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Not the most cheerful weekend.

A guy who was walking down the road knocked on the door last night to ask me if I owned a black and white cat, as one was lying injured on the pavement - hit by a car, from the looks of things .

The cat in question wasn't Lady - and I didn't immediately assume that she was, as I'd just seen Lady in the back garden. Neither of us had any idea whose cat she was. Thankfully, lostdreamer666 was visiting at the time, so when we found that the nearest vet was closed (and the 'emergency' number on their door directed you to the PDSA on the other side of town...) he was able to offer me a lift there.

She didn't survive - she'd slipped away by the time we reached the PDSA. Only about six months old, they think.

I don't think there was anything more we could have done when we found her; from what the vet said it was probably too late before I answered the door, if there was ever any chance.

One thing, though - as a cat owner, I felt completely unprepared. I don't have a vet's emergency number programmed into my mobile. I don't know which local vets are available if something does happen outside of the normal surgery hours. I'll be fixing that in the next day or two.

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[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Arse....That sorta stuff always sucks. I've lost 2 cats to the roads and its always horrible. I've also had two that have been hit by cars and survived. One a broken jaw (could still eat biscuits before we noticed as he's greedy !) and another with a broken pelvis (6weeks bed rest is a small dog cage). I would say that if you have an outdoor cat, with roads about, an insurance policy is wise as both of those vets bills were £500+