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Originally Posted by snootchiebootchies
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Donation isn't a bad idea, alas I don't know the cat's name or the owner's other than the guy that came out's mother called him by name.
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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
You could write a condolences card to them just to show you care.
Having said that, I can see some people taking that as an admission of guilt and trying to claim you at fault. Maybe my faith in humans is lacking, but I'd be concerned if it escalating by staying too involved with the owners.
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I doubt that any legal issues would come of it, as the owner was understanding. However, that thought did cross my mind.
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Originally Posted by ignite09
Do whatever your conscience says you should do, nothing more, nothing less. The animal shouldn't have been left to run at it's own discretion, but that doesn't mean the family isn't hurting.
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Well having JUST put my own kitten down last Wednesday, I'm still a mess so my broken heart feels for this family as well.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
I don't know why you'd offer to take it to the vet. That could get really expensive, and it's not your fault at all. I understand why you feel bad, but that's about all you should be doing - feeling bad.
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Imagine taking your cat/dog/pet into the vet because you thought they were stressed, and being told they were in liver failure and not going to get better. Then making the decision to end their pain that evening. Afterward having a cat jump out in front of your car and hitting it.
You just want to save a life.
You KNOW the pain the family is going to go through because you're going through it.
Perhaps, if you can help this cat, you'll feel better about losing your own.
I dunno.
If the owner never came out, I was going to take the cat to the vet regardless. I couldn't just leave it there to suffer. (Although ultimately they did die on the street rendering the vet visit moot).
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Originally Posted by meritmat
DONT stop in the middle of the damn street, don’t cause a accident over a god damn cat. There was a lady in Ontario that stopped to let a goose/duck cross with her little ones. Somebody ran into the back of her killing himself. I can’t remember if she got charged or not. If that happens pull off the road to a safe stop and see if there’s anything you can do.
http://fox8.com/2014/06/21/woman-fac...ks-on-highway/
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A residential side street where I was the only traffic.
Good God what was I thinking?! I'm lucky the President's Motorcade didn't come by!!!!
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Originally Posted by schteve_d
You did all that you could, and more than most would. I don't think you should have offered to pay the vet bills as it's not your fault and the cat shouldn't have been loose, but it was a nice gesture.
Hitting an animal sucks. I've hit and killed a cat before and felt terrible - and I'm not even that big on cats. I'd be devastated if I ever hit a dog!
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I remember hitting a rabbit once, and couldn't continue to drive (I was 16 and never killed an animal before).
I hit a raccoon. In both instances nothing I could do, they bolted out from the woods.
Then there was the cat yesterday. It was sitting on the lawn, and suddenly bolted.
It sucks extra hard as I just put my own little girl down.