So who wants to be the one to break it to 1.. I don't have the heart

Right up until the horrific sounds anyway.. Hopefully your son will understand that it was just a terrible accident. Losing a pet is never an easy thing. Good luck, OP.

I knew a cat who was chewed up by an engine as a young cat. She was pretty disfigured but she lived. Sweet cat too.

My cat was caught in my mum's engine once, he survived it but his legs and head were pretty mangled so he was put down. It was probably one of the saddest days of my life.

This happened to my cat when I was a kid.. Luckily, she only ended up with a broken leg. She lived a good long life after.

Not necessarily a dead cat. My engine for example doesn't have any moving parts exposed. The cat would be severely traumatized, but I doubt there would be much physical injury.

Same here 52. My car would scare them, but not hurt them. I've actually heard of people driving miles before stopping at a store or what have you and have the cat just climb out unscathed.

So, despite all the thumbs down, #1s question wasn't at all obviously stupid.

Just a non-depressing comment passing by.

My cat got under the hood of my dad's truck when she was young. She got knocked unconscious and her head got scraped, but other than that she's fine.

Thanks I needed that comment

My mom actually found our cat under the hood of her car, and it's still alive.

Ikr that poor car :(

Ik this story is catastrophic, I wish I could say I know how op is feline but if just be scratching at the surface.

Unfortunately, some pets just can't be simply replaced like that.

Especially the one in your pic

not replaced, per se. but a lot of times, a new snuggle buddy will help with the grieving. animals are very empathic, and they're great for theraputic company. and snuggles.

With a nice farmer and his wife and their children who desperately needed a cat.

Either way, it's dead now.

Cats are notorious for climbing into the engine compartment of cars. Have you ever looked at the underside of a car? Not that difficult for little animals to get into.

8, suggesting to find a cat, that looks exactly the same, to place the dead cat has some flawed logic. 1: Each cat has his/her own personality. 2: When OP's son is older, and learns what really happened to his cat, it will hurt more. Not only did his cat die but lying how it happened will make it worse.

Would that be your answer to every death? Oh no! Grandma died! We need to find another old lady that looks exactly like her and replace her. Children grasp death and can cope better than adults think.

#63, your comment made me laugh so hard that I scared my dog & woke her up. Best comment ever. Yes people, I know there's a button for that but it didn't feel like enough to show how much I liked it.

Well 63 death of a grandma is a hell of a lot more serious then a cats death and covering up the cats death is a common thing parents do for kids. I've u ever hear of parents telling the kid there pet went to live on a farm??? Getting another cat will do a lot more for the kid letting him no it got mangled in a car engine and yea # 8 they have different personalities but I mean come on u really think he will notice a personality difference at that age come on guys use ur head

and for the poor kitty :(

ummm not really but okay

Really man? That's just wrong.

You are a horrible person..... I love it.

Please go away