Cat named ‘Cupid’ saved after being pierced by arrow; could be adoptable by Valentine’s Day

QUAKERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Pennsylvania State Police try to find out who shot a neighborhood cat with an arrow.

Heather Heilman of Stray Cat Blues Rescue acquired a name from a neighborhood veterinarian who shared an image of the injured cat with an arrow protruding of his facet.

The cat was noticed in a wooded space of Barto by a involved Berks County resident on January 24. Volunteers discovered the feline days in a while January 31.

“It was an I can not imagine it second …We did not suppose we’d get him. He had been out so lengthy,” stated Heilman.

“We put it on Fb. A variety of the neighborhood stepped out, stepped up. He ended up a mile away from the unique website and had crossed a serious intersection,” Heilman added.

By the point he was found, the arrow had been dislodged, however the wounds have been extreme. He was rushed to the Quakertown Veterinary Clinic.

“The arrow went into his left shoulder, over his neck. So it missed all of his main nerves, arteries, his spinal wire, nevertheless it positively triggered a variety of trauma,” stated Dr. Arielle Schoenlein.

Now, he has antibiotics, ache meds and is letting the veterinary employees nurse him again to well being. There’s additionally a GoFundMe to assist along with his care.

Authorities usually are not certain if this was intentional or an accident, and they’re hoping to have him adopted by Valentine’s Day. Volunteers felt it was solely becoming to name him Cupid.

However how did Cupid get this manner?

Dr. Schoenlein hopes anybody with data comes ahead.

“I attempt to maintain an open thoughts, however this positively looks like this may need been intentional, however we do not know. He cannot inform us so we will simply advocate for him,” she stated.