A fox cub has been rescued after a curious cat discovered it hiding under a sofa in a home in Welney, on the Cambridgeshire-Norfolk border.
The six-week-old cub is believed to have entered the house through a hole where a cat flap once was, and had been 'lodging' there for several days. The homeowner noticed a smell and her cat standing guard by the sofa, prompting her to investigate.
Josh Flanagan, founder of Fenland Animal Rescue, said: 'It wasn't until she looked under the furniture and noticed two little eyes staring back at her, that she realised she had a lodger. It soon became apparent this little one had been in the house for several days and had been without food or fluids throughout.'
Unable to find the cub's mother, the charity took it into care. After ten days of careful feeding and treatment, the seriously dehydrated and starving cub is now doing well. It has been moved to a semi-wild outdoor pen to maintain its wild instincts while allowing space to play and explore.
Once the cub is old enough and has developed the necessary survival skills, it will be released back into the wild.
