Cat Crawls Onto Porch And Collapses, Owner Is Shocked To See What’s Sticking In Her Side

Owning a pet is the same sort of responsibility as having a child. You are obligated to keep it safe, healthy and happy.

A lot of people don’t take that responsibility seriously and their pets suffer for it.

Others do the very best they can do, and are horrified when things out of their control put their pets in danger.

Jane Morris of DeLand, Florida knows what it’s like to watch in horror as something terrible happens to a beloved pet.

One day she saw her cat Reese acting strangely in the yard…she watched for a moment, then ran to her when Reese suddenly collapsed.

She was horrified to see something sticking out of her cat’s side!

When she got closer she could see that it was the arrow from a crossbow.

“I saw the arrow sticking out and I rushed over to her.”

It was horrible; the arrow had entered near her chest and pushed all the way out near her tail.

Morris raced her cat to the vet where Reese immediately went in for emergency surgery. Would Jane be in time to save Reese’s life…?

Well, Reese did indeed surprise everyone, even the surgeon, when she managed to survive!

The arrow missed any vital organs, the only reason Reese lived long enough to get to a vet, but the weapon still did a lot of damage.

She still cannot use one leg, although she is improving daily, and sadly, there is still a chance the leg will have to be amputated.

The event almost broke Morris’s heart thinking of the pain her pet was enduring. But, even more than the horror was the concern about the safety of her neighborhood.

If this could happen to Reese, who’s to say it wouldn’t happen to anyone else?

Morris said, “the kids play in these woods and it’s really scary to know that there’s someone out there who would do this to an animal.”

Morris  submitted a report to the local animal control in hopes of finding the perpetrator. She also kept the arrow as evidence.

She has also offered a $200 reward for information about the perpetrator. But until then, we can all only hope the shooter doesn’t strike again.

It’s always wise to keep your pets indoors unless they are being supervised or are in an enclosed area (sadly, difficult to do for a cat).

Morris will likely be keeping a lot closer eye on Reese in the future for sure!

And hopefully they will find the owner of the crossbow and he will be brought to justice. Even if it was an accident, someone still needs to pay the piper!

Source: Liftable