Fox Chases Cat Into Home, Rabies Shots Ensue

NEW CITY, NY — An elderly woman is getting rabies shots after trying to protect her cat from a fox — inside her house.

She heard noises outside early Tuesday morning and opened the door to the back deck to let her cat in. It was apparently running from a fox that did not wish to give up.

The fox chased the cat right into the house. The woman tried to separate the two, and actually got it locked in a guest room.

However, in the process she was bitten by one of the other or both. So she drove herself to the hospital.

Her son got the fox out of the house without incident. It's unknown whether the fox was rabid. She is undergoing rabies shots.

The Rockland County Health Department warns people who let pets outside that there are many wild things who might consider your companion a tasty bite.

They also point out that pet doors can let the wild things in, too.