Our daughter's cat has just been run over

That’s rotten, so near Christmas too and so sad for the DGC .
Our DD’s have both had the same happen to their cats over the last few years, and our own cat was run over too, poor old thing, so I understand how you all feel.
A friend of ours has a house cat, it’s never allowed outside, but think what a sterile life that is! A cat that explores his surroundings, tootles around in shrubbery, hunts and sleeps in the sunshine has a much better life, even if it’s a shorter one.

Really feel sorry for you all I love my cat to bits and she is as important as a person . So sad !

It is horrible - when the children were little we lost several cats on the road and I refused to allow any more. And my DD and her family lost their kitten the same way.

I just can't bear the worry, and we keep our two in all the time, I was really worried when DD first got him, because I thought he might be stolen or run over, but she believed in giving him his freedom

B9: I had a Burmese cat that spent most of his short’ish life trying to escape. He did have an outside cat pen. When he died after a short illness I wished I’d let him have his freedom. I don’t know how we managed to keep him in for years. He even escaped onto the roof through a sky light once and my husband had to climb up onto the roof to rescue him. I couldn’t face having a cat again.

So terribly sorry for you and your family, B9exchange

We are a dog family. But losing a loved pet is so hard, especially on the little ones.

I too could never have an outdoor cat. I'd be following it from dusk till dawn!

It is so hard to lose a furfamily member.

Shelters and pet adoption organizations on the US make you sign the cat you are going to adopt most remain indoors at all times a I fully support that

Sad but a kitten for Christmas will be healing compensation, never easy but be positive.

I don't think you can replace him with a kitten, he was a much loved individual, and the children are old enough to need to grieve first. Apparently the car didn't even stop. He was a large cat, you can't hit something that size and not know it.

So sorry for you all.

I agree not knowing what has happened to a pet is the worst possible thing, but if you have your cat chip-marked you stand a much better chance of being informed if it is run over or found lying dead somewhere.

So sad to hear your news! One of my cats is a Bengal, they are full of character so I am sure he will be sadly missed.

So sad. I’ve lost two cats to road accidents. One of them was hit by a glancing blow from a car and knocked out, died a few hours later without a mark on him.

I wouldn’t keep a cat indoors all the time, though. It’s just so unnatural for them. At least my cats had a good free life exploring gardens and climbing trees, as cats should.

Some breeds of cats like Bengals and Turkish Vans are very lively and very good climbers so need their freedom.

Other cats, especially rescue cats who might have had a sad and difficult start in life, are happy to stay close to home, or even to be indoor cats. I had a rescue cat from the age of 5 weeks who was terrified to go over the threshold even if I was with her all the time. It would have been cruel to force her or to shut her outside.

It's impossible to generalise.

Oh, I’m so sorry ?

I actually ran over my own cat. Appalling time. It was dark, he was old and just ran in front of my car to try to get to the fish van. I'll never forget the horrible feeling. And the guilt.

Such a terribly sad thing to happen and so close to Christmas too especially when your daughter has been so ill. It's awful when you lose a pet in whatever circumstances but when it's an accident like this it's particularly traumatic.

We had a dog run over on the road behind our house shortly after moving there many years ago. I remember ringing my mum in floods of tears and her reaction being one of why did we let it happen?! It was shock of course as she was very upset too. I had to tell the children when they came home from school and we all sat on the sofa crying together

Jane10

I actually ran over my own cat. Appalling time. It was dark, he was old and just ran in front of my car to try to get to the fish van. I'll never forget the horrible feeling. And the guilt.

How dreadful for you!

There are not many things to say but you can show them the rainbow bridge sitecob the internet it tells you where you pets go and you can leave a message for your cat and light a candle.hope this helps.then when time has passed look at cat rescue sites and the photos and see if they would like another cat.not the same colour though

There are times when you really have to bite your tongue. DD went out and got a new kitten off a well known pet finding website a few days later, despite my cautioning that just before Christmas was not a good time to take on a kitten. She didn't see the mother cat, and although told it was the last kitten, the breeder was advertising kittens with the same photo a day later. The poor little thing was far too small, had appalling diarrhoea and I was worried they were facing another tragedy. No vets would look at her over Christmas. When they finally got to see one it was discovered she was also riddled with worms, I was so worried for the GC. Worms have now been treated, but the diarrhoea is persisting and she is collecting stool samples. The urge to say 'I told you so' is overwhelming, but I have to hold it back!

I dare say your DD paid a ridiculous amount of money for the poor little thing.

Oh dear. That's awful although it was an understandable notion for your DD. I hope the poor wee thing picks up. There are such unscrupulous breeders around.
My DD got a new kitten on 23rd Dec but she'd seen the mother and had her pick of the litter weeks before as the breeder wouldn't let the kittens go till they were 12 weeks old. She also lives nearby so was a very good bet.

I hope the kitten recovers with treatment from the vet and tlc.

Cat's Protection always has cats and kittens that need good loving homes.
Some of these breeders need to be investigated and banned from keeping animals.

Yes, my DD did report the breeder, so hopefully action will be taken. I have to say for such a tiny ball of fluff she is amazing bouncy and unfazed by anything, so I am hopeful. The vet has given cream for her poor little bottom, it was so sore when she arrived that she couldn't sit down!

I'm wishing with all my heart the kitten gets better.
We fall in love with them from day 1 don't we.

So sad to read about your daughters cat. We lost our 'Tiddles' by a hit and run car accident some years ago.
They're part of the family aren't they and missed so much.