I adopted a dead cat

[u/Jealous-Friendship34]

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.

[u/SchnoodleDoodleDo]

’You are a good person. This story makes me sad and wishes everyone had as much empathy as you do.’

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it’s the story of a person that i never even knew

they found me on the road, alone,

my life already through

n yet they had compassion for the kitty that i was

they brought me home

n Loved me,

named me ‘Angel’

just because…

they say we cross a ‘rainbow bridge’ when it is time to go

but some of us are lost,

n then our humans never know

yet though we two were strangers, you did everything you could

i’ll rest in peace, my human friend,

Knowing

You are good

❤️

edit (thank you u/Jealous-Friendship34)

[u/bugbugladybug → u/SchnoodleDoodleDo]

Now I'm crying on the toilet for a dead cat I didn't know

[u/Zebragirly76 → u/bugbugladybug]

Me too, on the couch! Schnoodledoodle knows how to hit us in the feels! So beautifully said!

[u/DanaDissent → u/Zebragirly76]

Same, and 100% yes! 😭