Thanks to Diane “The PandaPack Winner” Shedd, DCist was alerted to this incredibly sad account posted on craigslist of poor Julie G’s cat Mittens, who may have bit the big one earlier today, according to her not-very-subtle neighbor, Steve Y.

Hey Julie G, it’s Steve Y– your next door neighbor. I remeber you telling me that you read these. Sorry I don’t have your cell or work e-mail, but I think your cat’s dead. I saw Mittens climbing the utility pole that sits in between our houses and really didn’t think anything of it. A few minutes later I heard a loud screech and then the transformer blew up. (I think you might have lost power too, so you might want to get a bag of ice on your way home.) Anyhoos, I kind of saw somtething that looked very-much like Mittens soaring into Jerry’s back yard and then heard his Doberman go off the wall.

Sorry you had to hear about it like this. Let me know if you need to borrow a shovel.

Our condolences if this account turns out to be true, Julie G. Losing your cat and your electricity in one day sounds like a pretty terrible double-whammy — and we really hope this isn’t just a creepy lame attempt by your neighbor to pick you up on CL. You know, ’cause the offer of a borrowed shovel melts a girl’s heart every time.

Photo by DCist Kyle, of his own cat, Mr. Pink. No animals were harmed in the making of this post.