Name: A fox cub hit by a car is having swimming sessions in a hydrotherapy pool to help with his recovery. Vets initially thought Chance, as his rescuers have aptly named him, may have to be put down. But thanks to the efforts of Mansfield Wildlife Rescue and Mansfield Canine Centre, he is now on the road to recovery.
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T11:49:36.000Z
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Description: A fox cub hit by a car is having swimming sessions in a hydrotherapy pool to help with his recovery. Vets initially thought Chance, as his rescuers have aptly named him, may have to be put down. But thanks to the efforts of Mansfield Wildlife Rescue and Mansfield Canine Centre, he is now on the road to recovery.

Your Chad went along to Mansfield Canine Centre to see a rescued fox cub who has been given a second chance after being hit by a car thanks to weekly hydrotherapy sessions.

The fox cub, aptly named Chance, could not use either of his back legs when he was found in the middle of the road and after he was taken to the vets by Mansfield Wildlife Rescue they were told he would have to be put down.

However, thanks to Mansfield Canine Centre and Mansfield Wildlife Rescue he is now starting to improve.

Nathan Edge, one of the owners at Mansfield Canine Centre, said: “Over the last few weeks we’ve been very proud to offer our support to a little fox cub called Chance.

Chance is having weekly hydrotherapy sessions at Mansfield Canine Centre

placeholder image — Chance is having weekly hydrotherapy sessions at Mansfield Canine Centre

“We’ve got a close friend, who also works for us and volunteers at the Mansfield Wildlife Rescue, and we heard about Chance being brought in and about his severe injuries.”

Hazel Pearson, trustee at Mansfield Wildlife Centre, said: “The vets had turned around and said they would need to put him to sleep as he was hit by a car, but we wanted to give him the opportunity to try and improve.”

Nathan said: “We realised that due to the injuries he had being muscular, we may be able to offer him support with our hydrotherapy pool.

“It’s something we’ve ever done before, not with a fox anyway, as we’re here to offer support for dogs but after consulting with the vets and our hydrotherapist it was decided that it was worth giving a go.

“He’s been to about four sessions now and the difference it has made has been incredible.”

Hazel said: “He had no use of his back legs whatsoever, but now with hydrotherapy from the Mansfield Canine Centre he’s actually able to use his back legs for swimming.”

Nathan said: “From the very beginning he couldn’t bear weight at all and now it’s completely different and we’ve hopefulyl given him the best chance of rehabilitation back into the wild.”