RIP Sophie

Re:RIP Sophie (kitty)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:26:32 GMT

Sorry to hear about this Tony. I lost one of mine the same way but had to search for him. The council had him all the time in a bag in the freezer!! It's not until they go that you realise how attached you get to the little blighters!!

Re:RIP Sophie (Tony Barnes)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:30 GMT

I'm not sure if a lol is appropriate or not...?!? Good that they're all ok though.

Re:RIP Sophie (James)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:13 GMT

Tony Barnes

Ah, I forgot you had so many James. Are they all ok now?

Blackie doesn't get on with any of the others so she's fine. TBH all the other 3 are also ok about it - guess they have each other. I still have too many cats!

Re:RIP Sophie (Tony Barnes)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:12:50 GMT

Ah, I forgot you had so many James. Are they all ok now? Sophie was quite withdrawn when Elliott died a couple of years ago. Now it's Henry (the dog) who is wondering where his friend has gone.

Gibbers - if no number then you can either call the council or take it to a vet to check if it's chipped. With regards to taking it back to the owner, personally I'd far rather the person who did it to actually do this - though an owner would no doubt be angry at you for what you did, it's an accident, and your actions afterwards are important. Driving off = wanker.

Re:RIP Sophie (gibbers)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:22 GMT

I dont know what i would do if i ran over a cat to be honest, if it didnt have a number on it etc then what would you do with it ?

Plus the owner could be some nutter and may want to beat the crap out of you

Re:RIP Sophie (James)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:46:48 GMT

Tony Barnes

Sorry to hear that James - was that the one that disappeared for a few weeks previously? I hate it when people just ignore animals like that. Squirrels, rabbits, etc, fair does, but pets?

Well it was a few days before we discovered that she was dead. It was not the same as this happy ending for her sister Blackier

Re:RIP Sophie (Tony Barnes)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:35:46 GMT

If you hit a dog I think you're legally obliged to try and sort the situation - call owner or take to nearest vet. Not so for cats. I may be wrong though, just sounds familiar.

As for bills I guess you could be liable? Again, sod knows.

As for who to call - Sophie had 1 id tag on her with my number on it, and 1 id holder with my number in it. She was also chipped with my number held by the chip operators. Basically if they had bothered to stop they could of contacted me quite easily.

Re:RIP Sophie (Tony Barnes)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:33:09 GMT

Sorry to hear that James - was that the one that disappeared for a few weeks previously? I hate it when people just ignore animals like that. Squirrels, rabbits, etc, fair does, but pets?

Orange - I'm over in Oakwood, near roundhay park

Thanks to others. Weekend away has helped clear head a lot, just now there is a house full of reminders.

Re:RIP Sophie (Lambrum)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:54:26 GMT

Sorry to hear about that.

As a driver who should you call if you hit a dog or a cat?

I was driving in the middle of nowhere the other night and there was a tail back as someone had hit a dog. I wondered if it was me who would I call/contact.

Also, if it's in the middle of nowhere with no houses around would it then be the drivers responsibility to get it to a vet/pay for bills?

Re:RIP Sophie (Darth Darth)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:26:43 GMT

Sorry for your losses, Tony and BlueLagoon. I lost my cat Sophie over 9 years ago and still miss her - not on the road, though.

Losing a pet is the worst feeling as there's something unique and unspoilt about the relationship. Hopefully you'll be reunited with her someday - Welshy's poem was beautiful and my ideal. God knows I would be more keen to see the cats I've lost when (if) I get to Heaven than any of the humans!

Re:RIP Sophie (orange86)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:57:43 GMT

where abouts in leeds tony?

Re:RIP Sophie (Son of Frank)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:30:32 GMT

Remember the feeling all too clearly when I lost mine years ago. Really sorry to hear this mate.

Re:RIP Sophie (Quagmire)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:27:30 GMT

Sorry to hear that guys.

Re:RIP Sophie (jango)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:21:56 GMT

Awww I love Tom Tom.

Re:RIP Sophie (Blue_Lagoon3000)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:58:57 GMT

Tom Tom

Re:RIP Sophie (Reborn)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:53:48 GMT

Sorry to hear that, my little lad has just climbed on my lap and I would be devastated if he was run over.

RIP

Re:RIP Sophie (James)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:54 GMT

Sorry to hear that mate.

We lost our cat CC 5-6 weeks ago on the road; we never did get to get her body. It took me a few days to realise, and it was only a few kind neighbours responding to 'Lost Cat' flyers for us to conclude. Apparently, she was left on the road for the council. Also the very day previous it appears another cat was run over just a few metres away. Tt was left in the middle of the road and people just drove around it. When my next door neighbour got out of his car to try to move the cat to the side, he got tooted and no one stopped to let him - bastards.

The council were also very uncooperative.

Re:RIP Sophie (Red_Alert)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:12 GMT

Sad to hear.

I got news that my dog was ill the other day, I booked a train ticket straight home to go visit him.

Never panicked so much in my life.

Re:RIP Sophie (Ak_88)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:28 GMT

Sorry to hear that Tony - i've lost two cats to road accidents so i know exactly how you feel.

Re:RIP Sophie (Blue_Lagoon3000)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:37:48 GMT

RedHotF

RIP Tom also

Hopefully Sophie and Tom are now gambolling about in a meadow together chasing mice, in kitty heaven.

Lol women are so camp that made me smile, and Welshy that really was a lovely poem.

To be fair its not as bad for me as i rarely seen Tom as he lived at my mums who i don't see that often these days, but he really was a great cat and when i was younger i was really close to him, he was a good cat and to live to 19 he did really well.

He had lost most of his teeth in the later days and if i play fighted with him he would 'gum' me lol, he had trouble eating crunchies with his lack of teeth but he had a method hed get some in his mouth and kinda suck them for a minute and try to swallow them lol.