Hedge End woman in 'heartbreaking' situation after cat shot

Biance Barnes, 31, realised something was wrong when her cat Guiness came home on Tuesday, throwing up and panting.

When she picked him up, she saw blood on the carpet where he had been lying and took him to the vet immediately.

Guinness had a bullet in his abdomen and his chest. (Image: Supplied)

Bianca said: "I can’t even begin to explain the amount of stress and worry I had; I just needed to get him to the vets immediately."

The vet found one "hunting bullet" in the cat’s chest from an air rifle and another type of bullet in his abdomen, which was from a kind of "test control air rifle".

Bianca said the vet concluded that the bullet in Guiness’ abdomen was likely from an earlier point when the cat had been shot, and she hadn’t realised.

Bianca said: "I’m just disgusted that someone could even think about doing such a thing to any animal, let alone my cat.

"I just don’t understand how a person could hurt any animal, and they don’t even think about the consequences."

She added: "He is like my child, I just feel so hopeless and it’s completely messed up my mental health.

Guinness had a bullet in his abdomen and his chest. (Image: Supplied)

"I’m not eating; I’m just worried about him. I’m not sleeping; I’m waking up every hour to check that he is still breathing."

Bianca said another one of her cats, Bear, also threw up a bullet three weeks ago, and it’s a possibility that he was shot too.

She has reported the incidents to the police but said it is difficult when they have "no trace" to act on.

Guinness will need to go to a specialist to get a CT scan to check for internal damage and could potentially need surgery to remove the bullets.

The CT scan would cost Biance between £3,500 and £4,500, and the surgery would be another £5,000, on top of the vet fees she is already paying for Guiness’ treatment and medicine.

Unfortunately, Bianca, who works in internal sales, cannot afford that payment, so Guiness cannot get the treatment he needs.

She set up a fundraiser to help cover costs, which has already had over £5,000 in donations.

Bianca said: "It is just so overwhelming but in a good way to know that people are so generous and kind to someone they don’t even know and to someone’s pet.

"I just want people to know how thankful I am to everyone that has donated."