A Sphynx cat in Riverview, Florida, is
lucky to be alive after having an arrow shot through its forehead.
On Tuesday night, Akila, a calico
Sphynx belonging to Tyra Bulluck went missing.
"I cried
all night and was inconsolable. I couldn't believe she was gone. I just wonder if you're home and
safe," Bulluck told WFLA.com.
“I lost my mind for a moment. I was
angry and appalled that someone would do this to an animal,” Bulluck, 40, told
the Tampa Tribune. “I do believe because of the angle it was intended to kill
her. I can’t understand who could do that to a helpless animal.”
A vet was able
to stitch up the placeswhere the arrow entered and exited Akila. Luckily, the cat didn't suffer
permanent damage to the nerves, ears or eyes.
However, the vet told Bulluck that if
the arrow had entered Akila's body even a millimeter over, it would have
pierced her skull.
Investigators for the
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are looking for possible suspects.