Fox acting strangely

We had a fox wandering around on the farm today.

Not sure what was wrong with it, it just kept walking mostly in circles, it went around one of the large farm buildings a couple of times, before actually walking into our workshop, with us standing there, noise of machinery also.

I walked through my legs at one point as if I wasn't there.



It tried to get into a cupboard, it appears to be looking to get somewhere dark.

Eventually it crawled under the timber rack and stayed there.

After a bit of coaxing with a long stick it came out, it then walked straight into a large cardboard box which I was holding, we taped the lid down and the boss took him to the vets.

I'm guessing they will just put him down, but who knows, they might find a sanctuary that takes foxes if he turns out to be in reasonable health

 

I wonder if it is injured? I know of a fox sanctuary in twitter if you'd like me to find their details?

 

Sounds like he's been poisoned

 

Sounds like a very poorly, disorientated fox to me

 

Not got him now Ellen, Thanks all the same, he was left at the vets.

I was thinking that, they have rat poison down on the farm, but its in those containers.
I had the impression he was just looking for a dark place to lie down and die.

 

Poor thing....sounds like a very poorly fox to come so close.I once read with Foxes circling and being so disorientated could be distemper...

 

He might have eaten a poisoned rat

 

Today, I learned that foxes ..

... eat blackberries!

The potential to ingest a poison (of some kind) grows.

 

I've seen fox vomit full of yew seeds, they get away with eating most things, even very rotten fish.

 

Bit like Dogs then.

 

I think they get away with eating worse stuff than most dogs can.
They have to, to survive.

 

Bit like Chavs then.

 

I think either way, whether the vets decide to put him to sleep, or see they can make him better, he's in a better place than being cold & in pain somewhere. I know it's what would normally happen to most foxes and it's easy to humanise some things, but, well...

 

Could he have eaten a myxit rabbit? Horrible stuff that.