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<description> I have been feeding and looking after a fox at the back of my garden for last three years since his mother got run over, they came to me as I feed ferral cats and they were stealing their food.

for last three weeks he has been holding up his back right leg, I have given him a small dose of carpodol as thought it might be a sprain but last night he was still holding it up.

Do yo have any ideas of what I should try and do to help him, I have doubled his food in case he has been having trouble getting his own and he can still run around the field

Many thanks</description><link>https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,24043,24043#msg-24043</link><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:01:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
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<title>Re: Injured fox</title><link>https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,24043,24044#msg-24044</link><description><![CDATA[ If it is holding the leg up rather than it hanging limply, the chances are it isn&#039;t broken. Foxes often sustain injuries which will heal by themselves and I think, as long as there is no swelling or obvious injury/bleeding, I would advise carrying on as you are, monitoring how it is using the leg and supplying supplementary food. If it did need treatment it would mean trapping the fox in a cage trap which is obviously stressful to the fox so we wouldn&#039;t advise that unless absolutely necessary. Also, if it is a female with cubs, then we wouldn&#039;t want her removed at this time of year especially as she still seems to be coping well.]]></description>
<dc:creator>Caroline Gould</dc:creator>
<category>Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 11:49:25 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<title>Injured fox</title><link>https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,24043,24043#msg-24043</link><description><![CDATA[ I have been feeding and looking after a fox at the back of my garden for last three years since his mother got run over, they came to me as I feed ferral cats and they were stealing their food.<br /><br />for last three weeks he has been holding up his back right leg, I have given him a small dose of carpodol as thought it might be a sprain but last night he was still holding it up.<br /><br />Do yo have any ideas of what I should try and do to help him, I have doubled his food in case he has been having trouble getting his own and he can still run around the field<br /><br />Many thanks]]></description>
<dc:creator>megevebear</dc:creator>
<category>Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 11:16:58 +0000</pubDate></item>
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