My cat Cypher got hit and killed by a car tonight right in front of me.The driver was speeding in a residential area with more than 50 miles/hour. We where standing outside ( 3 adults ) and even never heard a car racing up the street until it was just there.That's how fast this guy was racing up the street.
Cypher was with us for almost 5 years.I can't stop crying.Seing my cat with every bone broken in his body and fighting death for 2 minutes is breaking my heart.
We buried him in the backyard but I can see him standing on the backdoor wanting to come in. He was a 15 pound Norwegian Forrest Cat and always very careful.Even my car didn't hear or see that car.
It has been nearly 4 hours now.I am sorry for any typos but I can't stop crying.
Our two little girls (10, 6 ) are finally asleep.They are crying for him.
I miss him already so much.I swear I can hear him "demanding" to pick him up and cuddle with him right now.

Hi,

I am so sorry for your cat Cypher. I know how you feel loosing your kitty in such a young age. My cat Spooky died last Sep. 05 she got hit by a car in front of our house. I found her helpless body on my way home . She was only 3 years old. I am still heart broken and still longing for her. I promise my self from now on all my 3 kittys are not allowed to go outside anymore. It will take time to get over this...my thoughts and prayers are with you tonight...

Take Care,
Sheena

Hi:

I am sooooo very, very sorry for the loss of your precious furkitty, Cypher!

I am sending along to you and your family lots of (((((HUGS))))) & prayers right now at this most difficult of times!

I can only imagine how terribly horrible it was to see your sweet Cypher being hit by a car....



Things like that will happen for quite awhile in the beginning. Right now you are on a journey, and at times you'll think that you hear Cypher and sometimes, even see him. Every once in awhile, in the beginning, I used to believe that I heard my sweet girl, and.........to tell you the truth --- I'm sure that I did.
I believe that she was coming to me to tell me that everything was fine, that she was okay & she didn't want me to worry.

The LOVE that we share with our furry kids is soooooo very, very strong --- It NEVER, EVER DIES. And, I do believe that they will come back to us every once in awhile to let us know that they are okay at Rainbow's Bridge.
We WILL SEE THEM AGAIN, when it is our turn.

Because I needed a lot of support and comfort and love from people who really understood what I was going through, I came here to Lightning-Strike VERY, VERY OFTEN!!!
NEVER in my life did I know that a grief site for Pet-Loss existed. But, I Thank God that it did -- and, I Thank God that Lightning-Strike existed..
Right after our sweet girl was put to sleep (2 years ago), I searched for "pet-loss sites", and there were many different places.
I stayed here right from the beginning, and have never left!
In my opinion, LS is the best!!!!

I was able to come here and type out my feelings, and get all of the pain off of my chest -- and then, so many wonderful people would write to me. People helping people. It's amazing.

How are you and your family doing now???

Please, please............feel free to come here to Lightning-Strike as often as you want and/or need. And, if you just feel like rambling on & on to get your feelings out -- then, by all means, do that.
That's what I used to do ---- I was never sure if I was making any sense at all -- but, people here told me that "it didn't matter - as long as I was getting all of the painful feelings off my chest".
I think that it helps a lot just to get those painful feelings out.

When you are able to, please come back and let us know how you and your family are getting by. If there is anything at all that I can do, please let me know. Okay?

Norwegian Forest cats are sooooo absolutely gorgeous -- my mom has one.

God Bless You & Yours, Always.

Please know that I and everyone here on this site are here for you whenever you need us.
Okay????

Peace & Love,

Denise

Thank you for your support.I thought I was going crazy.Hearing that it is okay to cry and grieve over the loss of my cat helped me a lot. I always knew how much I would miss my cat if he would ever be gone, but I didn't imagine that it hurts so much.
I went into the laundry room today and in the corner I saw a blanket he used to lay down on. Some of his fur was still stuck on it. So I sat on the floor and cried like a little child.
The kids are still talking about him but seem to do a lot better than I do.
This person just doesn't know what he did to us.
Cypher use to go everywhere I went. He "walked" the kids to the schoolbus and after they left he came strolling home.When I walked my daughter to the mid-day bus he walked with me and then we both ran home. Most likely he outrun me and I swear he sat on the front step and laughed at me because I was slower.
I am remembering the funny times now with a smile on my face. But I keep looking at the door waiting for him to look through the glas and waiting for me to let him in.
Thank you again. I will visit this site often as it helped me so much already.I read all the stories and cry with you all.
Tina

I am so sad about Cypher. My heart aches so much for you. I can just see this beautiful, happy cat following you and looking in the door for you to let him in. He sounds so much like my Gandalf. He wanted nothing more than to be where I was and would follow me. When I got home , even if he was asleep, he would raise his head and rowl a hello at me. I miss him so much.
Your story is so much like mine. Gandalf was killed the same day and time as your Cypher on a residential street by a kid that liked to see how fast he could drag his car. I will never forget finding his lifeless body with his beautiful fur still blowing in the wind. I can't get that image out of my mind. I am horrified that you witnessed your Cypher actually struck. The pain in your heart must be unbearable. I am a mother of college age kids yet when I see where his bowl used to be I cry for hours. Our house is so still and I am so lonely without him. I feel guilty for letting him go outside. I thought something must be wrong with me for being in such a depression, that is how I found this site. I don't know if pets send messages but the day after Gandalf died, I noticed a strange orange cat by the side of our yard looking towards our house. Later that evening it was raining and I was standing at the patio door crying and the same strange cat appeared with a mouse in its mouth. It put the mouse on our back step, played with it awhile , then disappeared. I thought maybe Gandalph had sent the cat because he knew we were grieving, and it did bring a smile. I will be thinking of you and your family and Cypher as I go about my days missing my Gandalf. I pray that, in time, our memories of our pets deaths will be replaced with memories of the joy and love they always gave us. I don't know if the pain will ever go away and I have a feeling I will always be looking for that familiar face looking in the door or that furry body stretched out on the couch, feet in the air, totally happy. My heart goes out to all of you.