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No, the fox only did what was natural. This is nature. Let nature be. The next time you have a cat, make it a pet and bring it into the house. How could you have had him for only 3 years but got him through 7 winters? How would you know which fox to kill?

Colleen

Perhaps it was just his time to go. He may have been nearing the end of his life. He might even be thankful to the fox for allowing him to leave and have a better existence. Animals have Soul and do go on. He will never again have to suffer the harsh winters. You gave him the best life you could. Be thankful you were able to do that.

That is a very sad and distressing story and I can understand your deep grief and the affection you must have had for your wild cat. Colleen is right, the fox only killed because like every fox it is born in them. Please don't  kill it, you will only come to regret it later, they too are part of the wonderful world of nature.  

Colleen

Eyes show no emotion. Spirit, soul is the emotion. Once gone, so is the emotion in the eyes. Your grief is making you see things.

Sorry about your feral cat. Maybe you should make the door way of the box smaller and maybe put it up higher so the foxes can't get in. That is if there any more kitties out there.  Our outdoor cats have access to the barns with small doors for them to get in but it keeps out things like coyotes and raccoons.  Not too many foxes around here. That I see anyway.

The fox was only doing what they instinctually do to survive. Unfortunately, that sometimes goes against what human beings value, in such things as pets and small farm animals like chickens. When there is a food source such as domesticated cats, and small farm animals, they will naturally gravitate towards where the food source is most abundant, especially if the domesticated animals are easy prey. This is just one of the things that happens when wildlife and the domesticated pets or animals of human beings live in close proximity to one another upon land that is considered on the fringes of society and land in its natural state.

I live in the country, as I don't like the congestion of living in town. I don't hunt, as I just don't have it in me to unnecessarily kill an animal, either wild or domestic. But, I do know that if someone or something comes into where I abide, and harms or poses threat to my family, myself, or an animal that I love and care about...it or they will get what they invested in that venture back in return, with interest compounded accordingly. Its just a matter of, this is where I call it home, and I look at it as having a right to protect it. 

Colleen

Tighten up the chicken coop. Why are the lambs out at night? Don't the farmer realize there are predators out there? Irresponsible farmers that they are. They put locks doors and windows in their houses to keep themselves safe, don't they?

Don't kill the fox, he was doing what nature intended for him to do. I know how you feel, I use to have two raccoon, Bonnie and Clyde. They lived in the house with me. They were clean and friendlier than my cats. I lost them both, a year apart. It was awful.

What did you name him?

No you should not kill the Fox it has't done anything wrong in any way shape or form it's just nature . It is not like the Fox mounted his horse with 40 of his cronies and chased the poor Wildcat with a pack of hungry hounds is it in the name of sport no just nature taking it's course.

I am sorry about your cat. I know one gets so attached to them, even if they are feral. Foxes are nocturnal and they will eat a cat if they are hungry and cant find anything else. That is theire nature . They dont deliberatly go after cats, only if there is nothing else to eat. I live in the woods and have many foxes her too. When it gets cold and there is alot of snow, I always put dry dog food outside, As soon it  is starting to get dark, my cats are in and stay in till in the morning.To kill a fox is inhumane and cruel. The deserve to live as they were intented to live.

No. The fox was just being a fox. And if you let your wild cat run arouond, that's what's going to happen. If you kept your wild cat in the shed all the time, you were being cruel, without meaning to. It's best to not keep wild animals as pets.

I am confused by wildcat do you mean a wild housecat...or a bobcat????  I wish you would focus on the love you showed to your cat over the years and the joy you receive from your cat.  It was very nice of you too care for the cat...sadly, in winter fox can get very hungry as a lot of their prey is hibernating.

HE WAS ALLOWED TO ROAM AS HE WISHED,MY SHED WAS HIS ONLY RETREAT,

Colleen

As an animal, he understood his chances. He lived the life of the wild and accepted that life.

Yiep!

Sorry to hear about your kitty Chalie hector. I know losing a pet can almost be like losing a family member sometimes and the natural way to feel would be to want revenge. But, revenge isn't necessarily the answer, I would just trap it and release it far into the wilderness where it can't hurt anyone's kitty cats.

Cat's are easy prey when it comes to coyotes or foxes, the thing is that we are infringing on their territory, not the other way around. So being human gives you the intelligence to do what's best for all that may be affected. Cat, fox, and the people who love their pets could all benefit here by relocation. Hope this helps, and once again sorry for your loss, I've been there.

Just protecting my property. I kill to destroy whats killing my interest, and for food .

Colleen

You're still scary. Sort of backwoods thinking. Glad you don't live near me. You'd probably shoot my dog just because he has pit in him. Why do you still reply as a new answer and not a comment? Do you do this purposely to get the question to bounce to the top of the answered page so all c an see your reply?

Colleen

We should shoot all people who drive drunk and kill others. They should be thinking better than an animal even when drunk. Lets just go on shooting killing sprees because of a couple of stories. I grew up on 18 acres of land. Most of it wooded with all kinds of wild animals on the woods. We have a small mini farm. We never lost one animal to a wild animal and none of us kids were ever attacked by an animal or even one of our many dogs that roamed the woods. Amazing we survived this world so over run with wild savage animals that you all know and have heroically faced.

Colleen

Actually we had a Bobcat for 2 nights. All animals were brought in, the kids stayed in and we waited. When his cries or calls stopped after 2 nights we knew he had moved on. My father could have shot him I suppose but my father respected animals of the wild and knew we had taken their homes and most of the wild game from them. He believed they had a right to live as much as all of God's creatures. I believe God smiled on him for letting the bobcat live.

Colleen

I'll let you know if my little 1/2 pit ever gets dangerous. I think hunters should carry 500,000 -1 million in liability insurance and livestock insurance for all the people they kill and livestock on farms and pets in backyards they kill. I believe hunters are just as dangerous as you think pit bulls are (this includes homeowners) who think they can go out on their property and just shoot into the woods or wherever and not know if maybe a person just might be there or maybe someone's pet who happened to wonder into your area, this too has happened too many times. Innocent lives ended by dangerous hunters and gun owners.

No animal survives that harms my cats. I have killed three foxes the last 9 months. Down to three cats now. Question is how much you value the cat ? You could always live trap the fox, and have it relocated. I have allowed alot of wild animals to survive that have set foot on the property, but the foxes, no.

Colleen

You just like to kill. I would worry having to live near you. If you had your way, you will kill all the pit bulls too. You are scary.

Colleen

The US is not over run with a fox problem. Hector still has not said how he knows it was a fox, It could have been a wild dog that once was someones pet until they got bored with it.

Colleen

Why would I want to attend dumb people killing snakes?

"I have allowed alot of wild animals to survive that have set foot on the property, but the foxes, no."

BUT THE FOXES NO.

You might have told him to trap it but you kill them, oh big brave killer with a gun. Nature has a right to this planet too. We took the homes of all God's creatures. They can not just go to the land office and buy themselves their own property. Says a lot about a mentality when one thinks wild animals can rationalize when a property belongs to a human. Keep your cats and small pets in the house or move out of the country.

Hector, did your cat get killed at night? Feral cats are very vocal and very loud if threatened. I wonder why the fox did not eat your cat unless it was a rabid fox. It certainly could have been another animal, like a dog. They would kill , but not eat them.

I HAVE DOUBLE GLASING ANN,AND THE FOX OFTEN ,USE TO TRY AND GET IN HIS BOX,AND TAKE HIS HOT WATER BOTTLE OUT AND LEAVE IT FURTHER DOWN THE GARDEN,HE CANT DO IT ANY MORE ,IVE TAKEN THE BOX AWAY 

YES

Make friends with the fox, Hector

I can't blieve what i've just read, if the fox killed one of your pets would you be so sorry for the fox because it a natural thing for it do. have you ever seen what a fox does to a chicken coup, it kills them all without eating one and you feel sorry for him.  

Definately,.he will be back again to kill, remember he may look like dog  but he is a vicious killer especially of new born lambs, unforetuneatly i have witnessed the aftermath of the fox's slaughter.

dennis,

is the Fox still alive?

Why is it still there. . Look for foam around mouth if able to see.

The fox will be back. 

I am quite sorry for your loss however how do you know it was a fox and not a coyote and which particular one?  Food for thought.  By the way my cats stay indoors with me not out with the foxes and coyotes.

7 years is a good long time in wild.