The B.C. SPCA in Parksville and Qualicum Beach is looking for help with medical costs for Onyx, a two-year-old cat who needs to have a leg removed.
He was badly hurt when he was shot with a pellet gun.
“Onyx requires a leg amputation and he has a broken humerus,” branch manager Nadine Durante said in a statement. “He has a pellet and shrapnel lodged in his leg.
“Owners took the cat to a veterinary clinic but surrendered him due to the cost of surgery.”
Medical costs are estimated at just over $1,800. Following surgery, Onyx would have to spend several weeks in a foster home. He would then be adopted to an indoor home where he would be safe from further such incidents.
To help, go to spca.bc.ca/medicalemergency or call 250-248-3811.
- Jeff Bell, Time Colonist
