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(June 24) -- It's a good thing cats have nine lives: This British kitten may have spent as long as a week with an arrow piercing his body.
Dave, an 11-month-old tabby, went missing June 2. The Childerhouse family of Norfolk, England, had nearly given up hope on their pet when he returned to their yard eight days later, with a crossbow bolt running through his chest, the London Daily Mail reported.
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The arrow pierced through the cat's chest cavity, but the blunt tip pushed Dave's vital organs aside, according to veterinarian Sarah Colegrove. His heart and lungs narrowly avoided being punctured. The primary concern was infection as the arrow had pushed hair and dirt into the wound as it went in.
Juliet Childerhouse, 46, said police think someone riding past Dave shot him with the crossbow, but she believes it was done at close range.
Her husband, Andrew Childerhouse, agreed. "Dave is a very friendly cat so someone probably got very close and then let him have it," he said.
Dave is recovering after five days of intensive veterinary care and a round of strong antibiotics.
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HereComes20NJ

09:30 PMAug 26 2009

I would love to see the SOB who did this in prison for a loooong time...no parole either!

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PinkThenRed

11:15 PMJul 15 2009

I keep my furbabies inside. Too many cruel people out there. Dave the tabby cat is a handsome boy. >^,,^<

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SVivar9087

12:31 AMJul 12 2009

What's up with these crazy Brits.....first a pup is flushed doen the toliet, now this??

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MEL42976

03:18 PMJul 02 2009

PEOPLE SUCK!!!!

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Ukchef43

08:31 PMJun 30 2009

I keep reading these posts with the word ass,....Guys the word is arse

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Ukchef43

08:27 PMJun 30 2009

Hey the cats lucky were not allowed guns,other wise no more cat

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Hippycritelibs

01:41 AMJun 29 2009

It takes a very sick person to be able to do something like this to a poor ittle animal. I'm glad this kitten will be okay, and hope his owners learn to keep the cat in the house where it will be safe.

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EdgeAngel33

09:36 AMJun 28 2009

This is the work of a soon to be killer I'm sure someone with no compassion or morals...I once had a dog come home from hunting on my property with a arrow threw him as well, he survived.

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RavensRowan

08:47 PMJun 27 2009

how could anyone do this to a defencless animal??? a small kitted who was friendly and only wanted affection. i hope whoever did this is caught and if i had my way what was done to this cat would be done to them. and we do know this is but one sign of a serial killer. somthing to think about. get well soon kitty and remeber all of us are not like that.

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W1472lmw

02:52 PMJun 25 2009

human beings make me so sick! wow...you must be a real piece of SH*T to hurt innocent animals! signs of a killer or abuser of any life! I hope someone shoots him in the head with his own arrow! he deserves it!

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Good thing cats have nine lives: this British kitten may have spent as long as a week with an arrow piercing through his body.