We returned from two weeks in Cornwall about 5.30 pm today. A neighbour always looks after our cats when we go away. We thought it odd that only one cat was there to meet us but thought Poppy must be sunning herself somewhere. The landline rang an hour later and it was a local emergency vets saying that Poppy had been found injured by the road near a local plant nursery and a member of the public had brought her in but that she had sadly passed away. Her injuries were those you would expect from being hit by a car. We are just devastated. I only got through the phone call as I was in shock. Now I can't stop crying. The vets are keeping Poppy until we decide what we want to do. I just can't believe I am typing this.