fox behaviour

[pistolday]

if a fox were to find a dead cat that been originally lost would he or she bring the cat back to the garden that it had gone missing from two days earlier ?

[wolf63]

Only if it knew the cat's address.

If you found your dead cat in your garden it is more likely to have been put their by a human.

[RATTER15]

No a fox would never do that!! Im with wolf63 I think a human put it there, who knows why?

[andy-hughes]

Foxes either carry off a dead animal or bird to their den for the cubs to eat, or they will bury it for later retreival. It would not carry an animal anywhere and leave it - foxes simply do not behave that way.

You can be equally sure that a fox has not killed your cat - cats are far too well armed for a fox to tangle with!

Sorry for your loss.

[LoftyLottie]

Actually Andy, you are not 100% correct. A fox killed one of our cats one very harsh snowy winter and carried it off. What's more the fox came back for the other cat a few nights later (fortunately, we rescued it from the fox!) We can only assume that she/he had cubs to feed and was desparate. Admittedly the cat was old and frail and I would agree that it is an unusual occurence.

However, pistolday, a fox would not remove a cat from a garden and return it a few days later. It sounds as if someone is covering up here. I am sorry this has happened.

[andy-hughes]

Thanks for your addendum LoftyLottie - as you say an unusual circumstance.

Perhaps I should have confirmed that a fox would not normally tangle with a fit and healthy cat, but may have spied its chances with your poor cat, sensing that not much of a struggle would ensue

[joko]

the was probably injured by the fox and made its way back to the garden, but died from its wounds once it got there