My dog was attacked and killed in u garden at 8,30 in the morning. I was awoken at 4.30am by the screams and barking of the foxes outside my window and on looking out saw our cat amidst the foxes, which were tearing at him, biting him and pulling lumps of his fur out. It’s extremely devastating. We were not sure whether it was our terrified cat, but since he was not at home( and normally he always stays in at night), we went to check the whole are at 2 AM. Any advice will be great thanks. He likes to go out all the time. My cat has a wound that is bleeding a light color and he is growling when he bites at it what could it be. I just witnessed a fox run at full speed to attack our old cat in full daylight sitting on our backdoor step. My outdoor cat got a bite at the base of her tail yesterday. The raccoons had been eating that anyway. We have a family of fox living next door and numerous other foxes passing through. They were preying on my cat with predator eyes and in numbers as time went on. We have 6 foot fences with no gaps and concrete footings, surrounding the whole garden. A complacant attitude to a growing problem. im so glad i came across this site and read all these comments , i had 2 gawges boys big flufffy cuddly loveable cats sadly one went missing over a year ago now so so devastated as you can imagine his brother misses him im sure i hate to think it could have been foxes that got him but we do have alot of foxes here i head counted 8 one morning !!!! Abscess Wit What Looks Like Something Is In It, Anemia / Bleeding / Fever / Lethargy / Pain / Wound, Raised bump or abscess at site of previous bite, Fever from infection caused by improperly wound care, Lethargy from pain or subsequent infection. From 225 quotes ranging from $300 - $2,000. This morning she looked very unwell. I would hate someone to be going through what I am now x. I am so sorry to read all the sad stories. i did get another cat to help with the loss of gawges boy but having to kep them indoor cats as he was almost got by a fox just yesterday morning around 9am it dont matter what time of day it is there there prowling and waiting !!! I have just been woken by the very loud noise of a fox outside in the road in the west end of glasgow. Went to walk the dog. Our 7 month old cat did not come home last night. There may also be a low cost clinic in your area that can help with this situation, and many large chain veterinary clinics offer a 'free first exam' which might help. Are Foxes Dangerous to Humans? I have just found my cat, decapitated. He will now only go outside late morning/early afternoon.. Two nights after his attack another cat was not so lucky. Was sitting looking very scared. Cat I can certainly see why farmers consider them vermin. Will certainly be investigating ways to seal up the gaps in the fences so she can roam or sleep without wild fox attacks! Subsequently I heard from another neighbour that the same fox had tried to attack their cat also. Simply asking for trouble if you keep your cats out at night!! With bbq season fast approaching I am guessing more and more will appear. The perfect Fox Bite Cat Animated GIF for your conversation. (Studies show that 50 % of cat bites become infected) I have been bitten by cats, dogs, horses, hamsters, eagles, turtles, and even taloned by an owl during my career. General information. Reading all these blogs I can see I’m not the only one having problems with foxes in Harrow. There’s a reason why foxes are one of the most successful animals on earth. I suggest people stop feeding foxes. You'll often find punctures around the neck area, rump area, and on the legs. The myth is probably much more that cats are NOT attacked by foxes than the opposite. When cats interact with other animals, sometimes they are bitten. All that I have found is a pool of blood and her collar which has been ripped in half. I’m afraid of letting my 3 cats out after dark now but they’re protesting about being locked in. A red fox attacked my cat this weekend, and I think it bit him, although there was no blood. Please everyone look after your small pets and babies. In shed. In many cases, it will be obvious that your cat has been in an altercation. I have often seen one or other of them sitting contentedly just 15 metres away from a fox as though they had an unwritten agreement – I haven’t seen you & you haven’t seen me -OK? Learn about the dangers of fox bites and contact Critter Control to safely handle any fox problems! No doubt in my mind that foxes kill/eat cats, but how on earth can you protect them? Harrow NW London. Something took her. My cat came home wounded, seemed and smelled like a dog bite, he's not bleeding and there is no pus, we had a doctor home (only thing we could think of at the moment was to ask her) we cleaned the wound with a small amount of peroxide and afterwards cleaned the wound with saline solution and plain water around the wound. My garden has nothing in it except for grass and a shed (as house was recently renovated before we bought it). IIm worried this will continue. Though it could happen that a fox tries to attack a dog or more likely a cat, they will be scared off when the noise begins or when a cat’s claws come out. We must stop throwing out food for the birds and feeding our pets outside. She was only alright with foxes as she was used to them. we are completley heartbroken. I looked out the window to see a massive fox cornering my 8 year old persian cat. To me, the risk to adult pet cats seemed minimal but I decided to look further, to see if I could find some hard facts about the risk to pets from fox attacks. Sadly she was found dead in a neighbours garden with her mouth ripped and fur missing. they have gotten bolder since fox hunting was banned and its about time local authorities started to act upon the problems foxes pose. We heard some yowling went out and our cats were standing off a fox on top of a shed where it had chased and cornered a kitten. Genuinely at a loss at what to do about it. They already attacked two of my cats and are not scared of us in fact they even growl at my husband when he tries to chase them away. Cat teeth can cause deep puncture wounds that are hard to clean. If it seems to be stress-related, he’ll need time to overcome his trauma, lots of TLC (which I’m sure he’s already getting!) No bushes etc. Just watched it this minute chase a fox out the garden and into the fields. Not scared and me having to run tk a neighbours house as I was scared. I’m so sorry for everyone who’s lost their cat, our pets become part of the family. We live outside a town and have a small holding, so foxes are always a threat. Make sure your cat does not lick or bite … I think maybe she went outside and collapsed and was picked up by one?!? A neighbour found his collar and half of his tail in their garden. We will definitely be keeping him in at night from now on though. Unfortunately this time it appears there were two, so the websites stating they do not hunt in packs are untrue! My one year old cat went missing 3 days ago. With wild animal bites, it's often recommended to give a rabies booster, even if your cat … This in suburban DUBLIN. we rushed him to the vet then a veterinary hospital but were unsure what had happened to him. I will not risk having this happen again so my cat has lost the freedom of pootling around in the day (I have always kept my cats in at night time). My cat has been bit by something we think a raccoon and it has just got worst and worst it’s super puffed out and keeps leaking puss that smells really bad and keeps laying in his litter box to hide from everyone and he’s stopped eating. © 2020 Wag Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. My daughter lives next to foxes too and she said my granddaughter had a fox go for her. Looked and called out everywhere I the neighborhood but no reply. Fox bite: Fox bite is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Animal bite. This fox was chasing our cat all around our garden until my husband went out to scare it off. A fox bite is painful but offers less potential for infection than a domestic cat bite or scratch – cats being regarded in animal rescue circles as the animal most likely to transmit serious infection. We’ve lost a cat to a fox (witnessed) and had two other cats chased by a fox (witnessed). The fox fled and Fudge was dead with very severe injuries. I found my 10 month old cat yesterday morning, in my back garden in south-west London, absolutely mutilated with her head and a leg missing. We believe our cat was attacked by a fox on Wednesday- she had severe lacerations to her legs and feet, cuts all over her body and bite marks. Bin bags have been replaced here by wheelie bins, the local foxes are getting desperate without their usual food source. I keep reading on the internet that foxes don’t attack cats but they obviously do. I’m a single parent with little income and want to take care of my son and his cat. Anyone in London concerned about over familiar foxes around their property may want to seek professional advice with regards to the legal removal of persistent and over familiar urban foxes. Keep them safe indoors. I didn’t click that it was going for my cats due to ‘professionals’ claiming how rare it is. Although it’s rare, cat bites and scratches can also put your cat at risk of diseases such as FeLV/FIV. Most cat bites occur when cat owners are bitten by their pets. One of her feet was bitten so badly she needed it to be re constructed. Really sorry to hear about your cat, I’ve just chased 2 foxes away from my kitchen door for the second time this week DEFINITELY chasing and hunting my cats who are 7 years old , I’m at the end of my tether now, I’ve secured the gaps that I can see in the fencing around my garden, my cats are always called in at night anyway ( I have no catflap and yes they do come in when I call, even if I have to call a couple of times) but the first instance this week was in broad daylight in the afternoon and this is MY garden… I’m exasperated with people being so blase about foxes and the threat they pose to our PETS ( and probably small children..) these foxes looked at me square on at first like I might not even be a threat til I picked up a broom screaming and yelling… ? Went to investigate – opened the door and my cat bolted through the door. He’s ten years old and I have seen him on numerous occasions nose to nose with foxes without any animosity or fear, even seen them playing together. There is a problem, I read snarl’s report, foxes are a menace and most of the killings were by them. In some severe cases of either abscess or serious bite wounds, your vet may place temporary drain tubes in the wound, which allows bacteria and fluid to drain as the wounds heal and provides for quicker healing. We live in Surbiton, so these are urban foxes. In the last month my old cat was killed and eaten by a fox – my youngster was badly hurt and very traumatised by an attack. Good to read another viewpoint though. Our indoor cat somehow got stuck to being outside all night, brought him inside everything seemed fine until noticed he was limping and now looks like 4 bite marks all around his tail, noticed he’s been licking the area, doesn’t let me look st the area but looks like puss coming out one 1 of the bites, should I take him to the vet? I thought the fox was just checking out his new territory. Discover and Share the best GIFs on Tenor. Our 18 month old cat was taken by a fox only this morning. Move forwards to 2014 and a different place and I heard a noise outside and my own cat was being attacked by a ‘pitbull’ type dog. Fox is one of the most popular wild predatory animals. Cats are naturally nocturnal animals, and don’t have watches so attempting a curfew is impractical. I looked out of the window to see two large foxes in our garden had cornered our cat, who was sitting on top of a fence in a distressed state. Fudge was 9 and a fit and healthy cat. I had heard that (very rarely) foxes had been known to attack young, old and vunerable cats. All gardens are enclosed, only foxes and cats go in them at night and my neighbours heard them when my cat was snatched. This is an interesting read. Something has to be done about getting rid of these vicious animals from our back gardens. I tried to shoo them away but the leader came back and carried the cat off. Its sad reading all the storys on this forum, my cat got chased back home last year by a Fox and I had to run out to scare the Fox away but main reason I’m here is yesterday my cat got into a cat fight so about 15 mins later I called my cat, he meowed and jumped over the fence and came to me, try to walk back off and then a Fox came out of no where and was starring at us so I quickly got him back inside and that was that, now the next day I’m here trying to find ways to keep him safer, he’s a cat and likes going outside so I don’t want to start not letting him out no more as that’s unfair on him. Four years later, they captured the first cat-fox for examination and have since captured, examined and released 12 out of 16 individuals seen on the island. At 2:45 am I heard that terrible fox noise and looked out to see it chasing my cat out from under the car. Surprising as this area is on a deck up some stairs. Last night his leg was shattered in an attack right outside our back door. i become a vampire through the help of my friend who introduce me into a vampire kingdom by given me their email. Behind shed etc. Checked all of downstairs. Those people who feed foxes are encouraging them to be less afraid of people, more daring in their actions and artificially increasing the population to epidemic levels. Hello, It might seem to you that a cat bit you “out of the blue,” but this is rarely the case. My other smaller one just sat there and wasn’t phased, I then heard another really bad fight with a fox and my cat came home and I noticed scabs on his throat a few days later. In cases which the wound seals up quickly or is more of a puncture, the bacteria will remain under the skin, causing an infection-filled sac to form. Unfortunately, he probably needs veterinary care after a trauma like that. It was a sight no cat lover would want to see. Interested in? I hate the things and even with over 6 foot high fences they still manage to climb over. My cat had a puncture mark under her tail which sadly developed a abscess and she now has a big open wound that the vet has not been able to stitch . I was stunned, really thought foxes wouldn’t be bothered with cats. We suspect my neighbours cat was also attacked last year and had a facial injury, luckily he is now ok, but very wary of foxes. My cat sooty was a beautiful friendly cat, she went missing in the spring, not like her at all, always comes in on time. Although cat bite wounds can be small and may not bleed excessively, they are prone to **developing serious infections. FOXES DO KILL CATS!!!!! My little Boysie was a handsome Yorkshire Terrior. I rushed outside and chased the foxes off. My beautiful boy cat Ollie had to be put to sleep on May 3 2014 due to a fox attack early in the morning. Your email address will not be published. 1.800.274.8837 (No Cats & Dogs) I’m afraid in my books that’s damning evidence! We also rescued our cat from snowy garden shed roof 2 days ago with bleeding ear and fox circling him thus stopping him being able to enter back through cat flap. VetCompass now shares health data on over 400,000 companion animals from over 200 practices across the UK. Your vet will next conduct a thorough physical examination of your cat. She ate a bit of tuna and I settled her on her favourite kitchen chair. Poor Cosmo aged 16 relieved himself on bathroom matt, obviously traumatised to use garden and when picking him up he hisses and growls. I know foxes only do what foxes do, but am having a hard time forgiving them at the moment. The fox dosnt see my cat as he’s round the corner of the shed and my cat didn’t see the fox, I didn’t make any noise but the fox saw me and ran off thankfully. I chased it away, just like before. He’s managed to escape with minimal damage thankfully and as yet, no abscesses have formed on the bites. Just saved my mums cat 2years old from a fox .. At first I was cleaning it with rubbing alcohol but a friend said I should use hydrogen peroxide and I have been using that for about the past 3 days. we rushed him to the vet then a veterinary hospital but were unsure what had happened to him. Then this fox comes out from behind the bins. Writing this as my cat waits for an operation after being attacked by a fox in our back garden in West London. Well it has happened to us and I vowed never to get another cat for as long as we live here. It is important for pet owners to realize that, while larger injuries obviously require care, even smaller wounds that appear to be minor can create large health problems if not properly cared for. Urban foxes – could your pet cat be the next victim? Learn how your comment data is processed. The database is all well and good but it doubt it includes the deaths people have experienced here. I live in Central London and can vouch that foxes definitely poise a threat to cats and a nuisance in our area. Back legs seem weak … perhaps strained or twisted them while trying to get away … or alternatively muscular exhaustion from having to work so hard not to get dragged off. I then went to check on the Internet if foxes attack cats, and came across this site. This sac will take the form of a raised bump called an abscess and is the body’s immune response to the foreign bacteria. Our cat only goes outside when we are present as the same fox is still around. I totally agree with you… they’re NOT scared , they mean business, it’s not just at night time and I don’t know what we’re supposed to do…!!! They also had no fear and whilst our neighbours tried to wake us up they kept trying to return for our poor boy. Not 4 foot away at the top of the patio steps was a sizable fox who shot off when he saw me. What next our 3 and 4 year old kids whilst they are playing in the garden. I have no doubt what- so- ever that this fox meant business. Road accident victims will usually be found on/by the road or at home (if they’ve limped back). The wound area will then be thoroughly cleaned. Habitat loss and lack of food are what drives foxes to raid garbage cans, chicken coops, and rabbit hutches in both urban and rural areas. It is possible your cat disturbed the cubs. I went outside immediately to see what was going on our cat was crouched under a bench whilst the fox was trying to get at it. After perhaps 20 minutes, poked head into a neighbours garden and it had jumped onto a piece of furniture outside their front door. I have always thought that foxes will kill and mutilate cats if they are hungry or defending their cubs. The fox did not move when I approached, shooing it and making as much noise as I could to frighten it away. i become a vampire because of how people treat me, this world is a wicked world and not fair to any body. Recovery and management of bite wounds in your cat will depend on the severity of the initial wound. I heard the fox and heard one of my barn cats. It put up a tremendous fight but was overcome by the foxes circling and biting. Treatment of Bite Wounds in Cats. Frightening though, and she seemed happier and little more receptive to have my company than usual, she’s normally a grumpy fiesty little thing! if a wolf escaped the zoo it would be hunted endlessly, i see no difference to a fox, both are wild canids with the same instincts. The council is not bothered – what are we to do? Cats in particular often spend much of their time outside, in the same areas as foxes. am now a powerful man and no one step on me without an apology goes free. I do such proplecwoukd stop feeding them and our country needs to act quickly in these animals. Fox bite as a subtype of Animal bite. Our cats are more indoor cats but they like to lay in the sun and go out for a few hours a day. I think I have many sleepless nights ahead trying to get him to my way of thinking! The body had been eaten in-line with an animal attack. Cat bite abscesses are most common on the tail, top of the head, legs, face and neck. My cat has a big lump on his head/neck he was attacked by a pitbull the dog thrashed my cat around it was horrific. My sister has lost two 10 year old cats to a fox in the space of 8 days, she found one’s body bitten and scratched the other she only found the bloody collar and fur, the vet said that when they have young to feed they can take risks and attack cats. My sons are traumatised after discovering two large foxes dragging what remained of our cat’s body around our garden this Easter Sunday at 7am. Alan is only allowed out during the day now and even though he complains he will hopefully get used to it. They are trying to attack in the day too & went for my granddaughter who is 9! Hi I came across this site while looking on line about Foxes attacking CAT’S….. I’ve had issues in my Garden with Foxes trying to attack my 16 year old Cat!!!! This was in Bushey herts. Our cat is small and fast, only 2 years old .. she shot up a tree and escaped. Okay something weird happened a fox with no fur on its tail just acted as if he wanted to attract idk if it’s because he could smell the food I had or bc I was being friendly with him thinking it’s just a cute animal but no more friendly. keep ya pets safe people. About five days ago a white 1-2poodle sized fox was near my bedroom sliding door eating the cat food. The dog had its mouth clamped around the stomach of my cat. Sedation or anesthesia may be required to examine the injured pet. I think my cat who has lived in peace in our area for 5 years has been attacked by a fox, looks like he has been scruffed and ragged, very nasty looking injuries which are being treated. My older barn cat was attacked in the early afternoon yesterday by a pack of three Texas desert foxes and had to have his tail amputated by our vet. direct hosts…We as pet owners are legally obliged to have our pets injected yearly with the Echinococcus treatment. I'm sorry that happened to your cat. Giving medication to pets: a necessary but challenging task. The fox was in the derelict house next door under construction. I don’t have a cat flap as I live in a g/floor flat with no exclusive enterance to the garden so my cat uses the kitchen window. It does happen very sadly! I did try to keep him indoors but he complained. This can make even quick encounters between cats a potentially injurious experience. I can only hope she didn’t suffer and having spoken to our vest who assures me she would have most likely died from shock before she was killed Look after your cats at night. In wounds that bleed freely and easily, these bacteria have a better chance of escaping.
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