I had written earlier about adopting two new cats, and not too long after I was leaving the house and I heard a cat making weird noises outside (not one of the cats I adopted). I rushed out of the house and saw two dogs across the street in the yard of the house that I had been feeding two cats who's owner had passed away, until the new owners moved in. I ran over and saw that they had attacked the cat that had looked like my baby Kaluja. It was horrible! I rushed it to the emergency vet and it died before I could even decide to put it to sleep. I am so traumatized! The poor baby! I had just fed it an hour earlier and it was sleeping near the bushes in the dirt. These dogs had sliced him open. He had blood coming from his mouth and then went into shock. I am so so so upset. I feel like dieing. I found the house the dogs belong to. The gate had been left open. The owners weren't home, but I left my number with the neigbors and asked them to tell the owners to call me. One of the owners came to my house and said he didn't know what happened, that is electric gate seems to be opening on it's own...this had happened before. I told him he needed to call an electrician right away because if his dogs killed another cat, I would have them killed. Don't get me wrong, I love all animals, but the idea of this poor kitty thinking it was safe in it's yard sleeping to be played with and killed my two dogs just kills me!!!! I know there was nothing he could do except promise to keep his dogs indoors until the gate is fixed. I am in such horrible pain. The two new cats I have adopted are freaked out by how upset I am. I am trying to calm down. This is just sooo painfull. There is one more kitty across the street and he normally comes out more at night. He won't know what happened. First he loses his mommy and sees all these weird people going in and out of his house and now his brother is gone. It just seems so wrong that this would happen just two weeks after my baby passed away. God help me!
Sarah

Oh Sarah,
I am so sorry for you. The pain and trauma you've been through is just unimaginable. I wish I had words to comfort, but I just don't. I hope that it helps to know someone is hurting with you and sending many prayers your way. It's just an awful thing you've been through!
Maybe you can capture the other kittie and get it to a rescue organization so it can find a forever home. I'd hate to think of those dogs getting out again....

Please know you're in my thoughts and prayers.

Rushie's Mom

Dear Sarah,

First off I want to once again express my condolensces for your loss of Kaluja. I'm sure his sickness and ultimate passing has been so difficult for you. And now witnessing such a tragedy...I know you must be in shock yourself. I'm so sorry.

I feel so bad for the kitty who is left...like you said...first his human dies, and now his friend is gone.

I really am just speechless...I just wanted you to know that you're in my thoughts.
Hugs,
Kathleen

Sarah,
I am sorry for your loss of Kaluja.
What a horrible thing to have witnessed with the kittie. Like someone mentioned.....perhaps you could rescue the remaining kittie and take it to a rescue organization. That would be wonderful! It's life is at risk and if you could capture it then it could have a good, loving, safe, forever home. A chance at life. I can feel your pain and the traumatic experience you have had and so soon after losing Kaluja. You are in my thoughts and prayers.


Wanda

Oh what a terrible tragedy! I'm so sorry you had to experience that when you are already heartbroken. People can really make you sick. They don't take care of their pets ( that is what they are to people like that, "pets" ), and then a true furbaby lover has to see something like that. I know how you feel. I didn't "see" the kitten get hit on Friday, I saw it ( I say it, cuz I don't know the sex) afterward, and the poor thing looked ALOT like my Cosmo when he was a baby. It broke my heart to see that a kitten of 5-6 weeks, was hit by a car, and it was HORRIBLE! My Mom and I asked the neighbor about it, and she told us it was one of many around that belonged to no one. I picked it up and put it into a bag, and dropped it off at the vet for cremation. ( I wouldn't have taken it if I thought for 1 second that someone might miss it and wonder what happened, but I didn't want to leave it on the side of the street.) We looked for other babies, but didn't find any. What really makes me mad and sad is that the neighbor lady KNEW that nobody was looking out for the baby, and she did nothing! Not to mention that whoever's cat gave birth should have had her spayed so that there are no unwanted babies that are left alone to fend for themselves. I wish my Cosmo would have sent me to that street a little earlier, maybe I would have found it alive and I could have brought it home with me. I would have loved to have had that baby. Dark tabby like Mo, and 4 white feet, like Mo. I just wanted to tell you that I understand your pain, and I am so glad that there are people like you and the many others at this forum, who TRULY love animals, and do not see them as disposable or less than a soul. If the world were made up of people like all of us here at LS, there would be no more homeless, unloved, unwanted, or uncared for babies.
I can't remember who said this, "I cannot save all of them, but I can save at least one." It is so true, and disheartening too. If the love of those of us here at LS were enough, there would be no more "lost" babies.
Take care.
Love,
Michelle

You poor thing to have to go through that, I'd be in shock also and that poor kitty. I certainly hope the owner of the dogs keeps them locked in...what an idiot if the gate already opened once why didn't he get it fixed? That was so kind of you to feed the kitties, I hope the remaining one finds a good home where he is loved and let into the house.
Good for you to lay down the rules to the reckless owner of the dogs...so many people do nothing.

I'm so sorry this happened.

Yesterday as I was driving home a fawn jumped out from the bushes and ran right in front of my car, amid squeeling brakes and screetching tires I was able to stop just in time. I thought after spicey's death I couldn't have handled running over a fawn.