We live next to a reservoir and they are all around here. As I came up the garden, I noticed about 5/6 big clumps of her fur on the lawn. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM, I turn to a vampire any time i want to. I live in the middle of the countryside, I’ve only seen 3 foxes in 16 years of living here. Cat bites. 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. We have this discussion in our expanded neighbourhood(Camden, Upper& Lower Holloway, Highbury) about foxes killing or hurting cats.There are some fox fanatics in the area who do feed foxes, even we do ask them not to!Our neighbours cat was hurt badly, but was screaming, luckily the owner was just in the kitchen and heard the noise and was able to rescue her fully grown 9 year old cat, who was fit and healthy: All the comments in our neighbourhood are frightening as we got a huge fox population, also due to so many junkfood chaines which of course attracts them:In our garden lives a whole fox family on our shed. Seems that a there is an increase this time of year. and yes foxes are becoming bolder and braver than ever. I just read ur article about your cat Olli. It might seem to you that a cat bit you “out of the blue,” but this is rarely the case. Whatever was the cause, there are things you can do to prevent this from happening in … He isn't crying or seems to be in pain. Being 13+ years old his age was against him as the injury was so severe he lost the use of his hind legs. My suspicions were confirmed as one morning we left our cat unattended in the garden no less than 5 minutes we heard a huge commotion our garden wall is over 6ft tall but somehow the same fox was trying to get in our garden to attack our cat. we are completley heartbroken. he has since had regulare visits to fitzpatricks referrals where they found bite marks on his body and back of the neck which have been identified as fox bites, he was also found to be covered in saliva. 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. Luckily he dropped her. I have no evidence it was the foxes but it seems the most likely explanation. If your cat suffers an animal bite, you should tend to the wound right away for proper cat care. The wound area will then be thoroughly cleaned. The fox ran off. Checked garden. Since the teeth are sharp, a wound can be deep yet small, making it easier for it to heal over. The myth is probably much more that cats are NOT attacked by foxes than the opposite. No harm to the cat but I wonder if she disturbed a litter (there has been cubs in the garden in the last 2 years). 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. When we moved in, she never once attempted to climb them (being so old) and has never once left our garden. My beautiful boy cat Ollie had to be put to sleep on May 3 2014 due to a fox attack early in the morning. There are foxes living here and I’ve just found out there are a lot more than I thought after speaking with a neighbour who feeds them. You will need to ensure your cat is kept comfortable and quiet to promote healing from a bite wound. So, please, unless it’s not possible (feral cats) PLEASE keep your cats indoors. When cats interact with other animals, sometimes they are bitten. 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. My cat would rather hang out with foxes than other cats.. and yes I too have see them sunbathing outside together in the early hours.. my cat then leads them to mine for food for them lol.. Now the little blighters have started jumping at my window for attention! In shed. Any uneaten cat food I now recapture rather than leave out. My cat is 7 he is adorable. just outside my garden door . VetCompass is a collaborative not-for-profit research project run by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London, in collaboration with the University of Sydney. Unfortunately, he probably needs veterinary care after a trauma like that. Your vet will next conduct a thorough physical examination of your cat. My cat Fudge was killed horribly by a fox. This is known as survivorship bias and the same issue occured during world war 2, where they would look for damage on surviving planes and armour up those areas, but eventually realized that they actually needed to armour up the areas that showed no damage as those areas would never show up as damaged on surviving planes since when they did get damaged the plane wouldn’t survive. Wanted to post to restore a little bit of faith for the next person who like me sits reading these sad sad comments whilst waiting for their cat to return x, I witnessed my cat being attacked by a fox 10 days ago. We have a large garden and my husband thought it was another cat at first, but then noticed the size. Clearly not. by a car) then foxes (as scavengers do) may well eat the body, but it is unlikely that the fox was the cause of death.In reality, cats are more at risk from other cats and road traffic accidents than from foxes. You’re hardly going to gather the bits left and take them to the Vet to be counted! I got a fright just this morning he woke me up to let him out at 4 am he normally wakes me at all hours. Signs that your cat may be suffering from a bite wound include: A bite wound typically occurs as a result of a fight or rough play between two cats or your cat and another animal. Once the foxes learn that cats can be attacked they will continue to do so – and they do hunt in packs -teaching each other that cats are fair game. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. For treatment of abscesses, your vet may choose to lance the area in order to allow bacteria and infection to escape. My cat sooty was a beautiful friendly cat, she went missing in the spring, not like her at all, always comes in on time. Not once have I seen the foxes ever attempt to attack the other animals and in fact, the cat is more than capable of seeing off the foxes and they tend to give the cat as wide a berth as possible! Even cats that have been raised in the same household can occasionally have disagreements over food, toys or a favorite sitting spot and use fangs and claws to settle the dispute. Seems that foxes’ behavior has evolved quite rapidly since the Feb ’13 article was written, possibly in response to dwindling food supply as bins become more secured. Luckily our cats saved him, We live in Windsor and our 8kg tabby male has just been chased into the house by a screaming banshee of a Fox, very scary stuff. The house two gardens over, has two pheasants hanging up in his back garden. my 8 year old beutiful bengal cat spirit was found by a neighbour in broad daylight in her garden a few days before christmas fighting for his life. My cats will not be allowed to go out at night anymore. Having watched our cctv recordings, he was killed by two foxes at 1.30am, near our back door, and the foxes came and went for the rest of the night taking parts of his body, presumably to feed cubs. Even the friendliest of cats can get into an altercation with another cat, dog or other domesticated or wild animal. Something needs to be done. Home » All Posts » Ask a vet online » Urban foxes – could your pet cat be the next victim? 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. My 1year old cat Nico has been missing for a few days now, its not like him to go wondering off for days. She was always a very slight cat but in recent years was very scrawny – we had regular vet checks and she was on thyroid meds. He likes to go out all the time. For many years our cats have used a purpose built ‘hut’ just outside for them to shelter in, or just take a nap. The good news is that a new database, VetCompass, has started to accumulate real, up to date information about health issues affecting pets in the UK. Now it looks like we have to re-instate cat toilet indoors. I'm isolated right now so I can't even get him looked at. If I had not stepped out of our door when it was just a few yards awayI have no doubt our cat would have been killed. 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. Wide awake I got up to check. When I looked out there was a fox confronting my cat (she is a healthy 61/2 year old) Luckily she came straight-in, but it prompted me to look this up on the internet. 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. Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences no matter how painful. I never thought I’d see her in such a state, and it’s devastating. My cat will no longer be going out alone – not that she wants to right now – she is too frightened. I live in Central London and can vouch that foxes definitely poise a threat to cats and a nuisance in our area. Cats in particular often spend much of their time outside, in the same areas as foxes. Cat scratches from fighting are prone to getting infected and abscesses forming, you should ensure that the area is clean but you should still visit your Veterinarian for an examination as a course of antibiotics may still be required. Overall, with appropriate follow-up care and adherence to your veterinarian’s prescribed course of medications and wound care, your cat has an excellent chance of a full recovery from their bite wound injury. I had no idea this was a possibility as I’d never heard of it. So it does happen…and at least this time, the cat survived…. My cat was playing as he normally does with the other and they were playing abit rougher this time and they were running around and I think hes hurt himself when they jumped on him and hes now limping with both legs kinda dragging but still walking a little balancing on his back paws. Our neighbours pregnant cat had her legs eaten by a fox and killed as a result. I can’t stop thinking about it. Hes plays with a young fox on the field next our home and they have a wonderful time! There are a family of foxes in our area who are only seen at night, i never thought they would be a threat to him or my other cat, i always assumed cats would have the upper hand with foxes. Healthy foxes avoid people when they can. Fox bite: Fox bite is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Animal bite. The dead cat was buried in its garden, the cats are being killed, but their deaths aren’t being monitored for the statistics. Owners of cats need to understand that’s whilst their moggy is a pampered part of the family indoors, once outside all the basic instincts of survival take over. Just heard foxes outside, my cats are in tonight ,all three have come running in. One came really close to the house and up my path in broad daylight and my other cat who is very large attacked it and it ran off, he hates fighting. 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. If he continues hissing and growling, it would be worth a quick check up with your vet just to make sure he wasn’t injured in any way by the fox. My other cats are now being kept indoors. Something took her. My beloved middle-aged cat was killed by a fox on our suburban street 1 week ago. My lovely ginger male kitten 3 months old been missing for past week now. he is making slow but steady progress which will be ongoing for several months now which brings both emotional and finacial pressures. fox didnt even think she was worth sniffing, carried on munching the cat food i had put out for it For more info., see: http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html and http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/caring-animal-companions/caring-cats/indoor-cats/. I suggest people stop feeding foxes. and am one of the most dreaded man in my country. Your cat may also need to wear a cone or other appropriate limiting device if they incessantly lick, groom or otherwise irritate the wound site. Several years ago I witnessed a cat (not one of mine) being attacked by a Greyhound in a garden and the dog shook it around like a ragdoll until it was dead. Could it have been a badger? I’m afraid of letting my 3 cats out after dark now but they’re protesting about being locked in. Thank you for your question. Foxes will be hungry and at night they hunt for food its nature, keep your cats in at night, keep them safe x. I went outside to rescue the cat but the foxes at first weren’t bothered by my presence until I started throwing pebbles at them. Road accident victims will usually be found on/by the road or at home (if they’ve limped back). He tried to chased the fox and the fox dropped the kitten and run away. i become a vampire because of how people treat me, this world is a wicked world and not fair to any body. Scratches and puncture of the eye is possible. I’m writing this whilst my small 7month old kitten is having surgery to rebuild her jaw, ear and have numerous stitches after a fox attack at 8am this morning… I heard noises in my garden and found the fox had cornered my cat behind my shed, as I shouted to scare the fox, it managed to get hold of my cats head and drag it over my neighbours fence and tried to drag her away. I have just lost 2 of my beloved 16 year old cats to foxes in 2 weeks. I did try to keep him indoors but he complained. Our older cat Catkin(10) has been missing since 18th June. We were awoken by that awful noise foxes make but we were too late to help. I banged on the glass and the fox ran off. All bedroom doors were shut upstairs as she’d been peeing in rooms past few days (this is also how I knew she was probably in her last few days). General information. The area I live in (Leeds) has huge numbers of urban foxes which in my opinion are out of control. It’s extremely devastating. My neighbors told me he saw a large fox taken down my kitten at right front of my house around 11pm. I used to accept these views as it was always the common view but after witnessing my four month old kitten being carried off in the mouth of a fox I refuse to believe that foxes are not a threat to pet cats and small dogs. There is a problem, I read snarl’s report, foxes are a menace and most of the killings were by them. 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!) 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 . 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. I rushed outside and chased the foxes off. Fortunately he was able to outrun the fox and quickly made his was home. It had cornered a fairly large and healthy looking cat and was making every effort to have the cat for dinner. i turn to human being also at any time i want to. No sign now. If your cat has been in a fight, examine his or her fur carefully for hidden bite wounds. We live next to a field, in a semi urban area just outside Brighton. They were quite brazen and despite my efforts kept coming back towards my injured cat who eventually managed to drag himself under our car. He had already passed and was in a terrible state. 1.800.274.8837 (No Cats & Dogs) Toggle Navigation Menu. When someone asked me this question, my instinctive answer was that fox attacks on cats are exceptionally rare. Kitten has come into our house and is luckily un hurt but we will have to try and find owners and warn them as he is far too small to be out at night. I just hope he was caught sleeping and did not have to suffer! This can make even quick encounters between cats a potentially injurious experience. The fox had jumped on some lumber I had for a project which was the noise I heard when the fox disturbed it. I have studied our urban foxes on CCTV for over a year and have seen them share the garden on many occasions with a neighbours cat and even a hedgehog. How do you know it was foxes? Today in broad daylight was a fox on the patio, and from its belly I assume it’s got babies to feed. I was hopeful that he might limp home but as each day passes this is less likely. Giving medication to pets: a necessary but challenging task. I have been present when foxes have attempted to attack my cats and was able to intervene but I fear this time during daylight hours we were not about to help. Would be useful to have an update on the official vet stats in the article. It was such a relief, but it still could be someone else’s cat the fox was chasing! My little Boysie was a handsome Yorkshire Terrior. On the whole, foxes are not dangerous and do not harm people unless threatened. Enter your postcode to reveal your local vet ratings and reviews, another attack on a baby by an urban fox in London, Populist, radical measures such as destroying foxes in an area, http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html, http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/caring-animal-companions/caring-cats/indoor-cats/, Äter rävar katter? Once I realized she had it I put some hydrogen peroxide on it and it has since sealed up so I hope that she will be ok since I cant take her to a vet during quarantine. My two barn cats sleep on a chair near there. The body had been eaten in-line with an animal attack. But they are definitely outclassed by a fox, especially a larger one. I'm sorry that happened to your cat. FOXES DO KILL CATS!!!!! In many cases, it will be obvious that your cat has been in an altercation. © 2020 Wag Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. It looked like a strong healthy young cat but had been ripped open. I have just found my cat, decapitated. And a neighbour had seen a parent fox teaching it’s cubs to hunt – they were circling her ancient moggy. Our 7 month old cat did not come home last night. But a fatal attack by a fox could happen anywhere and leave little or no evidence. Live Chat, to connect to other services such as our Facebook page and determine how people are using the website. Luckily I managed to scare them off with a flash light and get my cat over over the neighbour’s garden fence. No cats in my neighbour hold have been harmed so far by foxes.- Greenwich, London. Thank god we saw it and made lots of noise to put him/her off. A lot of people are not even aware how dangerous this infection is!I have seen terrible results in young and old-it takes years to discover with fatal outcomes….I wish all these Fox- fanatics would be aware of this danger and would accept that the fox-population doesn’t belong to a big city’s”wonderful wildlife”Of course they have been driven out of their natural habitat, but they are an indirect danger to humans and especially cats. Last night I heard a yelping sound outside the window and immediately knew something was wrong. No way. From 225 quotes ranging from $300 - $2,000. I had been bathing at the time and screamed for someone to rescue the cat but all fully dressed humans in the immediate area appeared to be deaf. 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. He was attacked a month ago leaving a bad injury to his paws which needed stitches wouldn’t have beloved it it had I not seen it myself our cat is very scared to go out side the cat was one side of the car and the fox was creeping round behind the other side. I thought I had imagined it, but 30 seconds later the boom happened again!? 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. The vet confirmed the jaw size from the bites was too big to be another cat and was a fox. Then this fox comes out from behind the bins. I see lots of foxes and they and tried to walk towards me many times as I pick my little dog up. They are a possible carrier of rabies and a bite … i have witnessed foxes harrassing my cats(5), my daughter has lost several rabbits to foxes, they have pestered my ferrets to the point where they ate their own litter of kits to stop the fox trying, i have been bitten by a fox whilst cutting privet bushes and have had them tear my rubbish bins to shreds and defacated all over my lawn putting my dogs, cats, partner and myself at risk of toxoplasmosis and other zoonosises. After reading all the posts not willing to take the risk . Being a medical professional, having specialized also in tropical medicine and parasitology the cases with Echinococcus infections have increased rapidly over the years!Especially families with kids spend a lot of time in their gardens, having plots of vegetables, toddlers crawling on the gras etc. I’m devastated and so shocked but he was completely torn apart. I did some research about cats taken by foxes and most played down the risk! 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). I have just found what’s left of my cat, right next to the fox hole. Our 18 month old cat was taken by a fox only this morning. I’m so sad to read the tragic comments on this thread, its 1am and I’ve sat up waiting for my cat to come home tonight – and saw 5 foxes! Im expecting him to jump in through the kitchen window at anytime. I am slightly concerned about foxes but not as much as dogs trained/encouraged by their horrible owners to kill or injure cats and other dogs. 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. I found my cat dead yesterday after a suspected fox attack. I’m so worried for my 2 cats now, the foxes seem bolder than ever. My outdoor cat got a bite at the base of her tail yesterday. Foxes kill their prey in a cat-like manner—most canids grab and shake their prey, but foxes use their long, slender (again, cat-like) canines to bite to kill. Whilst sitting in my garden at the weekend, a large dog fox chased my cat across the garden grabbing its tail. Thankfully my cat was not hurt and I brought her inside for the rest of the night even though she wanted to go back out! My cat then must have heard the fox and was quite interested, I managed to coax my cat in, and I think that will be the last time he goes out at night. Having him/her seen by a veterinarian would be best for the cat, and will allow them to treat the cat so that it can heal. I hate the things and even with over 6 foot high fences they still manage to climb over. I live in Leeds and my beautiful cat Sox who was 17years old was attacked and killed by a fox a week ago. Next, the wound will be thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic wash, alcohol, iodine or other sterilizing substance. i purchased the approved deterrent which obviously didnt work. He was current with his rabies vaccinations, but he received a booster, anyway. What is this and what can I do other than take him to the vet. I need an answer but I’ll never get one. Keep your cats indoors at times when foxes are most likely to be around, such as dusk, night time and dawn. This is no way to live and we are getting desperate now! The clumps of fur are very suspicious. I encourage a certain female fox with a cub to come back a lot but I don’t know if I should continue to do so. But the same underestimation could be applied to cat fight injuries and road traffic accidents. My neighbour was woken at 2am by foxes screeching, only to find them playing with something in the road. Your cat probably has an abscess or bite wound, and those can be very painful and become septic. Although it’s rare, cat bites and scratches can also put your cat at risk of diseases such as FeLV/FIV. best to keep older cats in at least. There is no way – other than scale a 6 foot fence, that a dying 21.5 yr old cat could’ve got out of my garden.
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