What is in my bedroom!?

Poor cat! At least he lived to tell the tale.

Aveline

How awful Maggiemaybe. Poor puss. Poor startled fox too I suppose.

I’m sure! Knowing our Archie, he’d have put up a good fight.

Brave cat!

This reminds me of years ago when we had a cat and it went into the neighbours house, up the stairs and got into her bed.
It terrified her and she couldn't wait to tell me off the next day. I could only see the funny side though- she wasn't the friendliest neighbour!

How awful Maggiemaybe. Poor puss. Poor startled fox too I suppose.

ExaltedWombat

>RSPCA info - "It's rare for foxes to come into our homes as they're wary of people.

The animal support lobby tends towards very rose-tinted opinions on foxes. My experience is that they're completely shameless and will explore everywhere and anywhere. And that they terrorise my cat.

Our lovely young cat staggered through the cat flap one evening and into the front room, blood spraying everywhere over the kitchen and hall like something from a horror film. He collapsed and we wrapped a towel round his neck and rushed him to the emergency vet, which thankfully happened to be our nearest. The vet gave him little chance but after microsurgery on his artery and a week’s observation and recuperation at the vet’s surgery we got him home. We were told it was a very rare fox attack. He was an all black cat and the theory was that they’d surprised each other in the dark.

Lovely to hear all this. From our fourth floor flat we see foxes and quite a lot of deer. I'd love to feed them.
It's interesting to look down on birds flying past. Certainly keeps the cat happy and chattering his teeth!

4allweknow

I'd never be finished feeding wildlife. I have deer, foxes,squirrels, rabbits all round. The foxes are quite sneaky but brazen too coming right up to patio doors. I have a squirreltgat looks like a eabbut from behind. His tail is like a large ball of cotton wool at the end. I do feed birds.

My beauty walked in to our lounge. Just stood there looking at me. My partner has fed her by hand.
Now we have a herring gull pecking on the patio door when he wants something 😊

I am told that putting the Mange medicine in a jam sandwich works. The cats don't like bread and jam.

I have a feeling that I might end up with another cat, after saying "no more" when my sweet Pepper died 4 years ago. I have now named the visiting "community cat" George. It's up to him as to whether he wishes to move in or not. He is almost certainly a relation of Pepper, who came from the same house. The lady "loved cats", her Queen was constantly pregnant, the offspring were inbred and once they grew out of kittenhood the lady lost interest and it was up to the rest of us to look after them. Pepper chose me.

>RSPCA info - "It's rare for foxes to come into our homes as they're wary of people.

The animal support lobby tends towards very rose-tinted opinions on foxes. My experience is that they're completely shameless and will explore everywhere and anywhere. And that they terrorise my cat.

I feed two foxes every night, they seem to be a pair and now will sit and wait in the shrubs until I lay the food down.. They are both very timid and will wait until I have gone back inside before they come to the food. They have a bowl each of fruit loaf, sausage roll, left over cat food, any kitchen scraps that are 'fox' suitable. I also put out calci worms. I will buy reduced Ham, Chicken pieces, Pasties and such like. I was also feeding the birds and had feeders all over the garden until rats moved in. Now I only have two feeders and a blackbird who will sit and wait for his raisins.

I'd never be finished feeding wildlife. I have deer, foxes,squirrels, rabbits all round. The foxes are quite sneaky but brazen too coming right up to patio doors. I have a squirreltgat looks like a eabbut from behind. His tail is like a large ball of cotton wool at the end. I do feed birds.

Aely

I would, if I lived in one of the larger houses in town with a decent sized garden. Unfortunately, I live in a two up one down 1970s ex-Council, terraced, dog kennel of a house. No room for a shed, let alone a garage. If Peter comes to my back door at a regular time each day I can put out a bowl for him, otherwise there is a large cat population which would enjoy the restaurant facility.

I used to leave food out for a young fox, and all the local cats used to come and eat the food. (one of them, a stray, became MY cat. I've had him since last Sept)

I ended up leaving out food the cats wouldn't eat - strong cheese, eggs (raw, in the shell), black pudding and fruit. He came for about 18 months then stopped coming last December - urban foxes only live for about 2 years

This is my fox. She loves to sunbathe. She’s been coming into the garden every evening for supper for over a year. I took pity on her because she was limping. She was fine all winter but now she’s limping again.

Aely…if you’re on Facebook Google in foxes and you will see how to get help. They will send you medication in the post for mange if that’s what she has, it does sound like that’s what she/he’s got. My fox doesn’t come anywhere near the door and would run a mile from me if I got too close. I just say hello Milly and put her food down. Last night she killed something, it was too far to see but it might have been a bird🥲which she disappeared into the hedgerows with. I would be terrified if she came into the house. Good luck

We have a lot of foxes around here, but last week I was still surprised to see a somewhat mangy looking fox in our garden just looking at me, a few yards away. It looked in poor condition, but I had nothing to give it but a lump of cheese. It took that and scooted off.

Only a few days days later a Japanese neighbour told dh that his wife had procured medicine for it, and was putting it into whatever she was feeding it - ‘and it’s looking better’.

However he added that he wasn’t telling anyone else, since he knew that not everybody likes foxes.

Reynard has since been back to our garden, looking hopeful - I gave him a rasher of back bacon this time.

butterandjam

It chewed a wire, hacked your computer and sent this message to Gransnet :

"Leave? Not likely, Missis. I like it here. Just bring more food. Chicken and stuff. Be very quiet, I won't attack unless you disobey. This is my bed now; you can sleep in the servants quarters."

Clear quote !!

Chuckling ..

Never mind the fox, I'd be too busy scrubbing everything in sight, it could have had fleas or other unwelcome 'friends'.
If the RSPCA won't come to your address is there anybody at the local council who might be able to help in case of a repeat visit?

I would, if I lived in one of the larger houses in town with a decent sized garden. Unfortunately, I live in a two up one down 1970s ex-Council, terraced, dog kennel of a house. No room for a shed, let alone a garage. If Peter comes to my back door at a regular time each day I can put out a bowl for him, otherwise there is a large cat population which would enjoy the restaurant facility.

Can you not give it a place to stay a cardboard box with a blanket, a garage, a shed and feed it each day poor thing

Not the RSPCA they will just euthanasia it if they even bother to come out Ring a wildlife centre they will know how to look after it
poor thing
Petra me too I really love foxes although I ve never even seen one

I knew it would be a fox when you mentioned the very skinny legs. Their legs are incredibly thin and fragile looking in comparison to their bodies. Poor thing. I wish him well.

I know it’s a daft idea but I would have been so tempted to keep him/her. I love them 🥰
My daughter teacher had a pet fox 🤢

Glad the fox found his way out. The poor thing needs help, and I hope he might turn up again and that the neighbours will feed him. Wild animals need all the help they can get.

It's virtually impossible to get the RSPCA to come out here. The nearest depot is 17 miles away and they consider us out of their territory. The fox, now named Peter, was eventually persuaded to leave. At least it left with a meal in its stomach. Cat food from me and some raw mince from a neighbour. It was very loathe to leave, very calm though. It looked at me with such pleading eyes. It just wanted rest and food. The neighbour came to see if it was Geoffrey, a local fox she hand feeds but it wasn't.

Our local foxes are usually in really good health, beautiful animals with a golden sheen to their fur, but Geoffrey was a sorry sight. I think he may have come in from a nearby estate where the foxes I have seen are skinny and unkempt.

I wonder if the RSPCA would respond , I know when we contacted them a few years ago about a cat ( not mine) that had been run over late at night , we ended up taking it to a vet in the next town the next morning, despite telling the Vet it wasn't ours they rang us back trying to get us to pay for a very expensive operation or for it to be put to sleep. We had also put up posters the next day for the owner to get in contact with them.