Current Events > Somebody ran over my 1 year old cat...

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Siamese Cat that came to us few months ago, and some speed idiot this morning thought it was okay to speed in my neighborhood, and ran him over. I'm greatly upset, I've put with up the Need for Speed idiots in my neighborhood for years but I never thought this would happen, I thought that cat was smarter than that.
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I'm sorry...
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That really sucks. I am sorry.
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Asshole
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What did the cat look like when you discovered the body
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Jeez that sucks.

I'm always afraid I'm going to run over a neighborhood cat that likes to lie down under people's cars and run into the driveway when I'm backing in.

I'm guessing starting the car will scare him away but I still find myself having to stop and check sometimes when I start moving and then suddenly go "oh crap where's the cat" out of the blue.

One time he actually ran across the street to go lie down in the driveway when he saw my car coming. That was on a Friday, so my blood was boiling from traffic already. I'm glad Mrs. DevsBro grabbed him before I did. >_>
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That's awful.. I'm sorry for your lost :c
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You didnt have him/her on a leash o.O

The "owner" wasn't smart enough to keep "their" cat indoors. Buying food and letting them shit in other people's yards doesn't make you an owner.

Really sorry, TC.
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The Admiral posted...

Really sorry, TC.

This is probably the most respectable post I ever got from you, least you're not ThugTroll above up.
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Man, fuck people who speed in residential areas.
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3khc posted...

What did the cat look like when you discovered the body

Blunt trauma, typical of injuries from cars. Somebody moved the cat too off the street too due to how it was placed, I wish I could have gotten up early this morning & none of this would have happened.
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Thugstar posted...

I shouldn't give you the time of day with that shitpost response, but since you don't know the whole story. The Cat was too young to be neutered yet, the cat was only a few months old & we had to wait at least till November before we gave him the operation. We have a female cat indoors, and this would have been problematic because she is not fixed & is a indoor cat.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Someone might have even hit your cat on purpose. I've seen more people than I expected aim to run over cats. I don't know why...

Sorry TC.

Definitely want to suggest keeping any future pets inside, though. That sort of heartbreak is too much to go through often.

I have two other cats, but they been okay for years, my Calico never gets near the road, and it was probably due to her upbringing & experience thankfully (plus she old cat, she doesn't hunt nowadays).

My other cat on the other hand has been doing that for a long while crossing the street, but as much as I want to bring all the cats indoors all year long..well the family won't agree to it, only during really cold days.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Someone might have even hit your cat on purpose. I've seen more people than I expected aim to run over cats. I don't know why...

I haven't seen that, though twice I have seen someone (seemingly) intentionally run over a turtle trying to get across.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Someone might have even hit your cat on purpose. I've seen more people than I expected aim to run over cats. I don't know why...

I haven't seen that, though twice I have seen someone (seemingly) intentionally run over a turtle trying to get across.

Earlier this year, somebody drove by the Buddhist Temple & intentionally ran over one of the Temple Cats (it was the Mama Cat of a few kittens). One of the Neighbors went after him, and he turned out to be one of those whack ass Wannabe Rappers, I will just say what happens next that the guy was a wuss when he tried to act big toward the neighbor.
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I'm not even going to warrant a counter point because you have no clue.

The only one that warrants a error is the people who can't obey the speed laws in a residential area.
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it's awful. I'm sorry, TC. A little over a year ago our pup got run over in our drive way by someone who was coming over to visit. I'm really glad I wasn't there. My dad was and he had to deal with her while she was dying. They tried to wrap her up and stem the bleeding and rush her to a emergency vet, but when they got there they said it wouldn't have mattered have fast they got there because she had no chance to survive regardless and all they could do was put her to sleep.

I hate that person who ran her over.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Thugstar posted...

Your irresponsibility has cost you your innocent cat's life. Me showing you your errors doesn't make my post a shitpost. Rather your shit actions have lead you to this loss. Your excuses aren't good enough. This is all your fault. And that's besides the hidden terror you inflict on other people's yards.

Thug, your point is correct, but you don't have to be a jerk to get your point across. Have some damn empathy.

I don't find his point correct at all, I don't have full control of the situation of what my family does with the cats & I certainly can't control how much people speed in the neighborhood, the only thing I did was file a complaint to the mayor's office to get people actually to obey the speed limit on the main residential road because we had people breaking that law for the past few years now.

This neighborhood has a lot of pets outside, and eventually it will happen to another family.
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Thugstar posted...

Your irresponsibility has cost you your innocent cat's life. Me showing you your errors doesn't make my post a shitpost. Rather your shit actions have lead you to this loss. Your excuses aren't good enough. This is all your fault. And that's besides the hidden terror you inflict on other people's yards.

Why are being such an asshole in this topic?
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Asherlee10 posted...

Kaliesto posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Thugstar posted...

Your irresponsibility has cost you your innocent cat's life. Me showing you your errors doesn't make my post a shitpost. Rather your shit actions have lead you to this loss. Your excuses aren't good enough. This is all your fault. And that's besides the hidden terror you inflict on other people's yards.

Thug, your point is correct, but you don't have to be a jerk to get your point across. Have some damn empathy.

I don't find his point correct at all, I don't have full control of the situation of what my family does with the cats & I certainly can't control how much people speed in the neighborhood, the only thing I did was file a complaint to the mayor's office to get people actually to obey the speed limit on the main residential road because we had people breaking that law for the past few years now.

This neighborhood has a lot of pets outside.

I hear ya. I know you can't control your family. I would just try to mitigate future pets and not take any more in since you cannot get your family to have them inside. It's not fair to you, your family, or the pet.

Likely when I get my own place (which is soon I think), my future cats are staying indoors. Can't trust people nowadays, I heard of the stories of what people do to cats and other animals on the road even when there is no traffic. I always consider that a first sign that person is probably sociopathic, and with the way they're teaching people these days I'm not surprised anymore.
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Sorry again, TC. My mom's cat was hit by a car a month ago also, and she was really distraught. The cat was so affectionate and loving. I visited her to help her bury it, and I can definitely understand the feeling you must be going through.
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Thugstar posted...

Sure blame the speeders. Next time blame all the parked cars if your cat sleeps under them. But you even go so low to blame the cat's intelligence. Calling the mayor for this is a waste of their time. But since you don't care about yards you probably don't care about that either.

Stop, and no I was not blaming the cat's intelligence because I thought previously the cat knew better because he reacted a number a times to run the other direction whenever a car passed by (no he was not crossing the street at the time). I had to rely that hopefully he knew better, and since you didn't bother to read my other posts I suggest you stop before you make a fool of yourself.
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Kaliesto posted...

3khc posted...

What did the cat look like when you discovered the body

Blunt trauma, typical of injuries from cars. Somebody moved the cat too off the street too due to how it was placed, I wish I could have gotten up early this morning & none of this would have happened.

I wonder if this happened to my cat. Found her broken on our doorstep. Vet says many bones broken. She must have dragged herself back to us when she got hit. Had to put her down.
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why not keep your damn pets in your damn house!

very tough concept for some people. letting cats around to give them the chance of possibly getting sick or a disease or getting hit.

3khc posted...

Kaliesto posted...

3khc posted...

What did the cat look like when you discovered the body

Blunt trauma, typical of injuries from cars. Somebody moved the cat too off the street too due to how it was placed, I wish I could have gotten up early this morning & none of this would have happened.

I wonder if this happened to my cat. Found her broken on our doorstep. Vet says many bones broken. She must have dragged herself back to us when she got hit. Had to put her down.

That just gave me a very depressing image, I'm sorry to read that.
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The Admiral posted...

Thugstar posted...

Your irresponsibility has cost you your innocent cat's life. Me showing you your errors doesn't make my post a shitpost. Rather your shit actions have lead you to this loss. Your excuses aren't good enough. This is all your fault. And that's besides the hidden terror you inflict on other people's yards.

Why are being such an asshole in this topic?

Because the owner has fault in this as well. If you have a pet, keep it in doors. If you need to bring it outside, have very close supervision or keep it on a leash.

Not hard for people to grasp. Anything else is pure excuses. letting cats outside not only increases the risk for something bad to happen to it(getting hit, getting a disease), but it inconveniences other people who do not want pets in their area.

All g. Our cats up there in cat heaven together.
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WhySoMean posted...

Because the owner has fault in this as well.

why does that justify being an asshole, in your mind?
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WhySoMean posted...

why not keep your damn pets in your damn house!

very tough concept for some people. letting cats around to give them the chance of possibly getting sick or a disease or getting hit.

One of my cats I had over a decade has been a outdoor cat all her life, and she is not ever gotten sick (as long you give your cats the shots it needs). It's a misconception, cats are actually more likely to get sick indoors rather than outdoors depending on the environment.
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WhySoMean posted...

Because an animal got killed due to the owners incompetence. Not to fucking mention that if there are other cats in the area, they will breed like fucking hell.

and being an asshole helps that situation in what way?
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All my outdoor cats are fixed actually except for the one that would've been neutered soon...
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If it wasn't that, it would've been a dog or a coyote. Outdoor cats don't live very long. I've known a few. You're basically tending to a wild animal before it runs off on its own for a while in an environment you can't control. I'm sorry the driver that killed your cat was negligent, but far more negligent was letting the cat roam and expecting the world to cater to it. Keep your cats indoors unless you can accept that there will be a day they stop coming home.
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Kaliesto posted...

WhySoMean posted...

why not keep your damn pets in your damn house!

very tough concept for some people. letting cats around to give them the chance of possibly getting sick or a disease or getting hit.

One of my cats I had over a decade has been a outdoor cat all her life, and she is not ever gotten sick (as long you give your cats the shots it needs). It's a misconception, cats are actually more likely to get sick indoors rather than outdoors depending on the environment.

Doesn't mean it won't or can't happen. Fleas, Ticks, spider bites,etc. Those risks increase when you let a cat go outside unsupervised. I've had indoor pets who have never been to a vet, but doesn't mean I should let them be in their own filth to risk getting them sick.

Plus the risk of other animals killing it(coyote's, foxes, raccoons) or injuring it. Or being hit by a car. I see no benefit to letting a cat go unsupervised outside to other areas.

EnragedSlith posted...

If it wasn't that, it would've been a dog or a coyote. Outdoor cats don't live very long. I've known a few. You're basically tending to a wild animal before it runs off on its own for a while in an environment you can't control. I'm sorry the driver that killed your cat was negligent, but far more negligent was letting the cat roam and expecting the world to cater to it. Keep your cats indoors unless you can accept that there will be a day they stop coming home.

I don't live out in the country (so no coyotes), and there is no real vicious dogs in the area. Personally I should've reported the negligence in general that had been going on in the neighborhood for years, we have been getting neighbors that just want to rev up their cars, and speed through on the main residential road, unfortunately this road has become very attractive for that.

The neighborhood for the most part is very pet friendly, there is almost always a neighbor with a cat or a dog.
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AverageDude9 posted...

Kaliesto posted...

WhySoMean posted...

why not keep your damn pets in your damn house!

very tough concept for some people. letting cats around to give them the chance of possibly getting sick or a disease or getting hit.

One of my cats I had over a decade has been a outdoor cat all her life, and she is not ever gotten sick (as long you give your cats the shots it needs). It's a misconception, cats are actually more likely to get sick indoors rather than outdoors depending on the environment.

Doesn't mean it won't or can't happen. Fleas, Ticks, spider bites,etc. Those risks increase when you let a cat go outside unsupervised. I've had indoor pets who have never been to a vet, but doesn't mean I should let them be in their own filth to risk getting them sick.

Plus the risk of other animals killing it(coyote's, foxes, raccoons) or injuring it. Or being hit by a car. I see no benefit to letting a cat go unsupervised outside to other areas.

We check the cats periodically to see if they have ever have any parasites, occasionally we find ticks and that is mostly it whenever tick season comes around. We never once had fleas, and spiders has never been a issue (yet). It's due to the environment we live in for the most part that keep a few pests away.
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