Oh my gosh I am in shock, need major vibes please-*quite disturbing*

I don't know where to begin, I am in shock, we went out last night to my mother in laws 50th suprise birthday party and it was a lovely night, we didn't get in till late and crashed out as soon as we got in. The next thing I knew it was this morning and someone was hammering on our door,John went down and the next thing I heard was my neighbour and then something about eye hanging out. I rushed downstairs and she told me that the cat had come in with her eye literally hanging out, she had come to borrow our cat basket to take her to the emergency vets as she lent hers to her sister the previous week.
I've just seen her hubby, she has had to go to work and the vet is operating, apparently he thinks she has been shot!!I am in shock, who in their right mind would do this to a cat?He said that she came in this morning and just sat on the settee and he looked at her and saw her eye was hanging out and she was pouring with blood, he said he had to look twice and then he felt so sick, of course phoned the emergency vets straight away. He said the vet could see an entry wound so it coincides with her being shot, I don't know anymore apart from that it is very serious and she may not make it, the vet couldn't believe she was still alive as he has never seen such a serious injury.
Ok we all know the dangers of letting our cats outside but no one ever, ever would imagine this, where we live its so quiet and never any trouble. I am so upset and also it puts me in a position, as some of you may know I've been having huge problems with Harvey and have decided to let him out, what the heck do I do now? I don't want him out at all now. Also I want to make other people round here aware of this, they need to know, I don't know if the vet will contact the RSPCA?I told next door to phone the local paper, its sick, its just disgusting but at the minute my thoughts and prayers are with Izzy and I hope she makes it.By the way I wasn't sure where to post this so if it needs moving please do and I'm sorry.xx

Thanks, someone needs to be informed but my neighbours are just concentrating on Izzy at the moment, her hubby was in major shock, he said he feels ill, they are waiting for the vet to phone.
As for Harvey I don't think I would be able to walk him on a harness, I have a whole thread on his behaviour and my decision to let him out wasn't taken lightly, what gets me is that Izzy was obviously shot this morning as she had been in at night and they let her out when Ian took Penny to work and then she came in two hours later.x

We've just had a policeman round, the vets have informed them, yes she has definetely been shot, still in surery as far as I know, I will go and see Penny when she gets home from work. I am glad that the police are taking this very seriously, the policeman said the more he goes door to door, the more he is getting angry as he has a cat, it will be in the paper and possibly the local news and he is going to get some posters put up. He said the chances of finding the culprit are slim but he will do his best, one neighbour has told him she heard rifle shots being fired this morning. I am fuming, totally. x

MY neighbour said as soon as the vet examined her he knew it was a gun shot because there was an entry wound and it was the way the eye was detatched. Oh don't worry my babies will be inside, theres only Harvey that goes outside but I will have to re-think my whole strategy for dealing with his behaviour, theres no way I'm riskin it.x

Apparently she just came in and sat on the sofa, Ian had to look twice befoe realising, cats are amazing creatures. I'm just in shock its just terrible, its quite a close knit community round here so I think all cats will be inside after this, the policeman dealin with it is really good and he's going down every avenue possible to find who has done it. x

Thanks, thats a good option. My main concern is Harvey, I have struggled loads to come to the decision to let him out because of his behaviour and I finally feel I'm gettin somewhere with him and then this. At the minute I just want him in and will have to see how it goes. Next door I don't think will ever let their cats out again.x

Thakyou, I don't know whether to cry or scream, whoever has done this needs the same doing to them.x

Thers only Harvey who goes outside unsepervised out of my cats, I made this decision after my long thread on his behaviour and I had tried everything else that people had suggested. I don't feel safe to let mine out either way now and I will have to work something else out with Harvey. I have a feeling once word ets round, nobody will feel safe letting their cats out around here.I just want to know how Izzy is.x

Theres just a gap into next doors grden and then they have a wrought iron gate so and thats where I assume Izzy and their other cats get out. I've had to put Harvey out for half an hour today, he attacked Fudge,I watched him though and he's in now.Grrr, its made me so mad, I went to Pennys a bit ago and thank God Izzy has made it through the surgery, she has had to have her eye removed though and she's on alot of painkillers, she will possibly be home in a couple of days depending on how she is. Penny said she let her out at 8.45am and then she came babk in at 10am so in the space of that short time and in broad dayliht some *@n*@r did this. There will be a press release the police have said, I have also told Penny to contact The Sun, national newspaper as they may offer a reward for someone shopping the culprit like they did with that cow that put the kitty in the bin.
No matter what whether she let her cats out or not, if it wasn't Izzy it could have been a child, they obviously didn't care a less about anybody. Penny said the police have an inkling as to whom it may have been as there has been trouble with an air rifle before but of course you cannot go round accusing. I really like the Policeman who is dealing with this, he is our local beat bobby and a major cat lover which helps so much and I am sure he will not rest until he finds out who has done it.x

As far as I know teenagers are tried in court the same as adults and can be given jail terms in young offenders institutes.The vets bill so far I know is £700, money that they were saving for IVF but they aren't worried, just angry.x

Thanks hun, yes it seems like its their turn for bad luck at the minute. I'm so scared now though for Harvey, I daren't let him out but he's causing me alot of stress, he's been that bad but I'd rather have the stress than lose him. The policeman is lovely, he said about doing a press release so I will think that will happen tomorrow, I doubt anyone will come forward though. The policeman seems very good and he has got a cat and he said it had upset him very much aswell as angered him, he's been doing door to door all day which is fab.Penny said that Izzy will be ok but obviously poor baby has lost her eye and its going to be really hard for her, I am just so angry and upset, the poor baby, so glad that she made it home although she must have been in teriffic pain, Penny said even the veterinary nurse was shocked at the state of her. I don't know what else can be done about this, I really think a national newspaper should be contacted.x