Lucerne: More and more mangy foxes
The Lucerne cantonal veterinary officer Joseph Stirnimann and hunting managers Joseph Muggli confirm that in Luzernbiet lately a problem with mangy foxes. Hunters, hikers and pet owners are invited to increased attention.
03.12.09 | Our attentive reader of Oberageri Jurg Roth writes: "I was recently invited to Lucerne in a hunting area on the outskirts of the city of Lucerne to society hunting. There I learned that alone are incurred in that area since the spring of 2009 over 100 mangy foxes from urban areas. Some of the affected by the listless Mange foxes sit by the pool or in front of a door on the sidewalk, etc. Some will die and rot in rebates and vegetable gardens. The foxes have been hunted, almost all had absolutely no hair more. They are naked and attacked by the crusts of mange. They scratch and bleed all over my body. "
The specific accumulation of the reader mentioned Dr. Stirnimann could not confirm, but he also has heard of it. "In the canton of Lucerne there are more and more cases," says Joseph Muggli, head of fishing and hunting in the canton of Lucerne. Especially the area north slope Pilate was greatly affected. "The mange is highly contagious and can the fox stock reduced by up to 90 percent", says Muggli. For wild animals, there is no cure - most suffering for months and finally die painfully. To get the itch under control helps to just one thing: "All infected foxes should be killed."
"20 minutes online" has already reported about this phenomenon and also point out that pets are threatened by the Fuchsraude. The mites may drop from their host on the ground and survive for up to three weeks. "We always treat more infected dogs," said Claudia Nett, a dermatologist in veterinary specialty clinic in Hunenberg. Often, the animal patients were infected by foxes, wandered into the gardens. Canton Veterinarian Dr. Stirnimann points out that pet owners are obliged by the Swiss Animal Protection Ordinance (Article 5 para. 2), can treat infected animals. To notify the strollers, which advises watching from the mange infected foxes, he immediately hunters or rangers.
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