Poll: Cat death outdoors, not a debate, a poll (plz!)
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When I was a child. my parents bought me a cat called Dylan that I loved. Really friendly cat. He was outside one night when some local yobbos threw some kind of toxic substance over him. He licked it off and died that night 
They were lucky my Dad and his mates never got hold of em. I've never seen him look as raging as that night. Was kind of scary. I'm sure all Dad's would be the same seeing their child so upset after a sick incident like that.
They were lucky my Dad and his mates never got hold of em. I've never seen him look as raging as that night. Was kind of scary. I'm sure all Dad's would be the same seeing their child so upset after a sick incident like that.
My parents had 4 cats, kept as pairs, over a period of about 22 years (around 16 of which (age 8 to 24) I was living with them).
Of those four, the first one (part-ferral when we got it as a kitten) was killed by a car. The others all died of other conditions.
As a non-pet owner now, I can see why people get so irritated by cats. Regularly get cat **** in my garden, which I have to remove so my kids don't stand/roll in it. And often find dead birds which have been caught by the cats.
Of those four, the first one (part-ferral when we got it as a kitten) was killed by a car. The others all died of other conditions.
As a non-pet owner now, I can see why people get so irritated by cats. Regularly get cat **** in my garden, which I have to remove so my kids don't stand/roll in it. And often find dead birds which have been caught by the cats.
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Lets see know, first I ever owned as a kid (I say owned, she kind of adopted us) disappeared one day. My mother said she saw people looking at something lying in the gutter of the road so we suspect she was run over. Thats all we we ever knew. Cat number two died of natural causes. Or being put down at anyrate. Not me personally but my sisters two cats were forever being hit they went to the vets so many times to have their jaws wired together, etc. Eventually both succumbed. Her next cat survived her new place and was taken away by her ex, and her last one was run over after about 6 months. At least the driver stopped and told her. Oh and once as a kid had a dead cat I'd never seen before in the front garden it had been run over and someone had laid it out their. It was as stiff as a board father buried it in the back garden.
So yeah, quite a litany there. I think if I ever had a place suitable for a cat again I'd make sure it was either indoors or I made sure the garden was cat-escape proof. Either way I don't think I'd let them roam either for their sake, mine or the neighbours.
So yeah, quite a litany there. I think if I ever had a place suitable for a cat again I'd make sure it was either indoors or I made sure the garden was cat-escape proof. Either way I don't think I'd let them roam either for their sake, mine or the neighbours.
I voted 1 but technically it was my parents cats when i lived at home (cats liked me more though). I still live in the same area (literally just down the farm road) but my current cat is indoors and will remain as is their current cat. Country roads seem to be a license to speed and drive round corners far too fast (had many a car in our fields).
Iv had 3 outdoor cats in family
Two died of old age, recent one is going strong. Brings back all sorts though, pigeons, mice, rats, rabbit, duck
Had no pets run over or stolen, although where my mum lives one neighbor is a horrible woman. Putting down poison and putting metal spikes on her side of the fence as she doesn't like a cat going over, its had the cat in the vets.
Two died of old age, recent one is going strong. Brings back all sorts though, pigeons, mice, rats, rabbit, duck
Had no pets run over or stolen, although where my mum lives one neighbor is a horrible woman. Putting down poison and putting metal spikes on her side of the fence as she doesn't like a cat going over, its had the cat in the vets.
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I almost ran a cat over today; thankfully I just missed it by a whisker. Wouldn't have slept for days if I'd hit the little guy.
Was only doing about 20 (winding road going up a hill, small engined car
). In a convoy of about 4 cars, kitty decides to make a bid for freedom - or the other side of the road - between the three cars in front and me. Was nothing behind me either.
Had I been going 2-3mph faster, or the cat jumped out .5 seconds later, I'd have hit 'im. And I wouldn't have slept for a week
Was only doing about 20 (winding road going up a hill, small engined car
). In a convoy of about 4 cars, kitty decides to make a bid for freedom - or the other side of the road - between the three cars in front and me. Was nothing behind me either.Had I been going 2-3mph faster, or the cat jumped out .5 seconds later, I'd have hit 'im. And I wouldn't have slept for a week
if it helps i posted this a week or two ago
Just had to hold a cat as it died after being ran over
Was jumping and spasaming about the road all over the place so my mate stopped and I jumped out to get it off the road.
Was surprised it didn't bite or scratch me, went all still and shivering in my arms (you could see its head/brain was ruined) rang some door bells till someone answered but by the time they came to the door the little thing had died.
The guy who ran it over had park dup and came down the road with his gf so I left the cat with them to try and find the owner.
Fortunately had a spare shirt in work but pants are still soaked in blood.
i have no cat and no investment but its a fact they do get ran over.
Not sure it's especially amazing, tbh. "Man almost-but-not-quite hits cat" isn't selling any papers I don't think.
2 by a car and 3 natural causes.
I saw a cat get hit just over a week ago. The cat just darted across the road in front of the car from the other side of the road. The car went over the back legs and the cat was still alive. I don't think the driver noticed, I doubt they even saw it. The car behind stopped to tend to it.
I saw a cat get hit just over a week ago. The cat just darted across the road in front of the car from the other side of the road. The car went over the back legs and the cat was still alive. I don't think the driver noticed, I doubt they even saw it. The car behind stopped to tend to it.
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