Rather interestingly someone posted a photograph to a fox group the other day asking for advice. They wanted to know if a rescue needed to be contacted regarding a problem a fox was seemingly having with its paw.
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The image was a bit too small so I focussed on the paw and enlarged it and that showed the problem.
The paw is one that is either a birth defect or injured after birth so that it developed this way. There seems to be no rawness and the fox looks perfectly healthy. So long as it eats and drinks that paw should present no problem. It is far better for someone to ask for advice than ignore a potential problem. Sadly no video clip to show how it moves around.
Vets and rescues need to understand that there ARE three legged foxes living out in the wild and they are raising young and reaching good ages. Leg injuries are much like facial injuries that when treated in situ will heal and the fox continue on with its life.
This fox should have no problem so I am hoping the person who reported it will post an update at some point.
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