Spot the kangaroo underwent surgery at Lort Smith Animal Hospital and is now being transferred to Wild About Wildlife Animal Rescue Centre.

Head of hospital services Dr Russell Harrison said Spot was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition after being shot in the head.

“We immediately anesthetised him and took an X-ray to determine the extent of the damage,” he said.

“We found that there was no fracture or damage to his skull, which was incredibly lucky.

“Our veterinary surgeon removed the arrow and cleaned and flushed the wound. After waking Spot up we administered painkillers and antibiotics.

“It is miraculous that the arrow didn’t kill the kangaroo, or do any permanent damage.

“He is in a stable condition and recovering at a wildlife shelter, where he will receive round the clock care.

“Lort Smith Animal Hospital vets will do a follow up check in six weeks. Spot’s a very lucky boy.

“Lort Smith did this surgery pro bono, and provides over $100,000 of veterinary care to wildlife very year, all funded by public donations. We urgently need additional funds to continue this work.”

UPDATE 11am:

The kangaroo underwent emergency surgery at a Lort Smith Animal Hospital near Melbourne.

Eleven volunteers searched for nine days to find the kangaroo landing at another private property in Ashbourne where he was found and tranquilized. 

“We were able to locate him a few times but he was very flighty and hard to catch,” a Wildlife Victoria volunteer Amy Amanto said.

“Because he has had the arrow in his head for so long there is a lot of infection.

“He was lucky it missed the skull.

“He had emergency surgery and is now at a wildlife shelter near Melbourne.”

EARLIER:

Good news for a Thursday morning – the kangaroo shot by an arrow last week has been found.

“We're happy to report that the kangaroo with the arrow was successfully caught overnight and taken in for emergency surgery. Further updates to follow...” Wildlife Victoria has posted to its Facebook page.

Wildlife Victoria was notified of the kangaroo on Monday, August 31, but rescuers were unable to locate it.

They issued a plea to the public, calling for help to find the kangaroo. 

“This eastern grey kangaroo was reported to our Emergency Response Service this morning in Ashbourne with an arrow clearly lodged in the back of its head. Report sightings to us quoting case #206046,” Wildlife Victoria’s Facebook read. 

Anyone with information about the case should call 1300 094 535 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.