Peter Nystrom, of Norwich, Conn., found the injured feline, scooped him up and took him to the Friends Animal Hospital — where the gallant mayor paid all of the veterinary expenses. Elliot, as the cat has now been named, was found with an arrow in his side. What a way to win votes!
A city mayor is being hailed a hero after he saved a cat shot through the chest with an arrow. Peter Nystrom, who leads Norwich City Council in Connecticut, stumbled across the poor injured kitty as it limped down Gates Road on Monday evening. The shocked politician called in animal control, which rushed the wounded feline to the Friends Animal Hospital.
An X-Ray shows how an arrow pierced the chest of a hapless kitty found by Norwich's mayor. Vets successfully removed the bolt — and later revealed that Nystrom had paid for the treatment out of his own pocket, WFSB reports. Elliot, as the cat has now been named, is reportedly well on his way to recovery. The incident is the latest tale in which cats have lost one of their nine lives.
In September, a kitty named Norman was found in a Waterville, upstate New York, felled with a 27-inch bolt through his belly. Mayor Peter Nystrom took the cat to Friends Animal Hospital to have the bolt removed. Vets removed the arrow which had lacerated his liver, stomach and spleen. After two emergency
operations they declared he would pull through.
operations they declared he would pull through.
In January another feline called KFC from Lafayette, Calif., also only narrowly survived after being hit through the chest with a 22-inch missile, reports ABC Local. And, in a departure from the usual cat-hunting, a deer was seen wandering through a Boonton, N.J., backyard with an arrow through its head last Friday. Homeowner Susan Darrah spotted the hurt animal and contacted Fish and Wildlife officers, but it walked off and hasn't been seen since, reports NJ.com.
