Hi,
I just feel the need to share this very sad experience. I hit a cat on the way home from church today. There was just nothing I could do. She ran out right in the middle of the street in front of me. I was so very upset. No time to react....nothing. There was also oncoming traffic. I felt so bad for it. I stopped, and turned around and went back and parked along side the road and went over to her. She was already gone. I picked her up and carried her to the side of the road, petted her a bit and told her I was so sorry. There is a farm near there and so I'm wondering if it was a farm cat. There was no collar on her. It's just so upsetting. If anything appears in the newspaper that someone is missing a cat of that description, I'm going to call and talk to them. I feel I'd owe them that, and I would tell them that I grieved for her as if she were my own. I would have done anything in my power to avoid her, but just couldn't. I lost two cats on the road over the years and a dog not so many years ago. It brings back all that hurt and pain. I hope I did the right thing. I do feel good about going back to see her and do what I could. Sorry if this brings anyone down, but I just felt I had to tell this story.
I just feel the need to share this very sad experience. I hit a cat on the way home from church today. There was just nothing I could do. She ran out right in the middle of the street in front of me. I was so very upset. No time to react....nothing. There was also oncoming traffic. I felt so bad for it. I stopped, and turned around and went back and parked along side the road and went over to her. She was already gone. I picked her up and carried her to the side of the road, petted her a bit and told her I was so sorry. There is a farm near there and so I'm wondering if it was a farm cat. There was no collar on her. It's just so upsetting. If anything appears in the newspaper that someone is missing a cat of that description, I'm going to call and talk to them. I feel I'd owe them that, and I would tell them that I grieved for her as if she were my own. I would have done anything in my power to avoid her, but just couldn't. I lost two cats on the road over the years and a dog not so many years ago. It brings back all that hurt and pain. I hope I did the right thing. I do feel good about going back to see her and do what I could. Sorry if this brings anyone down, but I just felt I had to tell this story.