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| Arrow fired through family's cat | Arrow fired through family's cat |
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| A family cat is expected to survive after its body was pierced by an 18-inch aluminium arrow. | A family cat is expected to survive after its body was pierced by an 18-inch aluminium arrow. |
| Two-and-a-half-year-old Marmite managed to make it back to his home in the Scottish Borders village of Newcastleton after being struck. | Two-and-a-half-year-old Marmite managed to make it back to his home in the Scottish Borders village of Newcastleton after being struck. |
| Police are investigating the incident to try to discover if the cat was the victim of a deliberate attack. | Police are investigating the incident to try to discover if the cat was the victim of a deliberate attack. |
| Owner Mark Richardson said Marmite must have used up one of his nine lives after surviving the ordeal. | Owner Mark Richardson said Marmite must have used up one of his nine lives after surviving the ordeal. |
| Police are trying to establish exactly what type of weapon was used. | |
| If it is malicious then it is really sad and hopefully the police will catch whoever is responsible Mark Richardson | If it is malicious then it is really sad and hopefully the police will catch whoever is responsible Mark Richardson |
| The cat was spotted on Tuesday with the arrow through its body but attempts to catch the animal failed. | The cat was spotted on Tuesday with the arrow through its body but attempts to catch the animal failed. |
| Marmite eventually turned up the following day at the home of Mark and Lesley Richardson and children Chloe and Ben. | Marmite eventually turned up the following day at the home of Mark and Lesley Richardson and children Chloe and Ben. |
| The cat was taken to the Capon Tree veterinary surgery at Longtown where vet Emma McManus removed the arrow through a delicate procedure. | The cat was taken to the Capon Tree veterinary surgery at Longtown where vet Emma McManus removed the arrow through a delicate procedure. |
| Mr Richardson said: "Marmite is recovering well at the moment but he has been very lucky. | Mr Richardson said: "Marmite is recovering well at the moment but he has been very lucky. |
| Marmite made his way home with the arrow sticking through him | Marmite made his way home with the arrow sticking through him |
| "You can say he has only got eight lives left after this. | "You can say he has only got eight lives left after this. |
| "The arrow has gone in at the front of his right leg, grazed his spine and come out the left leg." | "The arrow has gone in at the front of his right leg, grazed his spine and come out the left leg." |
| He said that the cat had been very fortunate not to be more seriously hurt. | He said that the cat had been very fortunate not to be more seriously hurt. |
| "The vet said that if it had been half an inch lower it would have hit his organs and a couple of inches higher would have shattered his spine," he said. | "The vet said that if it had been half an inch lower it would have hit his organs and a couple of inches higher would have shattered his spine," he said. |
| "We don't know if someone has been firing in the woods and accidentally hit the cat but they should not be doing that as they could easily hit a child. | "We don't know if someone has been firing in the woods and accidentally hit the cat but they should not be doing that as they could easily hit a child. |
| "If it is malicious then it is really sad and hopefully the police will catch whoever is responsible." | "If it is malicious then it is really sad and hopefully the police will catch whoever is responsible." |
| Newcastleton's community police officer Brian Murray said they were keeping an open mind about the incident. | Newcastleton's community police officer Brian Murray said they were keeping an open mind about the incident. |
| "We would ask for any witnesses or anyone with information to contact us," he added. | "We would ask for any witnesses or anyone with information to contact us," he added. |