Martine Vos was called to a rescue mission that she probably won’t soon forget.
Vos works as a volunteer for Cat Shelter Limburg, a Belgian organization that specializes in providing care for stray cats. So it was only natural that she jumped at the chance to assist when she heard that one such animal was in need.
According to Vos, a guy contacted her rescue line after seeing a little, black kitten that was only a few days old. “He asked us to come and pick up this little baby.”
However, she had no idea at the time that things weren’t quite as they appeared.
Vos had intended to transport the orphan to a foster family who could take care of her after searching the area where the small animal had been discovered failed to find up any indications of her mother or any potential siblings.
Vos began to suspect something was wrong with the purported kitten at this point.
The infant “seemed incredibly enormous in my hands, and it felt completely different how a cat should feel,” Vos recalled.
Her face wasn’t quite so kitten-like, it was clear upon closer scrutiny.
Vos and a colleague went to a vet in an effort to determine what kind of animal this tiny infant truly was because their curiosity had been awakened. However, the vet was also perplexed.
The one thing she was certain about, according to Vos, was that the infant was a girl.
After consulting a neighboring animal rescue facility, Vos made the decision to investigate the riddle.
“They identified it as a young fox,” according to Vos.
It turns out that young fox pups are frequently darker in color and they do have a vaguely cat-like look.
When Vos discovered the infant that had been saved, she was overjoyed:
First of all, she explained, “because I’m particularly interested in the local wild creatures. “And also because my last name, Vos, is Dutch for “fox.” My dream was to really encounter a fox. So it was a dream come true to hold this tiny newborn fox in my hands and save it from likely tragedy!”
Since then, the newborn fox has being fostered by wildlife specialists until she is mature enough to return to the wild.
Vos was delighted to have assisted, even though it ended out not to be a kitten.
She stated, “I am devoted to helping cats in danger or need, especially the very young kittens, as a volunteer for Cat Shelter. “Being a part in saving this baby in this instance made me feel wonderful. She now has a decent chance to live in her own environment. And I’m hoping that she’ll be returned to the wild where she may give birth to several young foxes on her own.”
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