Cat Rescue Discovers One Of Their Orphans Is Actually A Fox

A wildlife rescue in Shropshire, England, received an odd call on Monday. The newest visitor at a neighborhood cat shelter was not the kitten they expected. She was the size of a fox cub.

Fox cubs are often born in February and March, and their curled ears, smushed cheeks, and fluffy coats might resemble kittens, which are born all year.

“They are frequently misidentified as kittens since they bear no resemblance to foxes,” Fran Hill, manager of Cuan Wildlife Rescue, told The Dodo. “We’ve had several in the past that were a month or two old that folks raised just to discover it wasn’t a cat!”

It’s fairly uncommon for a cub to become separated from her mother, especially because Mom is constantly on the watch for dangers to her little family. “The vixen may occasionally move her cubs if she is concerned about her current situation,” Hill explained. “She transports them one by one to their new location.” She may drop the youngster if she is disturbed or challenged.”

The cub was moved from the cat shelter to Cuan Wildlife Rescue, where she was discovered to have a little scratch on her snout but to be otherwise unharmed. The young cub is doing well after a week at the rescue, but she need a lot of attention to keep healthy and strong.

The cub is fed milk three times each hour until midnight, when the feedings resume bright and early at 6 a.m. “She’s being fed with a bottle right now, but she’ll probably start lapping shortly,” Hill added. “They grow up rapidly.”

If another orphaned fox cub comes at the rescue, the two will be housed together in an environment where they may connect and develop the abilities needed to be released back into the wild.

But, for the time being, all the young cub needs to do is keep growing strong.

Link to Paws Daily

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