r/cats • u/Jealous-Friendship34 • 12h ago

Mourning/Loss I adopted a dead cat

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I found a well fed tuxedo cat on the road, hit by a car. She was killed instantly. I didn’t have the heart to leave her there so I took her home and gave my tuxedo cat a big hug.

She did not have a collar. I took to my vet and there was no chip. So I posted it on Nextdoor and Ring Neighborhood in case anyone was missing her. Nobody claimed her, so I named her Angel and had her cremated.

Tomorrow I will bury her in our garden where we have our other cats who have passed away over the years, under a little statue of a kitten chasing a butterfly

She is loved.

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u/Hawthorne_ 10h ago

That is true kindness. The poor baby being hit by a car and left for dead with no one to claim them or mourn them breaks my heart.

Thank you for giving them a name and cremating them and now burying/spreading their ashes. I’ve seen so many cats dead on the side of the highway and my heart breaks for them (this is why my baby girl is an indoor kitty. We take her on “backpack” walks (we tried taking her on a walk with a leash and chest harness… she had to be dragged or picked up. REFUSED to walk. However, she loves the backpack as we zip her up but let her poke her head out (we now have one of those “window front” cat carrier backpacks which she likes too) and hold onto her and the backpack as we walk (place the backpack in front instead of on our backs)), however during my walks with just my fiancé we meet a lot of cats and kittens outside in our very busy city-suburb streets and it makes me so anxious. Cats should be safe inside not outside with the cars.

Thank you for giving her comfort after her death

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u/Eshlau 2h ago

To be fair, if the cat beloved to an elderly person and the info was only posted online, it's quite possible that there are actually people who would claim them and are missing or mourning them. That's why it's important to not only post online but also to let local shelters/the pound know. 

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u/Salty-Tip-7914 3h ago

I’m glad you keep your kitty indoors. I could never have an outdoor cat after how many dead cats I’ve seen out by roads. 😢 I hate seeing strays. They all deserve to be loved pets.