Help needed for young boys cat requiring surgery after being shot in residential Prebbleton

Kylo, the gorgeous 2 year old cat, belonging to an 8 year old boy living in Prebbleton, returned home on Friday morning with his front leg dangling, unable to be used and a bullet lodge in his back. It is thought he had taken 2-3 days to make his way home in this condition.

It appears, according to the vet, that the bullet has hit his leg bone, shattering it and ricocheted across his body to his back leaving shrapnel along the way in his shoulder. Its a miracle Kylo is still alive.

Its hard to believe that there is someone out there that thinks its OK to shoot a cat in an area like Prebbleton and it has now become evident he is not the first pet cat in this area to suffer this fate.

Kylo has spent the weekend on pain killers and contained in a crate, as the vets need to assess the x-rays to formulate a plan on how to mend his shattered leg and remove the bullet and shrapnel.

The vet bills for this surgery and ongoing care are going to be astronomical and an expense that this family with young children simply cannot afford.