I was walking home and 30 seconds away from my house, on the opposite side of the road I saw a cat that I usually say hello to. I crossed over and bent down and it rubbed up against me while I gave it a stroke, but I must have touched a spot it didn’t like because it then hissed at me. I said “oh sorry, do you not like that?” And stood up, and the cat legged it across the road. It was a fairly quiet 20 road and there was a car coming from both directions, but one was doing the speed limit and managed to break, but the other one was coming too fast. Hit the cat with a loud thud, and sped off. The cat ran off and jumped over a garden wall but it had difficulty getting over. I went after it but when I looked over the gate, the back window was open so I assume it’s gone into the house and that’s where it lives. I knocked on and no one is home, I have spoken to neighbours and no one has their number. I have put a note through the door and I keep going to check if their car is back but so far they’re not home. I am so stressed knowing that the cat is currently injured and possibly suffering and needs urgent help. If they are out drinking they aren’t going to be able to even drive to the emergency vets. I don’t mind doing it but it’s whether they will let me, and also I don’t know if they’ll read my letter or just step over it.
I feel really really guilty because if I just carried on walking home and didn’t cross over to say hello, I wouldn’t have spooked it and caused it to run. I have learnt to never ever approach a car on the street again. I usually love stroking the neighbourhood cats I come across but I will never do that again. I cannot relax, that poor poor cat 😢