And I love cats. I grew up surrounded by them, and really missed cats when I left home. I was overjoyed when we were living in a place where we could have cats. I feel myself again with a cat on my lap. Seeing one suffering like that was painful in itself.

I'm hoping Jean's not scarred by the experience of seeing the accident happen - apparently she's been looking worried from time to time since and saying things like "Orange cat injured!". Well, that's our translation - it comes out more like "Ongange cat ingunged". Perhaps it'll teach her to be careful crossing roads, rather than giving her recurring nightmares about screaming cats convulsing about with their legs pointing in directions they shouldn't.