Friday, August 14, 2015

Some closure

Okay, remember back at the start of the month when I told you how we witnessed a cat being struck and killed by a car, and we took it to the nearby animal hospital hoping it would have a microchip? (It didn't.) 

Well, I also posted about the incident on the Ottawa Valley Lost Pet Network and amazingly, a friend  of the cat's owner saw my post and shared it with her, knowing that her cat had just gone missing in that very area.

This is little Goobie, who was accidentally let out and was still technically a kitten...


As I suspected, this cat was a loved pet. While it was awful to see her get hit, we took comfort from the fact that she died instantly. And today her owner got ahold of me on Facebook. I didn't notice the message until today (stupid "other" inbox!) although she sent it over a week ago. 

When she saw this on the Ottawa Valley Lost Pet Network FB page, she called the animal hospital and they were able to identify the cat as hers. ..




She was able to have her cat cremated and even get a paw print!

So while I am still upset about this poor cat being run down, we can take some comfort in the knowledge that her owner now knows what happened to her, and was able to bring home her ashes.

Sometimes the internet makes amazing things happen.

Rest in peace, Goobie!



15 comments:

  1. In this case, the Internet was a blessing that allowed for closure. Rest in peace, Goobie.

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  2. What a beautiful young cat. At least she was loved.

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  3. We feel bad that the cat was hit by a car, but at least the owner has closure now. The power of the internet.

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  4. What a sad sad thing, but I am glad that Goobie was recognized and loved, and mourned.

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  5. I am sad for the owner, you and the kitty but glad you did all that you did and now the owner has some closer and Goobie can be put to rest in spirit .

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  6. While her untimely death was tragedy for her and the family that loved her, it would have been far more horrible for her survivors to be forever haunted by never knowing what happened to her, A great act of kindness you performed,Natalie and Gordon, for both kitty and humans.

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  7. It's always very sad to see an animal injured or killed.

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  8. I know how grateful the owner must be for your kindness. Thank you.

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  9. Viva today's technology! I also feel it's so much better to know this happened to your cat, instead of it just being missing. You are very kind-hearted, Natalie. You helped the owner to get closure and have the kitties ashes and paw print. The lady living in our SA home's one cat went missing in November last year, we all still look for Topsy. It would be better if someone has seen him run down and she wouldn't be "hoping" all this time. I sent Topsy and his brother, Tipsy (still safely here at home) from Tanzania to be reunited with his mama Rina, Have a great day. Jo

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  10. Thank you both for your kindness and for all that you do. Such a pretty cat.

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  11. How heartbreaking, but at least they know what happened to their cat. Bless you Natalie and Gordon.

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  12. Bittersweet. So sad the kitten lost her life, but grateful that her family was able to know what happened.

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  13. Sad story but you guys are so wonderful and did the right thing. I'm sure the owners appreciated it.

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  14. You're good people, Natalie.

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  15. how very sad, but yes, I would so want to know. We lost a cat to the great outdoors and we have no idea what ending came to our boy..

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Thank you for all your comments, which I love to read!