About two weeks ago I was driving and saw a girl tending to a gray cat, which had been hit by a car, in the middle of the road. I parked on the next street over. Meanwhile the girl ran into a nearby building, and came out with a t-shirt to pick the cat up with I guess. I saw her waiting on the edge of the sidewalk waiting to get back in the middle of the road and asked if she wanted me to stand in the road waving away oncoming cars (because I was wearing a white shirt and this was at night). However, she replied that the cat was alive initially, but had been hit again.

Anyways, fast forward to yesterday when I was walking down a nearby street and saw signs for a 1 year old missing cat, which was gray, with a phone number asking for any information. The sign stated that it had been missing since June 9th, while the incident I saw occurred around June 25th. I don't recall necessarily seeing any collar or anything during the incident, and it also looked like a grown cat (I don't know whether a 1 y/o is full size yet).

Either way, I'm not sure what to do. It could have been the missing cat, but very well might not have been. I'm sure the owner is very eager to find out anything. However, at the same time I don't want tell somebody that what may have been their cat was hit by a car, or even describe such a story as it might be unpleasant to them. Even if it was the same cat, it might be better to not know? But then again, they seemed eager for any info. What's the correct response? Leave it alone?
user
Saw a cat get hit by cars. Several weeks later, saw a sign for a missing cat, which is the same color asking for any info. Unsure of whether to contact the owner
assistant
About two weeks ago I was driving and saw a girl tending to a gray cat, which had been hit by a car, in the middle of the road. I parked on the next street over. Meanwhile the girl ran into a nearby building, and came out with a t-shirt to pick the cat up with I guess. I saw her waiting on the edge of the sidewalk waiting to get back in the middle of the road and asked if she wanted me to stand in the road waving away oncoming cars (because I was wearing a white shirt and this was at night). However, she replied that the cat was alive initially, but had been hit again.

Anyways, fast forward to yesterday when I was walking down a nearby street and saw signs for a 1 year old missing cat, which was gray, with a phone number asking for any information. The sign stated that it had been missing since June 9th, while the incident I saw occurred around June 25th. I don't recall necessarily seeing any collar or anything during the incident, and it also looked like a grown cat (I don't know whether a 1 y/o is full size yet).

Either way, I'm not sure what to do. It could have been the missing cat, but very well might not have been. I'm sure the owner is very eager to find out anything. However, at the same time I don't want tell somebody that what may have been their cat was hit by a car, or even describe such a story as it might be unpleasant to them. Even if it was the same cat, it might be better to not know? But then again, they seemed eager for any info. What's the correct response? Leave it alone?
user
Saw a cat hit by a car, no collar, wondering if I should help or tell.
assistant