Man mauled by fox while on the lavatory It had the cat round the neck. She was in shock, bleeding from her face. It locked itself onto my arm but still had the cat as well. It was unbelievable - the strength in the little thing. There was blood everywhere. It was like a struggle for my life. His cat Jessie suffered facial injuries and is still too scared to go in their living room. He added: "It was so frightening. It was like a wild animal. We were concerned for our neighbour's baby next door. There are a lot of foxes around here. It was an utter surprise. It comes just months after an attack in Bromley, on the outskirts of south-east London, in which a mother had to kick an urban fox repeatedly to prevent it dragging her four-week-old son out of her house after it bit off his finger.