My mothers cat Chico got hit by a car today.  It was such a shock as it
is a very quiet area and there is a lot of space between the bungalow
and a very quiet road.  He went out for half an hour and then we called
him, Chico normally comes not long after.

We were talking about my mothers friend who was devastated when her dog
got killed the night before.  Then she got a call from the Budget vet
and I thought it was about a check up for his heart murmur or for
booster vaccinations.

My mother had to give the phone to me and the vet informed me that they
had scanned him and the chip gave my mother details.  We were grateful
that the lady who hit him took him to the vets rather than my mother
find him.  Two years ago I picked a cat up off the road and took him to
find his owners.

He had been knocked out clean and was not in a mess but was still warm,
I was starting to get annoyed with the people in the vets though.  I
would not let them cremate him and took him home and buried him.

Life is a bitch at times but it could have been worse if he was left in
the road.  My mother is a strong person and has had much worse than
this to deal with, but she loved the cat and said she will not get
another.