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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: allaboutliverpool on April 23, 2007, 14:45:34

Title: What killed the fox?
Post by: allaboutliverpool on April 23, 2007, 14:45:34

This healthy looking, weighty fox expired on my neighbours patch and the only sign of injury was a wound on the tail.

Could it have died of blood poisoning?

(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allphotos_fox.jpg)

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: Hyacinth on April 23, 2007, 16:15:23

it doesn't look as though it's got a full coat - mange? I believe that urban foxes have a life expectancy of only 2 yrs or thereabouts..odd that it didn't crawl away to die, tho..

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 23, 2007, 16:24:50

Awwww :(

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 23, 2007, 18:09:32

All sorts of things could have killed it; they don't live long, and their existence is pretty marginal. Beetles and worms are a very important part of the diet at some times of year, and there won't have been many of the latter around recently with the dry weather.

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: emmy1978 on April 23, 2007, 21:23:28

 :( Poor Foxy.  :'(

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: honeybee on April 23, 2007, 21:31:51

Poor thing  :'(

Title: Re: What killed the fox?
Post by: Tin Shed on April 23, 2007, 22:23:10

I have been told that foxes dig in areas that have blood,fish and bone in, which if they eat will burn their throat - I suppose that could be a cause of death if they had a very bad reaction to it.