Cat shot by pellet gun in Horsham
Two-year-old Lola, a long-haired silver tortoiseshell, returned to her home in Gorringes Brook with an injury to her front right leg on Monday (April 27).
She was taken to a vet who found a new pellet in the elbow, and an old one in her left shoulder.
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Hide AdLola had surgery on her elbow today (Tuesday May 5), which was shot off by the pellet, and had to be completely rebuilt.
RSPCA inspector Jodie Gregg said: “Poor Lola would have been in an immense amount of pain from this horrible attack.
“Unfortunately this kind of thing more common than we would like - cats, like wildlife, are more vulnerable to such attacks simply because they are out there in the open, unprotected.
“The injuries which result can be horrific - and often fatal. Lola was actually one of the lucky ones.”
Anyone with information can contact the RSPCA on 0300 123 8018.