My beautiful cat, Tequila, was hit by a car on 11th September this year around 10:25 am. She died on the spot in the middle of the street. It still hurts so much every day to wait for her to come home again. I miss her every morning, because she doesn’t wake me up. I miss her when I come home from work, because she is not waiting for me to be petted. And I miss her in the evening, when she should be cuddling on my lap while I’m reading on the couch. She was my jumping piece of luck, but on that faithful day she ran out of luck. I will hang this picture of her next to her favorite spot on the couch.
Rest in peace Tequila.
I’m sorry for your loss. Lossing a pet is one of the hardest things. Even though they’re gone, they won’t be forgotten.
I’m so sorry for your loss OP. For cat owners like myself, this is a valuable lesson. If you are letting your cat outside, then please get them to stay inside. And if your cat is an inside cat, please never let them outside. Not only is it a massive danger to your cat, it does great damage to the ecosystem. Please please please KEEP YOUR CAT INSIDE and hopefully you won’t have to feel what OP is feeling right now.
Rest In Peace Tequila 😔
I lost a dog that way after he slipped his collar on me. I’m sorry, I know how it hurts.
Our cats are indoor only. No way I could stand worrying about them.
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I’m sorry for your loss. We have a huntress cat that adopted us as a quasi feral kitten a couple of years ago but spends 23 hours a day outside doing outside cat things. So far she’s gotten got by a skunk and something presumably a lot bigger than herself opened up a huge gash on her head that fortunately triple anti cream and time sealed back up nicely and you can’t even see the scar through her fur. I always figure it’s a matter of time before a car gets her, but we do live deep in the middle of a subdivision where most people don’t drive crazy, so she’s got that working in her favor.
I hope fo you, that your cat has enough sense to be afraid of cars. My Tequilas was more afraid of people than of cars. I also was never able to teach her anything on purpose. She learned to use the cat flap by observing her brother. Tequila was a very headstrong and strange kitty.
I’m sorry for your loss. The spirit of Tequila lives on in you and those who knew her.
She looks so sweet in that photo. My kitty, Lena, looks a lot like Tequila, so this news is hitting close to home. I offer my condolences for losing someone who grew so close to you.
Sorry for your loss, looks like she was a good girl. 😢
I’m really sorry OP, that’s awful
Kitty!
Ahem. I mean, fuck cars. RIP, kitty.
She looks like a good critter. It’s tough to lose a pet.
That’s what happens when you let your cat roam free outside.
that’s what happens when we as a society blithely accept that there are murder machines screaming through our environments.
a significant part of why i’m anti-car is because of how much of a threat they are to animals.
Both things can be bad at the same time. For example, free roaming cats decimate bird/rodent populations
Cars are awful but there are other dangers to cats besides cars. There are dogs that frequently kill cats and other dangers like poisons. Cats are also responsible for several bird species going extinct. They should not be outside.
https://yoloaudubon.org/feral-cats-and-wild-birds/
“A recent study by the Smithsonian Institution and the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that domestic cats kill about 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals each year in the lower forty-eight states. This is far higher—and probably more accurate–than previous figures, and likely exceeds all other sources of human-related losses of these animals. That makes it a major bird conservation concern.”
“Outdoor domestic cats are a recognized threat to global biodiversity. Cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles in the wild and continue to adversely impact a wide variety of other species, including those at risk of extinction, such as Piping Plover.”
Cats are a massive threat to animals
The problem isn’t just with cars. Cats do unbelievable damage to ecosystems that didn’t evolve alongside them. They’ve caused dozens of extinctions–over 60 species of small birds and mammals, extinct because of them. Not to mention disease and predation. Cats live longer and healthier lives inside.
Lol way to make this somehow anti car. This place is fucking reddit.
it’s almost like people specifically moved here from reddit, what a world huh?
and if that happens often enough to annoy you, maybe that should be a minor hint that it’s a thing many people care about? but no, easier to dismiss it and not have to think.
Sounds good, chief.
Just keep blocking
Not the time, chief. Let’s just appreciate what a beautiful little bean she was.
Because locking them up inside is so much better
it is better. if they go outside, they get fleas, kill birds, come home injured in bizarre ways, and get into fights with various animals they sometimes lose. RIP Tigger, who died of mysterious wounds in the garage when I was a kid, and Oliver, who straight up vanished shortly after.
You can take cats for walks just like you can a dog.
Idk maybe some cats. My cats would completely lose it if they were tied to a leech
Less car traffic typically.
Condolences for your loss 😢 She was a very cute kitty.
Im sorry for your loss. If you all want your cats to live long and healthy lives, please keep them inside.
Look man, I know you are right but there are times to bring this up and times to keep it to yourself. Like when someone just lost their pet is a clear category #2 case.
I disagree. If it’s in person one-to-one, you’re correct. Online it may help someone else. The OP isn’t the only one in this thread obviously.
