Wirral Fox Rescue

10/10/2025

Here's Clyde - kennel 3

Part of Olaf's gang (who we treated and released last month) Clyde is suffering with mange, but he also has multiple abcess on his rump warranting hospitalisation with us

He's not the worst affected out of the 4 foxes we are working to treat in this group (olaf included) but he is suffering. His capture has come at a good time, as with open sores it wouldn't have been long before things progressed and poor Clyde went down hill

He's okay though, we've started treatment and it won't be long before he's back out with his siblings, 3/4 of wich are already enjoying their new lives mange free

You've got this Clyde 🧡

08/10/2025

We've more updates on foxes to follow 🦊 We'd like to mention our team members over at the shop and our fundraisers for this post, who work tirelessly to raise vital funds for our amazing charity. Without them, and without you, we simply wouldnt be able to do what we do. Please feel welcome to join on the 17th. Tickets are available here 🧡 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/party-bingo-night-tickets-1647953014829?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwdGRjcANTnUtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmP5C5Fx7FZ8uvcCzOXd0CXRku_JFWZRM3l5hZnE2oY12HePRcsYGLhk0Wxa_aem_T2YB6X9lWu4PYAlBaHwf4Q&keep_tld=1

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03/10/2025

Coming in at an impressive 10kg - it's Moose

When we caught moose he was unable to walk in a straight line

He was down and out, and he was completly unaware of our presence despite us being only feet away with a net. He was wondering aimlessly, and he was not responding at all appropriately to his environment or like a fox should. It wouldn't have been long before he ended up under a car or worse

His unfortunate position at the time made him straight forward to catch and contain. He's with us now and responding well to treatment. He's a sweet natured gentle giant of a fox, which we can see underneath his recent and most welcome fearfull reactions to us. He's coming round nicely, and at this rate it won't be long before we are taking home

Keep it up moose ❤️

27/09/2025

This is Bug

We caught her in a trap we set for another fox with a concerning wound

Despite having never seen her on the camera we had out in the location, along came bug and she went straight in our trap. It'll be a quick turn around for her - it doesn't look it here but she is covered in mange and with one or two sores we need to address before we can take her home

She's doing very well though, and it would only have been down hill had we not caught her. She doesnt know it, but it was the best decision she's ever made to wander into our trap, when we release her it'll be with a clean bill of health

22/09/2025

Peekaboo! It's Polly

She's doing very well, feeling great and we'll soon move her into an outside pen. She's on track to go home in a couple of weeks time

keep it up 🧡

30/08/2025

Good morning from Polly who is beginning to feel much better

Its early days, but her spark has returned. The little vixen is recovering well, shes much happerier than she was and her cheeky nature is slowly coming back - keep it up Polly 🧡

25/08/2025

Here's Minnie

We caught her in a trap after she was turning up in a garden displaying some worrying behaviour

She's been suffering with a mange infection, and as well as that, she has a number of puncture wounds around her body

It's that time of year where conflict is normal between siblings, resources become stretched, and dispersals and explorations lead to territorial encroachment. There's no sure fire way of knowing how she ended up this way, but given the season we can make an educated guess that it is related to rivalry in some form

Shes settled in with us now, she's feeling sorry for herself but we've started antibiotcs and mange treatment, and we're confident we can bring her back to good health

You got this Minnie 🧡

23/08/2025

This is Polly

We caught her in a trap after reports of her turning up in a garden looking unwell

She has a severe case of mange, and as with many mange infections of this severity, it's completly taken over her life

Polly is a fox who has been suffering for some time, and it's clear to see that things have become only about survival, shes only young, and her spark has gone.

It wasn't always this way for her, but she's become more unwell as the infection has progressed. she has tried her best to keep going against the odds, and thankfully she's ended up on our radar and in our trap

She's with us at the unit now, and she's settling in well. She's tucking into her nutritious meals, and loving the extra cozy beds. We've started treatment, we can now begin to turn things around for her

You've got this polly 🧡

16/08/2025

Introducing Heidi - kennel 4

We caught Heidi in a trap after after she was spotted by a compassionate home owner. The poor girl was turning up in the garden looking very sorry for herself and it's clear to see why

She's been suffering with mange for some time, and lately, things have become desperate

She was turning up with several other foxes, also with mange, but the little vixen was by far the worst affected. Along with secondary bacterial infection, Heidi was a fox going down hill fast

She's with us now, and we can start to turn things around for her. We've thoroughly examined her and started her on antibiotcs along with treatment for the mites . She's tucking in to her meals and she doesnt seem to mind the cozy fleece blankets one bit

we have devised a plan to get the others treated in the field without the stress of capture while she is with us in hospital.

Updates to follow 🧡

05/08/2025

Remember Victoria?

She came to us orphaned earlier in the year

She's now part of a group of 5 juveniles in our woodland enclosure. Toby Stanley Stevie and Eliot also came to us as dependant cubs in the spring

They are all doing amazing and in top shape

Here's Victoria when she came into the hospital, and pictures of her today from release enclosure. They are in the last stage of rehabilitation with us before they graduate and become wild foxes again

30/07/2025

Here's Vincent, kennel 1

Vince was reported to us moving around the garden and dragging his legs behind him

Though this is almost always a bad sign, and some foxes in this condition are beyond saving, we are not in the habbit of making a call before a thorough examination.

In the past, we've had foxes like Mabel and Agnes who came to us in the same condition. After a lengthy stay in rehab with us, both foxes eventualy achieved full mobility

It requires a lot of patience and monitoring, but it was worth it to see them running and jumping as healthy adult foxes, having come to us practically paralysed and full of fly strike. Both Mabel and Agnes as an example eventualy regained full mobility and qualified for release

Vince is no different. He's a c4 spinal injury and we decided to take a chance with him given our success in the past. It was the right call, he's doing really well now, he's standing and walking and improving gradually. Soon we'll move him outside and he'll start the next stage of his journey with us

Keep it up Vince 🧡

06/04/2025

Tell you what, it's hard work all this eating and playing, seriously! 🧡