MAHONE BAY, N.S. -- A cat in Nova Scotia is recovering from surgery after being shot in the head.
The SPCA says the cat -- named Vox -- found its way home on the province's southern shore after it was "critically injured" earlier this week.
The cat underwent surgery to repair a broken upper and lower jaw and remove bone and bullet fragments.
A veterinarian says the bullet split into several pieces.
The SPCA says the cat faces weeks of being fed through a syringe.
The agency is seeking information about shootings in the area of Back Cornwall Road in New Cornwall, N.S., between Monday and Tuesday.
"This is heartbreaking that someone's pet has to go through such a tragic incident," the SPCA's chief provincial inspector, Jo-Anne Landsburg, said in a statement Wednesday.
"This type of situation would be an offence under the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia and the Criminal Code of Canada. Any public assistance with information would be helpful."
