Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024
alert-–-fox-cub-spotted-cowering-by-a-london-roadside-is-given-the-gift-of-sight-by-life-saving-vet-after-rescuers-realise-the-six-month-old-is-blinded-by-cataracts-in-both-eyesAlert – Fox cub spotted cowering by a London roadside is given the gift of sight by life-saving vet after rescuers realise the six-month-old is blinded by cataracts in both eyes

They rip open rubbish sacks, shriek piercingly when mating and pose a danger to pets – so it’s easy to take a dim view of urban foxes.

But their less than fantastic behaviour didn’t deter a group of animal lovers from arranging a sight-saving operation for a fox cub blinded by cataracts spotted cowering by a roadside in Woolwich, south-east London.

And unlike patients on lengthy NHS waiting lists, the lucky little fox had his surgery just a few weeks after diagnosis too.

A life-saving operation has returned the gift of sight to a fox cub

A life-saving operation has returned the gift of sight to a fox cub

Just a few weeks after diagnosis, the fox cub had cataracts his cataracts removed

Just a few weeks after diagnosis, the fox cub had cataracts his cataracts removed 

The six-month old cub, known as Ricky, was spotted cowering by a roadside in Woolwich, south-east London

The six-month old cub, known as Ricky, was spotted cowering by a roadside in Woolwich, south-east London 

It was funded by Fox Angels, a charity that aims to ‘relieve the suffering’ of the much-maligned creatures. The size of the vet bill, paid for by donations to the charity, has not been revealed but a similar operation for dogs costs around £5,000.

The six-month old cub, known as Ricky, will live out the rest of its days in the Second Chance Fox Rescue and Rehabilitation sanctuary near Romsey, Hampshire. Steve Mason, who runs the sanctuary, said: ‘Ricky really has been given a second chance at life.’

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