Would a red fox attack my 3 legged cat?
It’s very unlikely. Foxes very rarely attack cats. A fox is only a little larger than a cat, and less well-armed – it has only its teeth, whilst a cat has its teeth plus eighteen razor-sharp claws. Also, a fox does not want to get into a fight which could leave it injured and unable to hunt. I’ve never heard of a single incident of a fox killing an adult cat. In every encounter between the two I’ve seen, the fox has come off worst. One of my cats regularly chases foxes out of my garden, and not once has the fox stayed around to fight it out. If you’re worried, though, just keep your cat indoors at night.
