FYI: This is what a mangey fox looks like

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you get ivermectine from

It’s a dewormer for horses and livestock (works just fine on people, too, as millions in Africa and Central/South America can attest to). You can get equine oral ivermectin on Amazon for like $7 for three equine doses (or 21 human doses).

Ivermectin is a UN approved essential medication for parasite treatment.

Don’t use equine ivermectin. Use the injectable for cattle.

[Anonymous]

NP. I would treat the fox.

[Anonymous]

PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

[Anonymous]

I came here for Meghan Fox gossip and I'm very disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

I am the PP who saved my fox and I have a very different perspective. Some laws are stupid and should be broken when it harms no one and can save an animal’s life. Just keep your mouth shut about what you are doing and no one will ever know.

Or you can stand by, feel sorry for it, and just let it die so you don’t “break the law.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

I am the PP who saved my fox and I have a very different perspective. Some laws are stupid and should be broken when it harms no one and can save an animal’s life. Just keep your mouth shut about what you are doing and no one will ever know.

Or you can stand by, feel sorry for it, and just let it die so you don’t “break the law.”

+1, good for you. Well done, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

I am the PP who saved my fox and I have a very different perspective. Some laws are stupid and should be broken when it harms no one and can save an animal’s life. Just keep your mouth shut about what you are doing and no one will ever know.

Or you can stand by, feel sorry for it, and just let it die so you don’t “break the law.”

+1, good for you. Well done, PP.

+2. Thank you for saving a life and preventing a slow painful death!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

I am the PP who saved my fox and I have a very different perspective. Some laws are stupid and should be broken when it harms no one and can save an animal’s life. Just keep your mouth shut about what you are doing and no one will ever know.

Or you can stand by, feel sorry for it, and just let it die so you don’t “break the law.”

Did you read the second half of the post? Of course you shouldn’t do nothing and should call an expert for advice so they can treat the fox. Treatments are available for mange. By treating the fox yourself without being advised to do so by an expert, you could seriously harm another animal who took the medication.

Laws in Virginia exist for good reasons. The advice from different experts online is to not treat it yourself.

Respectfully, I hope that you usually read more carefully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

I am the PP who saved my fox and I have a very different perspective. Some laws are stupid and should be broken when it harms no one and can save an animal’s life. Just keep your mouth shut about what you are doing and no one will ever know.

Or you can stand by, feel sorry for it, and just let it die so you don’t “break the law.”

Did you read the second half of the post? Of course you shouldn’t do nothing and should call an expert for advice so they can treat the fox. Treatments are available for mange. By treating the fox yourself without being advised to do so by an expert, you could seriously harm another animal who took the medication.

Laws in Virginia exist for good reasons. The advice from different experts online is to not treat it yourself.

Respectfully, I hope that you usually read more carefully.

No, you should read the whole post. When I called around I was advised to “just let the fox die” or “if you can bring it in we will treat it.” OP will get the same options. So I used a different wildlife rehab’s protocol (which does tell you exactly what to do), which worked and which I posted above. It is extensive and specific. I also explained the relatively low risks of this medicine in the dosage given, and how to ensure other animals don’t eat it/train the fox to eat it quickly. if she has any questions, she can contact them.

So many idiots think that all you have to do to fix a problem is “call someone” and it will magically happen. I can tell you are not involved in any wildlife or animal rehab! You need a much more proactive approach.

[Anonymous]

Just euthanize the fox! (or have animal control do it for you if you are not capable). Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

When there exists a simple and safe solution to a problem, leave it to dcum to reject it, and argue on for pages and pages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just euthanize the fox! (or have animal control do it for you if you are not capable). Problem solved.

Cannot do that (euthanize it by shooting) in dense suburban NorthernVA. Have called county wildlife dept, but no return call yet. The state wildlife expert said some counties might come to trap or euthanize it, and others won't.

[Anonymous]

Actually you’re supposed to leave it alone and let nature take its course. Mange is natural population control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP. Please do not treat the fox yourself, if anyone is considering it. The expert who you spoke to is right, OP. By treating yourself, you could be breaking the law (I am not sure what “examining it” requires) and could harm other animals.

https://www.wildlifecenter.org/mange-wildlife

Successful treatments are available for mange, so you misunderstood or misremembered what the expert told you.

Please instead call one of the people who I provided links to. It’s kind of you to be concerned for the fox! I hope it can be cured.

Not every law needs to be followed like a sheep.

[Anonymous]

We saw a very mangy fox in our front yard in Arlington a couple weeks ago. I also thought it looked like a kangaroo. Only saw it one day, never again.