I was behind a car that ran over a small cat once and kept going. The cat limped off into a ditch and laid down. I stopped and she let me pick her up. I took her to a local vet and dropped her off. The vet kept her tor three days and said she had a hairline fracture of her hip and some bruising and did not need surgery, but needed rest. I took her home and the vet bill was $350. She let me finance it ( I was a broke student) at the time. She was healthy enough after six months the vet fixed her and gave her a clean bill of health.  I was a night student at the time at TSU and working days. I named her Tiger Bell. She was the best cat ever and was by my side for nine years until I lost her to cancer. She was the only cat I've ever had, and she helped me through a lot of tough times. Cats are underrated.