LOS ANGELES — A 4-month-old Chihuahua shot with an arrow as nearly long as its body is expected to survive after Riverside County veterinarians removed the arrow from its neck. Veterinarians say the dog is barking and wagging its tail less than two days after having the arrow removed from her neck.
The unnamed dog was found in the 15500 block of Avenida Florencita in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs on Monday, according to Riverside County Animal Services. The dog was found by Riverside County sheriff's deputies after a woman heard the injured dog crying and called 911 just before 7 a.m. Animal services said the arrow was caught in a fence and the dog could not get free. Deputies picked up the dog and handed it off to an Animal Services officer near the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms.
Animal Services Officer Matthew Perez saw that an arrow punctured the tan Chihuahua's neck and held the dog while he transported it to the animal hospital, where the arrow was removed. Perez held the female dog in his arms outside the facility before the hospital opened to make sure the dog did not try to run away or hurt itself. The arrow did not strike the puppy's vital arteries.
