Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez's cat is hit by a car in Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo's Sphynx cat is recovering in Spain after being struck by a car.

Ronaldo's cat, named Pepe, escaped his luxury estate in Turin that he shares with his longterm girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. Since the incident, the cat has been residing with Rodriguez's sister.

"It was close to death and after a month and a half in intensive care at the vet's, we've decided my sister Ivana should look after it," Rodriguez, 27, told the Spanish magazine InStyle.

"Pepe's now in Spain recovering ... now he's in the best hands."

Pepe regularly featured on Ronaldo's Instagram page, boarding private jets around the world. The former Manchester United star got the feline about two years ago.

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Rodriguez has previously opened up about her relationship with the international football star.

"Being the partner of someone so famous is not easy but I would not change it for the world," Rodriquez told The Sun.

The former sales assistant shared it was "love at first sight" when she met Ronaldo at a Gucci store in Spain. A couple of days later they ran into each other at another event, and the rest is history.

Rodriguez has been dating Ronaldo since 2016. The couple share three-year-old daughter Alana Martina. Ronaldo is also the father of Christiano Jr, 10, and twins Eva and Mateo, three, who were born via surrogacy.