Violence against animals, including dogs and cats, has been on the rise in the city. But in most cases stray animals fail to reach the hospital, so their lives cannot be saved. However, some lives have been saved by animal lovers who bring the injured animals to the set.

Fifteen days ago, a cat injured by a dog bite was brought to Shree Danev Foundation Animal and Bird Treatment Centre in Behrampra. During treatment, it was found that the cat could not stand steady and would fall. An X-ray of the car’s head found that an ait gun pellet had lodged in its head.

After a complicated surgery lasting two-and-a-half hours, the pellet was removed and the cat’s life saved.

Purvi Rahul Shah, trustee of Danev Foundation, said that 15 days ago, an injured cat was brought to them by an animal lover.

Cat was unable to stand

Doctors treated the cat for dog bite injuries in the abdomen region. But the cat was unable to stand and was limping despite no external injuries, An X-ray found an air gun pellet lodged in its head. So, a surgery was conducted to remove it and save the cat’s life. “In such cases, it is not possible to find out who injured the cat, but an increasing number of cases where animals like cats and dogs are subjected to violence have come to light. Recently we came across a case from Kalol where a dog had been seriously injured with bruises around its eyes, Shah said.

Dr. Krunal Patel who conducted the surgery at the animal foundation said. “When the cat was rescued 15 days ago, it had severe abdomen injuries and its intestines had come out. But more than that a pellet was found lodged in its head due to which one of the eyes had become narrow. Removing the pellet was a complicated surgery as the cat could be paralyzed if it affected the brain. We managed to remove it after two-and-a-half-hour surgery.”

Dr. Patel added that they get four to five animals every day that are vic tims of human violence apart from four to five cases of accident injuries. Incidents of violence against animals seem to be on the rise.