Topic: woken at 3 this morning

[dibberxxx]

What a noise was woken at 3 this morning by the loudiest noise i have ever heard dived out of bed as it was outside my bedroom window , the bush was shaking like mad and i could not believe my eyes it was a fox attacking my cat did i scream the fox ran off , i ran down the stairs and flew out the front door to meet my neigbour as it had woken her to .the cat was fine thank goodness just very scared, i did not think foxes attack cats i still cant beleive it so from now on my cats will be staying in at night

[aquilegia]

I'm so glad you're cat's ok.

I've heard about it happening in my area too. It's really horrible but aparently a fox was stalking a cat for ages before ripping it to shreds. It's so very gross.

I was thinking about getting a cat too. But not now.

[Val]

Oh well I'm blowed I saw a tele program that showed foxes and cats side by side just ignoring each other. I never knew they would attack a cat. I do hope you and the cat have recovered  it really leaves you shaken something like that.

[honeybee]

Dibber thank goodness that you heard and managed to rescue your poor cat, hope its ok today. :-*

[h2yoho]

If there is no other food about, I think they'll have a go at nearly anything.

[Merlins Mum]

Hi Dibberxxx
So glad your cat is OK.  I know cats like to be out at night but I wont go to bed until Merlin is safely inside.  You might be in for some interupted sleep as they complain about being kept in but they'll get used to.  I find it's worse with the light mornings, Merlin some times wakes me at around dawn because he wants to go out but if I ignore him he usually settles down again. But then some mornings he just wants to snuggle up and have a cuddle.  :)

I would have said it was very unusual for a fox to attack a cat but there are always exceptions to the rule.

MM

[Marianne]

Glad to hear your cat is OK dibber.  I can only think the fox was very hungry ...  I think it is wise to keep your cat indoors from now on.  Good luck :D

[ellkebe]

Thank goodness it all happened near enough for you to hear and get out there.

Never heard of that happening, though some of our urban foxes here are pretty large - and pretty confident - so they probably could attack a cat.  I just can't imagine that with all the successful scavenging they do, they could get that hungry.

Ellkebe