Poor fox kit Todd has been through a lot, although you can barely tell by looking at his stitches. Commuters Heather and her fiance James witnessed Todd get hit by a car in Wheatridge. Although the car that hit him didn’t stop, Heather did and James picked him up, even though he was flea-infested and injured. Heather and James started calling for help around 10:30 pm that night and finally got in touch with EWRC rehabber Kris. The only vet clinic who was open was Animal ER of Littleton, who agreed to provide emergency care. Heather drove almost an hour-and-a-half from Wheatridge to Littleton to ensure he got care that night. Dr. E. took x-rays, and she determined he had head trama and a pretty severely broken leg. He was transferred to Deer Creek Animal Hospital in Littleton the following morning. Deer Creek orthopedic specialist Dr. Dan Brod decided to perform surgery to repair the leg. The surgery took almost 5 hours and was quite complicated; we hope the leg heals successfully. Again we give sincere thanks to concerned citizens like Heather and James, and to caring and competent veterinarians who work hard and donate their time and services to wildlife, like Dr. E. and Dr. Brod. Wildlife rehab is truly a community effort!
Fox kits of various ages and sizes have been coming here to rehab over the past few weeks, from as far away as Boulder. Mothers and kits alike are having accidents. Here they will be properly cared for, sociazlized, and prepared for success upon release back to the wild in several weeks’ or months’ time.
It costs approximately $8 per day to feed one of these foxes and we are currently caring for many. As we are funded by nobody, we appreciate your kind donations to help with their feeding and care.