Hunt to find Lennoxtown thug who shot kitten in the eye with air gun

A nine-month old kitten has lost an eye after being shot with an air gun on Friday.

Vets initially thought the pet, called Milo, had been hit by a car but an X-ray revealed a pellet.

The kitten’s eye was removed but the pellet is still lodged in its skull.

Milo’s owner Kathryn McBride, of Lennoxtown, said: “Unfortunately, he is not fully recovered yet. He had the operation to safely remove his eye, however the bullet is too far lodged into his head for them to have safely removed it at the vet surgery.

“He’s at home but we’re awaiting advice from the vet hospital, who will likely proceed with advanced screening and then a further operation to remove the bullet.”