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.
Im sorry for your loss. If you all want your cats to live long and healthy lives, please keep them inside.
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.
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.
I’m really sorry OP, that’s awful
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
She looks like a good critter. It’s tough to lose a pet.
I’m sorry for your loss. The spirit of Tequila lives on in you and those who knew her.
Kitty!
Ahem. I mean, fuck cars. RIP, kitty.
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That’s what happens when you let your cat roam free outside.
Not the time, chief. Let’s just appreciate what a beautiful little bean she was.
Because locking them up inside is so much better
Legitimately yes. Cats are not humans. If your cat has proper stimulation, they’ll be perfectly happy inside for decades. There’s a reason every single animal shelter in the USA has a clause in their adoption contract that requires you to keep the cat inside.
I’ve adopted her and her brother from a shelter, which insisted on letting them outside. Here in Germany a “Freigänger” (out-door) cat is considered a happier cat. Tequila herself was very happy and healthy outside for 2,5 years after living inside our flat for 4 years. Inside she was often scared and shy. Since she was allowed to go outside, she seemed a lot more confident and affectionate towards me. Too confident to savely cross the street to the neighbors garden. I knew the risk and I have to live with the consequences. Of course I’m not sure, that it was worth it, now. Sadly nothing will bring her back.
My biggest problem with letting cats outside is the damage they cause to ecosystems, and my understanding is that Europe doesn’t have the same problems with outdoor cats that the other continents have. I’m sorry for your loss, and for her brother’s loss.
my cat desires to be a Freigänger, but I have found him not less than 5 times with a dead bird, and one time he brought a dead bird inside and threw it about. Also he gets fleas. He is a dickhead, and not allowed outside.
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.
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I don’t disagree with you, but it’s THIS kind of “Reddit” bullshit that we don’t need on Lemmy. Your comment doesn’t solve anything. It doesn’t make anyone feel good but you. In fact, it hurts people. Have some restraint.
If you want to be on a better social network than Reddit, then start acting like it.
Well said.
Agreed. I don’t particularly like posts like this either because they bum me out and bring back emotions from when I lost my dog. It sucks. But I think as long as there are communities about animals there will inevitably be people who engage with them as a way to process their grief. I think accepting that just comes with the territory.
OP, I’m very sorry for your loss. RIP Tequila. I hope you are able to find healing soon. Give yourself some time every day to grieve.
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