She wasn't even my cat

[PsychoSyd]

But she walked along my back garden fence and peered in through the kitchen window and scarped as soon as I went to open the back door and snuck in through said open back door when I wasn't looking.

She was run over this morning. I wish she hadn't been so skittish so I could have stroked her. I bet she was so soft and silky.

She wasn't my cat (she belonged to next door) but I feel so sad.

Oh how sad. I feel really sad if I see a dead cat by the roadside. Usually on fast roads where I can't stop to pick them up.

That is sad. I hate that cats are so vulnerable to cars.

A long time ago I used to cat-sit for my then neighbours. They were lovely cats and I grew very fond of them. But it was a busy road and one after another, three of them were run over. And they were all so young.

I lost my boy to a speeding driver. It's horrific. TBH the roads are not safe now for cats to be roaming around. No one would dream of opening the door and telling the dog to run along and have a nice time!

My cats are indoor cats now - with outdoor access supervised (protect a pet netting in the garden) It's a lot less stressful all around.

I would just add I wasn't the only one grieving when I lost him - about 5 neighbours were all devastated too, he was quite a character. It is sad OP and it's ok to be sad.