Red Fox
A Lombard resident called police on July 25 that this kit red fox was hanging out on her back porch and not moving very well. After a short chase, the police were able to catch her and bring her to Willowbrook for care. She was suffering from an old fractured leg as well as mange. After a thorough evaluation, Dr. Higgs decided that her leg would never heal properly and needed to be removed. Unfortunately, a 3-legged fox would not be able to hunt well enough on her own to survive in the wild. The decision was made to amputate the leg and keep her as a permanent resident at Willowbrook to share the cage with our other red fox. With proper medicine, the mange improved and the next step of removing the leg could be done. She recovered from surgery very well and was placed on Trail on September 5. She jumps over logs, up onto the hammocks, and runs all over the cage as if she had all 4 legs! Be sure and stop by the red fox cage on Trail to see how adaptable the fox has become on her 3 legs!
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