Cat owner startled after finding wild animal in house – it's not what she expected – The Mirror
A cat owner was left startled after she headed downstairs to pick up a parcel, spotting what initially looked like her cat cowering in the corner of her living room – only to discover it wasn’t what she expected
A woman was left startled after realising a ginger animal in her living room wasn't her similarly-coloured cat.
The unnamed pet lover had the frightening encounter as she went to collect a delivery. There she was met by a small fox, hiding behind a desk in the corner of her living room.
Sharing a pair of snaps of the cub, the woman wrote in Reddit's CasualUK subreddit: "A baby fox has just let itself into my house and taken up residence under the desk. How is your Monday going? Wildlife rescue are on the way to help."
She even gave the adorable trespasser a name. "Meet Leroy," she wrote. "He is a confused baby.
"Literally came downstairs to let in my Boba delivery and saw something small and dark (too dark to be my ginger cat) dashing out of sight in the living room. No idea what caused it to come inside but do have wildlife rescue on the way to assist."
Other users were in awe of the cub, with one writing: "Awwwww he is excruciatingly cute. Wishing him all the best and I hope he gets to make some friends at the wildlife place and either stay there or get safely back to the wild!"
Another added: "He's so tiny and scared! Poor baby. I hope they can find him a foster mama and he can go on to live a happy foxey life in the wild." Meawhile a third joked: "Funny looking cat! Seriously though, he's gorgeous and hope he has a wonderful life back out in the wild when he's old enough."
Elsewhere in the comments, others were quick to lend advice regarding the woman's cats. "You should probably make sure to flea treat your cats soon and do a lot of hoovering in the house and be on the lookout for bites, he's likely to be carrying fleas or even ticks," one person wrote.
Another person added: "It's not fun. We used to get foxes coming through our catflap before we blocked it up, never managed to get rid of the fleas and they caused a lot of damage."
The next day the woman issued an update on her new friend's whereabouts. "Wildlife rescue have taken baby Leroy in now," she said.
"Said he looks only a couple weeks old and has likely been left behind by mama given how it really committed to coming inside. My house is long and narrow so to get to room he was in, you have to come through 2 rooms, down a hall and then into living room.
"If he was just tempted by the cat food, the bowls are right by the back door (entry point) in the plant room. I was able to get a few snaps as he was being boxed up which are here if anyone wants to coo over baby fox photos. Credit to the wildlife rescue who were here within an hour to help the little dude."
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