you all. His name was Greebo, I’m a big terry pratchett fan so he was named after Nanny Ogg’s cat and that name really suited him. He loved the baby, didn’t want to actually touch him but would come and sit near him and purr and purr. The baby loved listening to his purrs. He was very like my previous cat, who never came home one day, I never found out what happened to him, so he was extra special.

He is buried now, in my fleecy jumper that he loved so much, and a little cairn built on top with some of the stones I paint. Just so hard to accept that just last night he was making me laugh playing with our new tv unit and less than 12 hours later, he was gone.

I keep thinking about him, wondering wether it was instant or if he lay there suffering for a while. I don’t want to, but I can’t help it, I hate that he died alone and I could only hug him after he was gone. As a kitten he would only settle if he could sleep under my neck whilst I slept on my tummy. I was constantly frightened I would suffocate him. Then as he got bigger he started sleeping on my daughters bed and he helped her so much with her anxiety.

He was only with us for such a short time really, not even a year and a half but we will never forget him.

so sorry. It sounds like he had a lovely happy life with you

Oh @jaimebravo I’m really sorry the same thing happened to you and your cat too. It’s horrible isn’t it. You get so used to seeing them and their habits, when they come in and go out, when they get fed, where they like to sleep. I’m sorry your poor DS is suffering too. That’s what makes it so much harder, seeing your kids so upset and not being able to make it better.

So sorry.

What a beautiful cat, and that picture with your dog is just so lovely.

We lost a cat to a car a few years back - he was only 2 and it hurts so badly to think that a beautiful young animal was killed so early in his life. Unmumsnetty hugs - it's really shit. Your poor children, and poor dog. (DS was only 6 at the time - we just curled up on the sofa under a blanket, ate chocolate and cried for a whole evening.)

So sorry for all of you who have lost their beautiful cats to the road

There have been lots of tears and lots of ‘remember when’s’ with smiles then more tears because it hurts. My DD keeps saying it’s not fair and all I can do is agree with her, because it’s not. He should have had years and years left.

Poor Greebo, your poor daughter and you are both right it's so unfair for this to happen.
It's nice to talk about the memories and we are going through videos I have made of our lady tabby on my phone and that is making them smile a bit but it's still such a shock.

I am so sorry to everyone for the loss of there fantastic furry masters. I am in tears op reading about your ddog resting his head on Greebo. May all the lost kitties rest in peace.

Oh @PurpleThistles84
This is heartbreaking

Hard enough to lose a cat - as I and many others have done - when they are getting on. To lose a little one like this is doubly unfair

He was absolutely beautiful
Sending you all love and x

So sorry OP 💐❤️

I'm so sorry

What a beautiful boy he is, and such a good friend to all of you. What lovely photos and the one of him with your doggy is just 💕
I’m so sorry to all on here that have lost a furry family member ❤️ 💐

It’s not fair. So sorry