Anyone ever hit an animal with their vehicle?

I was driving home from the parts house at dusk today and nailed a cat going about 45MPH. My it was pretty scary, and it is a mess. I looked underneath when I got home and their is hair and other "parts" tangled in the brake caliper and drivers side suspension.

I am not sure how to clean it, I don't want to touch it, it is gross....maybe the pressure washer?

Just burn the car down.

85runner wrote:

Just burn the car down.

Not a good idea...but it gives me an idea maybe I should go through insurance and get them to find someone to clean it?

pressure washer...from far away!! lol

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

pressure washer...from far away!! lol

Yea and go to a pay place that way the blood and fur isnt on the driveway.

The pressure washer rinsed away the blood and gory bits pretty well but the fur is still tangled over everything, especially the brake caliper. I think it is ruined, great.

The left over parts will go away in time. For now come up with a cool new name for the 4runner like The Kitty LitterER!

Yea I mean I will admit, I will lose no sleep over hitting the cat.

If it had been a dog, I don't know how I would live with myself. Crazy how that is, but I have my reasons believe me. Let me share a story...

So this was my first "real" job I was 17, it was when I first started working at the Automotive Bell. Well I was at my aunts house the day before my first day at work. She has two little poop monster cats. As I was sitting, peacefully mind you, on the couch they decided to use my face as a means of jumping onto the stairs above my head.

Would any normal animal extend their SHARP vile claws in order to plant a firm grip into my face? NO, but these cats did. So as I lay there, blood everywhere, I remembered why I hate cats. I still have 2 long scars from those devils, it was a nightmare going to work cut all to pieces.


So did I mean to hit that cat.....no! But I wouldn't go out of my way to avoid one.

Well I just finished pulling out all the fur out of the brake caliper and wheel. Everything works OK.

I have never seen such a mess from an animal strike, usually they just get pushed out to the side of the road, not explode on the undercarriage.

Brian wrote:

The left over parts will go away in time. For now come up with a cool new name for the 4runner like The Kitty LitterER!

Catty Splatty ...?

FELINE FLATTENER

4running wrote:

Yea I mean I will admit, I will lose no sleep over hitting the cat.
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So did I mean to hit that cat.....no! But I wouldn't go out of my way to avoid one.

Same here. If I happened to see it had a collar I'd feel a bit bad, but there are SO MANY stray cats out there just multiplying.
There are probably a dozen in my neighborhood in the general vicinity of our house and it drives me mad. None have been stupid enough to try and run across the road in front of me however, but I think they are a lot faster than me cruising 20 mph.

Just got a first had look of the damage in the daylight. There are pieces of the cat that the tire kicked up all over the drivers side of the car....dried on.

Just great, I guess I am going to AutoBell one day this week

Thank god for the rain, softened up the bits of cat on the side of the car, it is all but washed away

4running wrote:

Thank god for the rain, softened up the bits of cat on the side of the car, it is all but washed away

Did you get pictures first, would make a great avatar!

I wish I got pictures of when I first had the cat strike...but my Canon is off at the shop for a warranty repair.

And of course like the caveman I am my phone doesn't take pictures

And I do worry that there are a couple on here who like cats and would see the pictures as disturbing

not me....wanna drive by my house and see if u can get one here?

HAHA, yea that would be sweet

When I hit a deer I had to do more than wash mine

2011TRDIceberg wrote:

When I hit a deer I had to do more than wash mine

a whole new front end?? LOL

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

2011TRDIceberg wrote:

When I hit a deer I had to do more than wash mine

a whole new front end?? LOL

$3000 later... new lights, turn signals, bumper, grill, ac condenser other misc parts

well at least you didnt hit an immobile and inanimate object ...like a fire hydrant

READ as ....2WHEELDRIVE>>!!!LOL

LOL...burn!

oh shoot...did i say that out loud?? im sorry i should retract what i said before...but then again...thick skin toughens you up....and makes it easier to bounce off of fire hydrants...

oh crap i did it again....

Haha, well a person can't pay attention while driving and hit a fire hydrant....so I can't express much empathy.