A cat found with more than 100 gun pellets in its body has died. Shadow, a 16-month-old black cat, was badly injured and taken to an emergency vet and had to be put down.
Shadow's owners received a call from the vet four hours after they had last seen their pet. She had been found on the roadside in the Bridgetown area of Totnes, DevonLive reports, and police are investigating.
The vet told the owner that she had lost count of the number of pellets after X-rays showed more than 100 in the animal’s body, and she could feel more under the skin on the cat’s head. The pellets had caused serious injuries to Shadow’s lungs and other organs which she was unlikely to survive, so the owner reluctantly made the decision that the cat should be put to sleep
