A BARRY kitten is lucky to be alive after being shot with an air rifle.
Eight-month-old Cosmo was shot in the side by the pellet gun on December 15 in the Pencoedtre Road area of Barry.
Cosmo recovering after being shot by an air rifle in Barry
Cosmo recovering at home in Barry
He was rushed to Vale Veterinary Centre by owner Devina Hawkins where an operation was done immediately to remove the pellet.
Ms Hawkins said: “He is very lucky. The pellet was inside and had travelled through his body and got stuck in the skin on the other side. They think it just missed his organs. They removed the pellet and he is now recovering.