Sorry to see that...unfortunately is the cycle of life not a lot we can do about At least she had a good life whilst with your family.
Feel for you mate. Out little 2yr old mackerel tabby was attacked by a cat, and when she eventually came home her rectum was so damaged we had to take that decision no one likes. Note: catflaps can be dangerous for cats
A place for everything and everything in its place. Ironically cats are safer from wild predators in the countryside than they are in cities now. The same may not be true of songbirds.... TBH I don't really approve of domestic cats (or urban foxes) because they're so destructive but I can't help liking them - cats that is - and most cats generally seem to like me (perhaps they can sense friendliness) so I wouldn't want to see them come to harm I sympathise with anyone who loses a pet.
Yes my cat flap is very dangerous to other cats, I have an electric one that will only let my kitty in, my little princess sits on the inside and waits for anoter cat to stick its head in the tunnel then she slams the the flap with her paws giving the attempting intruder a face full of flap. I am lucky mine very rarely ventures out and only for 10mins unless I am in the garage then she comes and sits with me and supervises.
Sorry to hear about your cat.....my 3 kids have one cat each. My youngest kids one went missing a few years back.....we live on the back of common land where there are foxes....I'd like to think hes with a family somewhere else but, we'll never know.
So did we. A fella in the village is a vet, and sees more cat injuries where they run thru the flat and the cat chasing them has a bite or claws them that car damage. We've had a few, lived long lives, first cat flap and first cat we've lost under 9yrs old.
fox killed my cat as well , never did find her head, wanna see a pic it is gruesome ? as a lad that grew up on a farm I have seen the devastation a fox can weald. I am no fan of the "Hunt" but the anti hunt brigade always show pics of cute little baby foxes sitting in a meadow with a butterfly on their nose to fool you in to thinking they are harmless...nothing further from the truth
This is very sad news, sorry to hear it Being found as you describe, I can't help thinking she was sadly, but instantly, killed by a car and a passing fox found a free meal. Being as close to houses, it is doubtful that nobody heard a fight to the death which would have been a very noisy business. If you have a cat-killing fox in the neighbourhood, it is also unlikely other bereaved cat owners wouldn't have made it known. I go with car.
I hit a cat once on my S4rs. It came out of the blue from my right. I didn't have time to break or swerve. I felt the bump through the he bars but my momentum and speed carried me forward. I went back to see if I could find it but it had disappeared, eight lives to go? When I got home I checked the front wheel and there was cat hair lodged firmly between the wheel rim and tyre. I think we were both very lucky that night.
It looked like fox and she's had a close run with one before. A few cats on the street have gone missing when they were young. I've also seen the other cat running across the garden away from a fox. And the girlfriend is a vet nurse so she's seen a few cats after being hit by cars. It looked like the fox broke her neck and then started to eat but got spooked. Doesn't really matter in the end we won't know for sure. Just hope it was quick either way.
Cats often manage to keep going for a few yards, despite massive internal injuries and then die. Not sure how, maybe adrenaline.
I'm very surprised a / the fox didn't take the OP's cat away, though. Even if it was temporarily disturbed, they usually come straight back for it; plus they would be more likely to kill first and then take the kill with them before they rip it open Foxes normally eat every damn bit of what they catch (although I have noticed several hares legs left lying around - there isn't much meat on the lower leg). We have large owls, buzzards and hawks around here - a lot of them. I have noticed that they tend to hit the prey hard on the head to stun, possibly ripping the skull; then they rip the belly open.
The other thing I learned in this was that a cat, if injured or sufficiently terrified, will hide away and, more often than you'd expect, due of starvation before coming out. Apparently, it's what cats can go missing fur days then reappear and be a bit sheepish for a while
Gents, I'm not sure Mr and Mrs Camel want to read about how things get ripped to shreds, finished off, pictures of heads or indeed how much meat is on certain bits. The bloke has just lost his family pet, have a little heart dudes.....
