Where do I start!... I lost my baby girl Yorkshire terrier- (Faith) to a long battle with Cancer; age 15. She was my life... She passed away on Sunday the 15/9/13. She was violently sick that night. We were going to make the decision to put her to sleep the following day. I'm glad she had died naturally at home in our arms. This was still agonising.
On my way home from work on the 18/9/13 I had accidentally ran over a beautiful gods creature- a cat. I was driving at 25 to 30 mph and then suddenly the cat ran straight in front of my car. I didn't have time to think to brake or swerve as I take that route every day home , knowing there is usually oncoming traffic in front and traffic behind.
I stopped a few yards down.. Still panicking and switched my hazard lights on. I ran straight towards where the cat was, which was under a car. The cat meowed. I was hysterical. I saw a couple across the road and screamed.. Please call a vet or do you know where a vet is.. They said yes and said they will go and let them know after me telling them that I accidentally ran over the beautiful cat.
A lady stopped and said she had seen the whole incident unfold and it wasn't my fault and that there was nothing I could of done! I was still hysterical and went across the road, nearly getting knocked over in the process.. I knocked on the door and asked her if she had a cat and that I accidentally ran over one. She said no, but I know the man across the road has one, but I think he is at work. I ran back over and she followed concerned too. We all knocked on doors... The lady that saw the incident, the lady across the road and me, but no luck. The cat then ran in the bushes and then to one of the houses and stayed there. Still panicking I flagged down a passing police car. They stopped and I told them. They said I didn't need to report this as it is cat, but it is still a life. They did help by knocking on doors too. They said there was nothing you could of done and that these things do happen and at least you had. Stopped! The vets came, which seemed forever with a basket and took the cat to the vets. I asked them of I could ring back to check on the cat and they said yes. The police offered to drive me home, but I said I should be ok. Still shaking I tried to console myself and drove home. I then had to take my own Yorkshire terrier- Faith to the vets to be taken for cremation. I then rang back the vets only to be told that the cat had passed away. The vet lady said her father had done the same and was devastated. I left my name and number in case the owner turned up.
I. Went back later to see the lady that lived across the road. She invited me in and asked if I was okay! No I replied. She had said the woman who witnessed the incident said a white van had hit the cat first, but I didn't see that... Why?.... Why didn't I do an emergency stop? Why didn't I swerve to avoid? Could I have saved the poor cat!? I'm to traumatised by all this and I don't know where to turn.... Please help!![emoji]128557[/emoji]
On my way home from work on the 18/9/13 I had accidentally ran over a beautiful gods creature- a cat. I was driving at 25 to 30 mph and then suddenly the cat ran straight in front of my car. I didn't have time to think to brake or swerve as I take that route every day home , knowing there is usually oncoming traffic in front and traffic behind.
I stopped a few yards down.. Still panicking and switched my hazard lights on. I ran straight towards where the cat was, which was under a car. The cat meowed. I was hysterical. I saw a couple across the road and screamed.. Please call a vet or do you know where a vet is.. They said yes and said they will go and let them know after me telling them that I accidentally ran over the beautiful cat.
A lady stopped and said she had seen the whole incident unfold and it wasn't my fault and that there was nothing I could of done! I was still hysterical and went across the road, nearly getting knocked over in the process.. I knocked on the door and asked her if she had a cat and that I accidentally ran over one. She said no, but I know the man across the road has one, but I think he is at work. I ran back over and she followed concerned too. We all knocked on doors... The lady that saw the incident, the lady across the road and me, but no luck. The cat then ran in the bushes and then to one of the houses and stayed there. Still panicking I flagged down a passing police car. They stopped and I told them. They said I didn't need to report this as it is cat, but it is still a life. They did help by knocking on doors too. They said there was nothing you could of done and that these things do happen and at least you had. Stopped! The vets came, which seemed forever with a basket and took the cat to the vets. I asked them of I could ring back to check on the cat and they said yes. The police offered to drive me home, but I said I should be ok. Still shaking I tried to console myself and drove home. I then had to take my own Yorkshire terrier- Faith to the vets to be taken for cremation. I then rang back the vets only to be told that the cat had passed away. The vet lady said her father had done the same and was devastated. I left my name and number in case the owner turned up.
I. Went back later to see the lady that lived across the road. She invited me in and asked if I was okay! No I replied. She had said the woman who witnessed the incident said a white van had hit the cat first, but I didn't see that... Why?.... Why didn't I do an emergency stop? Why didn't I swerve to avoid? Could I have saved the poor cat!? I'm to traumatised by all this and I don't know where to turn.... Please help!![emoji]128557[/emoji]
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