so in september of this year i got a hamster and things were great, although she did have a habit of climbing out of her enclosure ( it was an aquarium). to solve the escaping problem, i got a mesh screen to cover the top of the tank. i always left the top off during the day because my hamster was usually sleeping, however i put it on at night. well sometime in October, i forgot to put the screen back on at night and lo and behold, she escaped. i noticed the next morning that she was gone, so i looked in every nook and cranny to try and find her; she never came up. i assumed it climbed underneath my screen door and ventured outside, and was probably long gone. there was no sign of her up until yesterday, where i saw my kitten (i got him a couple weeks ago) pawing at my hamster! my hammy was in bad shape; a broken leg, bloody eyes, and nothing but skin and bone. i could tell she was in a lot of pain and suffering. i decided to lay some bedding in her previously used tank and let her peacefully go, as i knew she wasn’t going to last for very long. it’s the next day. earlier i tried to make her feel more comfortable in her enclosure, but she screamed whenever i put my hand next to her or touched her in the slightest. i could tell she was still in great pain, and i didn’t want her to suffer anymore. i would have taken her to a vet to get her euthanized, but i don’t have any money. so to put her out of her misery, i decided to let my cat try and kill her as i felt that was a semi natural way for her to die. i watched the whole time and felt disgusting, violently crying all the while. my cat wasn’t getting anywhere and it was apparent that my hamster was in even more pain, so i sadly decided to kill her myself. i put her down on a towel, stomach facing up, and squished her with her own enclosure. right now i feel numb. i should have just let it be but i didn’t want her to suffer anymore. it’s awful and vile, but i needed to get it off my chest. other than this, i won’t be telling anyone anytime soon.