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Red foxes are highly resourceful and have an opportunistic diet, which allow them to occupy a wide variety of rural and urban habitats. Common reasons for the presentation of foxes as wildlife casualties include orphaned and abandoned cubs, trauma and sarcoptic mange; red foxes are also a reservoir for several important diseases of humans and domestic animals, including rabies and tapeworm. This chapter covers: ecology and biology; anatomy and physiology; capture, handling and transportation; clinical assessment; first aid and hospitalization; anaesthesia and analgesia; specific conditions; therapeutics; husbandry; rearing of fox cubs; rehabilitation and release; and legal considerations.
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