Injured Fox in my garden - what to do.

[vickster]

Show him the money and watch his interest rekindle!

Well yes, would you pay a vet £200+ (Guessing at that, probably more) to euthanise a fox on a Sunday? Around here there are dozens of them

 

[Accy cyclist]

If it were a family pet that was suffering, most people would have it treated if reasonably possible, or put down if not. If it is a wild animal that is injured, destroying it humanly and swiftly is far and away the kindest thing to do.

Oh so that's why they blast animals and birds to death. They're just being kind, silly me i should've known.

 

[vickster]

Oh so that's why they blast animals and birds to death. They're just being kind, silly me i should've known.

But this fox is injured. Would you not euthanise a sick animal?

Why don't you actually make a suggestion as to what the Op might do!? I haven't seen anything from you on that score?

 

[vickster]

This is what the RSPCA say http://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/injuredanimals

 

[slowmotion]

Show him the money and watch his interest rekindle!

Vets are not funded by the taxpayer. Why should they come out, FOC, for a fox that will almost certainly die anyway? They need money to live, just like the rest of us.

 

[Accy cyclist]

But this fox is injured. Would you not euthanise a sick animal?

Why don't you actually make a suggestion as to what the Op might do!? I haven't seen anything from you on that score?

I'd contact these.http://www.wildlifeaid.org.uk/artic...bYw7sdSYJNxm16YWCK21fQFEBXvofBKSl-RoCh_Hw_wcB I reckon they don't rush so i'd put some water and food out for the fox till/if they arrive.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Vets are not funded by the taxpayer. Why should they come out, FOC, for a fox that will almost certainly die anyway? They need money to live, just like the rest of us.

Yes they need money to live but 200 quid to drive a few miles and inject a creature is a bit more than "surviving" wouldn't you say?

 

[slowmotion]

Yes they need money to live but 200 quid to drive a few miles and inject a creature is a bit more than "surviving" wouldn't you say?

Then get some more quotes, or do the job yourself.

 

[vickster]

Yes they need money to live but 200 quid to drive a few miles and inject a creature is a bit more than "surviving" wouldn't you say?

They are professionals in private practice. Why shouldn't they charge that to come out on a Sunday night for a wild animal?
They don't just stick a needle in and then leave. They'd have to dispose of the corpse, and that isn't free. You can't just leave it to rot in the garden

 

[slowmotion]

Imagine the bill if you asked a QC to do the job.

....on a Sunday evening.....at a few minutes' notice.....

Edit: cross post with @vickster

 

[Accy cyclist]

Then get some more quotes, or do the job yourself.

Yes but you're saying they need money to live and i'm saying they could do the job for a quarter of that, to "survive". When you're talking about survival are you on about Beluga caviar and Dom Perignon champagne survival?

 

[Dayvo]

Pity vets don't have their own type of the Hippocratic Oath (or maybe they do) and apply it when possible, reasonable, practical.

A Modern Version of the Hippocratic Oath

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.

 

[Accy cyclist]

They are professionals in private practice. Why shouldn't they charge that to come out on a Sunday night for a wild animal?
They don't just stick a needle in and then leave. They'd have to dispose of the corpse, and that isn't free. You can't just leave it to rot in the garden

Just shows they're in it for the money and not the love of animals!

 

[vickster]

Just shows they're in it for the money and not the love of animals!

I suspect that's bollocks, as above it'll be both.
They do have to live too...even the vets who work for charities will be earning decent money

Now dentists on the other hand...!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Just shows they're in it for the money and not the love of animals!

Now if you'd done better at school, got the necessary qualification to take the training which lasts for eight years you could have done the job for minimum wage and put them to shame.