Fox and Eaglet

[cozmocha]

I kinda feel bad for how rusty this fox looks but he seems fine and happy.

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[CaraRose]

Poor fox has a bad case of mange it looks like.

Eaglet's getting big!

[Eric D]

I see you found one of the 2 Mange foxes! They always come around the Eagles nest looking for scraps that may fall from the nest!!

Love the Eaglet shot!

[paulnj]

kill it or capture it and cure it.

[SARtech]

Trust me... that fox is not happy. He's suffering, uncomfortable, cold, and probably dehydrated. Sometimes an adult fox can survive mange. Found this: "Unlike dogs, mange in foxes is a serious disease and is often fatal. Most infected cubs die, as can adults; death usually occurs within four months of being infected. However, many adult foxes survive infection without treatment: sometimes the disease recedes, only to flare up again, or the fox never shows any further signs of infection. If you feed a fox regularly, you can try to improve its prognosis by adding either ivermectin, which you can obtain from a local veterinarian, or a homeopathic remedy to its food. However, with ivermectin you must ensure that the treated food is not eaten by someone's pet, since under UK law pet animals are property under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 and you are responsible for any adverse reactions that occur: collies and collie-crosses seem particularly susceptible to ivermectin, and small birds eating treated food are at particular risk of receiving a dangerously high dose."
I would call your local humane society... maybe they could capture it and treat it before it kills him/her.
Love the eaglet pic!

[Singletracklovr]

Here's another vote for a quick call to your local humane society, please help those little guys out.

[cozmocha]

If they think it needs help they would from what I see. The area has many "watch for wildlife" signs around the den so they do know about the fox. The healthy ones actually died. One from taking anti-freeze and not sure on the other. Eric knows about this stuff more than me.

[paulnj]

I am an animal lover through and through, but any fox I see at work with mange gets a 223 to the head. Mange is extremely painful for foxes and it breaks my heart to see these images.