Woman Finds Fox Sleeping In Her Cat’s Bed, Gets Surprised By The Way It Acts
A ginger cat called George was recently outfoxed when he returned from a walk in the garden to find an uninvited guest had taken over his bed.
“When I came downstairs, and walked passed the kitchen into the bathroom, I did a double take as in the kitchen window I could see a pair of huge ears,” said house cat’s owner, 47-year-old Meloney Blayze from Petts Wood, south east London. “‘I thought, “hmm, those are not the cat’s ears”, and I turned the light on to look at what was in the cat’s bed – and it was a red fox.”
Meloney had woken up at 4am to let the family pet out of the kitchen window and into the garden, but the wild animal had sneaked in after she’d gone back to sleep and made itself comfortable in the adorable cat’s bed. When he finally returned, George tried to scare the cute fox away by hissing at it, but the sleeping animal refused to budge until Meloney picked up the bed and tipped the fox out of the window. “He was very tame, he did not want to leave,” she said. Given the cold spell sweeping the UK at the moment, we can’t really blame him!
A ginger cat called George was surprised to find an uninvited guest waiting for him recently
The fox had sneaked in and started “acting like another member of the family who had been there for years and was confused about what all the fuss was about”
“I looked at him and he looked at me. He was not frightened of me at all” recalls cat’s owner Meloney Blayze
George tried hissing at it, but the fox didn’t move until the cat’s owner Meloney shooed it out of the window
The internet was quick to comment
Other people were worried for the animal’s welfare
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Is it me or does the fox looks like a stuffed animal? Like one of those realistic looking stuffed animals that are like super expensive??? It's still adorable though! lolz
YES! absolutely. It does not look real, but instead a stuffed animal.
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I would be frightened. I'm sorry I cannot enjoy the beauty of a fox, but I would welcome it if it was surely tame.
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The fox is beautiful, but wild animals can have fleas and other vermin. They may also be sick. I would thorougly clean the cat's bedding before letting him use it again. If the fox comes around again and seems healthy, a sheltered outdoor bed and heating pad might work well for it.
While awesome, this can be dangerous, because foxes can attack humans and pets, and, can get rabies.
Dogs can attack humans as well. As for rabies, the post says it's in the UK where, as far as I know, rabies is extinct.
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When fox behave friendly it can be a sign they are infected with rabies. It is best to be cautious with wild animals.
neat but yeah id worry about how dangerous that animal is around my pets.
I love foxes but isn’t doesn’t this weird behavior mean it might have rabies?
Uhh, if a wee fox decided it wanted to live in our house, we would absolutely have a new pet.
Well, to be sure foxes do not hunt cats regularly as they are known to take on small mouse-like rodents such as voles and ground squirrels. However, when the prey is not sufficient, foxes may hunt domestic cats perhaps due to its opportunistic nature. Generally, cats do not form an essential fox's diet.
You don't want to catch rabies nor should your cat. I would keep George for a few nights. I thought that foxes could eat cats? Just let animal control know. And be safe.
Poor little guy, he's probably not doing so well. I do wildlife rescue and that to me seems like a fox thats not going to live much longer, either because he's too tame for his own good or is suffering from something.
I would have left him alone, he was clearly cold and not hurting anyone. I'm sure once daylight came he would have left.
Yeah I a one of those tree huggers that would have allowed him to stay. Fed him a good meal and then when he wanted to leave, let him come and go as he pleased. I am just into animals and the more friendlier the better they have a chance to become park of my pack. :)
What happens as we keep building and invading their territory
no he is not stuffed..look closely and you will see his head is in a different position in the photos. Poor fella is cold. I would have put a nice warm box out side with a blanked and given him some warm food..
But what some people commented (probably on FB), I don´t think the fox has toxoplasmosis, I rather think he´s been orphaned and bottle-raised by someone, why else would a fox lay down in a cat bed??? A really wild fox´d have laid down on the carpet or simply on the floor if he had dared come in through the cat flap or so... Maybe the person who bottle-raised him passed??? Who knows, to me the fox looks as if he´s used to be close to humans!!! And by the way, animals who have rabies may lose their natural shyness, but then they only come close to humans OUTSIDE, not in an appartment or house!!! Some people know nothing at all about wild animals...
NEVER let cats outdoors. It is so dangerous. Here's another reason not to do it.
Beautiful animal... the lady, kinda frightens me. Surprised how the fox wasn't afraid!
Awwww so cute! I would have risked feeding and petting him, maybe he could be a new pet! lol
You should NEVER do that! Treating a wild animal like a domesticated pet can seriously put them at risk when they venture back into the wild. Once they feel at ease and become accustomed to human interactions and affection they will usually assume that all humans behave in that same positive way which as we all know is most definitely not the case in the majority of situations! Attempting to tame a wild animal for your own enjoyment is dangerous for both of you and not only that, its completely cruel to put an innocent wild animal at risk like that. Yes there are most certainly exceptions to this rule but they are very rare.
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You always an a$$hole, or is this something new you're trying out?
Load More Replies... Is it me or does the fox looks like a stuffed animal? Like one of those realistic looking stuffed animals that are like super expensive??? It's still adorable though! lolz
YES! absolutely. It does not look real, but instead a stuffed animal.
Load More Replies... I would be frightened. I'm sorry I cannot enjoy the beauty of a fox, but I would welcome it if it was surely tame.
Load More Replies... The fox is beautiful, but wild animals can have fleas and other vermin. They may also be sick. I would thorougly clean the cat's bedding before letting him use it again. If the fox comes around again and seems healthy, a sheltered outdoor bed and heating pad might work well for it.
While awesome, this can be dangerous, because foxes can attack humans and pets, and, can get rabies.
Dogs can attack humans as well. As for rabies, the post says it's in the UK where, as far as I know, rabies is extinct.
Load More Replies... When fox behave friendly it can be a sign they are infected with rabies. It is best to be cautious with wild animals.
neat but yeah id worry about how dangerous that animal is around my pets.
I love foxes but isn’t doesn’t this weird behavior mean it might have rabies?
Uhh, if a wee fox decided it wanted to live in our house, we would absolutely have a new pet.
Well, to be sure foxes do not hunt cats regularly as they are known to take on small mouse-like rodents such as voles and ground squirrels. However, when the prey is not sufficient, foxes may hunt domestic cats perhaps due to its opportunistic nature. Generally, cats do not form an essential fox's diet.
You don't want to catch rabies nor should your cat. I would keep George for a few nights. I thought that foxes could eat cats? Just let animal control know. And be safe.
Poor little guy, he's probably not doing so well. I do wildlife rescue and that to me seems like a fox thats not going to live much longer, either because he's too tame for his own good or is suffering from something.
I would have left him alone, he was clearly cold and not hurting anyone. I'm sure once daylight came he would have left.
Yeah I a one of those tree huggers that would have allowed him to stay. Fed him a good meal and then when he wanted to leave, let him come and go as he pleased. I am just into animals and the more friendlier the better they have a chance to become park of my pack. :)
What happens as we keep building and invading their territory
no he is not stuffed..look closely and you will see his head is in a different position in the photos. Poor fella is cold. I would have put a nice warm box out side with a blanked and given him some warm food..
But what some people commented (probably on FB), I don´t think the fox has toxoplasmosis, I rather think he´s been orphaned and bottle-raised by someone, why else would a fox lay down in a cat bed??? A really wild fox´d have laid down on the carpet or simply on the floor if he had dared come in through the cat flap or so... Maybe the person who bottle-raised him passed??? Who knows, to me the fox looks as if he´s used to be close to humans!!! And by the way, animals who have rabies may lose their natural shyness, but then they only come close to humans OUTSIDE, not in an appartment or house!!! Some people know nothing at all about wild animals...
NEVER let cats outdoors. It is so dangerous. Here's another reason not to do it.
Beautiful animal... the lady, kinda frightens me. Surprised how the fox wasn't afraid!
Awwww so cute! I would have risked feeding and petting him, maybe he could be a new pet! lol
You should NEVER do that! Treating a wild animal like a domesticated pet can seriously put them at risk when they venture back into the wild. Once they feel at ease and become accustomed to human interactions and affection they will usually assume that all humans behave in that same positive way which as we all know is most definitely not the case in the majority of situations! Attempting to tame a wild animal for your own enjoyment is dangerous for both of you and not only that, its completely cruel to put an innocent wild animal at risk like that. Yes there are most certainly exceptions to this rule but they are very rare.
Load More Replies... You always an a$$hole, or is this something new you're trying out?
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