Today as I was driving home from work along the highway, I saw a cat get hit HARD by a car. The car must have been going 120km/h at least. The cats whole back end was literally smushed, and it was trying to drag itself with it's front legs off the road. I will never forget the look on the cats face. Cars kept going, no one stopped. I slammed on my brakes and pulled onto the shoulder. The cat was lying down, almost dead by this time, in absolute shock looking at me with wide green eyes. Even though I knew in the back of my mind that this cat had no chance, I did the first thing I could think of. As a summer job, I work for a landscaping company, and I tow a lawnmower around with me in my car. The lawnmower sits on a big blanket so my car doesn't get too dirty. I grabbed the blanket and wrapped the cat up tight, put him in my car and bee-lined it as FAST as I could go to the vet. When I got to the vet, to my surprise the cat was still alive. The vet took him to the back immediatly and put him on fluids. He lost both his back legs and his tail and a lot of blood. It is hard to say if he will live through the night, the vet surgically removed any shattered bone, so his back "stumps" have been cut cleanly now. We are all baffled by the fact that no vital organs are seriously damaged. He is on fluids, pain medication and he's really out of it. The vet said it is a miracle he survived the drive to the vets. He said he should have died instantly.
Anyway, please keep this cat in your thoughts. If he lives through the night, his chances will go WAY up of living a better life. He will have no back legs, and will be on wheels which will be attached by a harness around his body. He has a lot of recovering to do. I just can't stop thinking, what if I hadn't been there? He would have died on the side of the road, he would be dead now. This just drives into my head even more why it's important to keep your cats indoors. I need a name for this guy if he lives, as I will be adopting him.
Anyway, please keep this cat in your thoughts. If he lives through the night, his chances will go WAY up of living a better life. He will have no back legs, and will be on wheels which will be attached by a harness around his body. He has a lot of recovering to do. I just can't stop thinking, what if I hadn't been there? He would have died on the side of the road, he would be dead now. This just drives into my head even more why it's important to keep your cats indoors. I need a name for this guy if he lives, as I will be adopting him.