Family 'devastated' after cat shot by rifle in Ammanford

South Wales Guardian

4 hours ago

On Friday, June 6, Ceri Evans was informed that her cat, called Teddy, had been injured on the High Street.
Teddy, who was being looked after by Ceri's mother, had returned home with blood and was suffering from excruciating pain.
Teddy had to have one of her front legs removed. (Image: Ceri Evans) Ceri cried when she found her pet cat was shot. (Image: Ceri Evans) Ceri said: 'My cat Teddy was staying with mum in Ammanford High Street. Next thing I know, I got a call that something had happened to Teddy.
'At first, we thought it was an abscess, so Teddy was given antibiotics by the vet. Then, on the Wednesday, we found out that she had been shot. The incident had happened within the space of 11 minutes.
'My son is hoping karma sees the person who did this to Teddy while my daughter was away when the incident happened and was devastated when she heard what happened.
'There are a lot of animals in this area and now we know there is someone out there willing to shoot them.'
The scar left from the operation. (Image: Ceri Evans) Ceri revealed that she cried when she heard Teddy had been shot and questioned who would commit such a crime.
She continued: 'Why would anyone want to shoot her. She is so friendly. She wouldn't her a fly and she is so sweet. She is not a nasty cat in the slightest.
'Would you shoot someone just for peeing or pooping in your garden? I have the pellet she was shot with, and we have been the told it was taken from close range.
'I phoned the police, but they said they couldn't do anything without evidence or any CCTV footage.'
The air rifle bullet that injured Teddy. (Image: Ceri Evans) Following the incident, Teddy was taken to the vet where Ceri was given two options – try and repair the front leg or have it amputated.
'In the end we were told it was better for the leg to be amputated. This turned out to be the right choice as the vet said they would have struggled to repair the leg.
An x-ray of Teddy's body following the incident. (Image: Ceri Evans) Teddy has to live the rest of her life with three legs. (Image: Ceri Evans) 'It would have been my worst nightmare if she had to be put down. I have had her since she was a kitten, and she is only seven years old.
'We have to get use to her only having three legs. But we are lucky it wasn't one of the back legs as that would have been worse.'