A Millcreek household stated their cat is doing effectively after she was shot and the bullet was faraway from her head. (Photo: Courtesy of Phyllis Vollmer)
MILLCREEK, Utah (KUTV) —
The cat, named Cookie, remains to be recovering within the ICU as of Friday.
Owner Jim Durrant stated he normally lets Cookie out within the yard each morning, however lately, his daughter discovered her beneath their trailer bleeding.
Cookie was rushed to Veterinarian Surgeon Lisa Anderson, who stated at first she believed it was a bullet from a .22 gauge rifle lodged within the cat’s cranium. After removing, they realized it was truly two massive pellets.
Dr. Anderson was capable of undergo the opening in Cookie’s taste bud to take away them, which have been lodged close to her nasal cavity.
According to Durrant’s daughter, Phyllis Vollmer, Cookie remains to be within the ICU, however she is doing OK. She additionally has some fractures in her face.
Durrant stated this was particularly onerous as a result of Cookie had been a assist animal for him after he’d misplaced his spouse of 65 years a number of weeks in the past.
The household is working with animal management to determine who shot her.
Anyone with info was requested to contact Unified Police at (801) 743-7000.