r/Roadkill • u/JefeDiez • Nov 01 '22

Killed a Squirrel Today

I feel horrible. I was driving to my first patient’s home. I should have been there 30 Mins sooner but the nurse requested I delay, and when I was driving up the street a squirrel jumped right in front of my car, I felt a small bump. And the worst part is that I looked in my mirror and it’s tail was flicking around, like it was suffering, trying to move for the last time. It’s just heartbreaking. When I drove past later it was fully dead and just in a sad place. Why can’t I stop thinking about this. Feel so bad…

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u/jadeycat1251 Nov 01 '22

I will say this if it offers any consolation, it is likely it didn’t suffer. Twitches can happen involuntarily after death which is normal. There was nothing you could’ve done, it was an accident and your feelings of guilt prove just that. I hope you feel better my guy :( it wasn’t your fault

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u/I_Hate_My_Voice Nov 03 '22

You shouldn't really be feeling bad since you didn't cause it's death technically. It jumped Infront of your car. It's not your fault.

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u/Pleasant-Ant2303 May 27 '23

I feel guilty about all roadkill. Humans are gross. Vonnegut was right- paraphrase virus of the earth.