rta cat

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louiseRVN — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:09:10 GMT

I agree too you did the right thing.

if it had have been my cat i would have wanted to know what had happened instead of waiting days on end wondering where my cat is.

xxx

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:28:28 GMT

Mistyash, you poor thing

You definitely did the right thing and were extremely brave in doing so, well done. I once hit 2 badgers who just appeared out of nowhere on a very dark very frosty morning 9 years ago. I almost drove into the hedge trying to avoid them but the car wouldnt stop, just kept sliding. I got myself composed, reversed back and they were nowhere to be seen. They were definitely injured as my front spoiler was broken. I cried the rest of the day and I often wonder, even now, how they faired out.

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:05:16 GMT

I would have done the same as you if i was in that situation i think. If i found a cat at the side of the road i think i'd also pick it up to scan for a chip etc, i couldn't just leave it and leave the owners wandering.

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mistyash — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:24:33 GMT

Thank you so much everyone who has replied, like you I couldn't leave him on the road. Still no phone call but they may not ring anyway. Chilling with a glass of wine now,

cheers to everyone, you are all very kind

Jean

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S-J — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:16:56 GMT

you def did the right thing, and although maybe not at first, the owners will appriciate what you have done and the time you took to make it a little better for them.

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Steph Worsley — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:15:55 GMT

Poor you, you def did the right thing. I have been known tostop and pick up other RTA cats when I havent even been involved. Once I was driving home about 7pm saw a cat at the side of the road, Obv didn't have a scanner on me and I was working about 20 miles away and was nearly home, so ended up ringing a practice I used to work at and was still on such good terms I still had the OOH mobile number, turns out they were still in the practice dealing with another emergency so I explained things and went down, they let me in and I went around scanning the cat,, first thing we ever did at that practice was to check the chip number against their records and it turned out to be one of their clients cats who had wandered a fair way from home. I knew I had done the right thing despite knowing it was dead, I couldn't just leave it on the side of the road

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Jax — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:09:08 GMT

You totally done the right thing!!!! Welldone X

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Charlotte says smile — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:02:42 GMT

Oh poor you! That is such an awful thing to happen, you definately did the right thing, I'm sure the owners would just be grateful that they knew what happened.

Try not to stress about it as there was nothing you could do to stop it happening.

Take care!

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mistyash — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:01:18 GMT

thanks Noodle makes me feel better, my hubby wondered what had happened to me I was so late home, kept wondering what to do with the cat, just hope the owners don't ring in the middle of the night!!,

cheers Jean

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Noodle — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:54:01 GMT

You defiantly did the right thing!

My cat was killed by an RTA recently, and the guy who was driving was so apologetic - and that meant a lot! That he had taken the time to stop, and try and see the kitty right! So often it happens that people hit a cat and just leave it.

In my case, I was on the scene, but only by circumstance, and the poor guy who hit my kitty was in tears, and offered to pay her crem fee - when I refused, he sent £20 in the post a few days later.

I think leaving your contact details is defiantly the right thing to do - wouldn't we all rather know what happened to our kitty rather than it just disappear? I have been there also, and the not knowing is the hardest part...

Hugs (((hug)))