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Cat shot in leg; B.C. SPCA seeks your help with medical bills

Onyx the cat - BC SPCA VanIsland
Onyx, a two-year-old tabby cat, was shot with a pellet gun. The B.C. SPCA's Parksville-Qualicum Beach & District Branch is seeking your help with medical costs. (via B.C. SPCA)

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