The playful cub rolls around with rescued kittens. Picture: Andy Payton

Most foxes who see a kitten only think one thing - meal time.

But it was most definitely playtime for this cub, who has been making himself at home in Sheerness.

The rescued fox has made unlikely friends with abandoned cats, who he happily plays with.

Lorraine St John, of Kent Wildlife Rescue, has been hand-rearing the playful fox - thought to have been hit by a car - for nearly a month.

She said: “He came in suffering seizures and was blind, which is the reason why he has been handled so much.

“He was on an intravenous drip for four days and it was touch-and-go for a week whether he would survive.

“When I went shopping he went with me because he had to have medication straight away if he had a seizure.”

Cub and kitten play happily together. Picture: Andy Payton

Fortune was on this fox’s side and he made a good recovery, regaining his sight.

Lorraine said he has become a good companion for her cats.

She said: “He came in at the same time as the kittens and was snuggling up with them.

“He’s been tussling around with the kittens and cats, the same as he would with his own species.”

But anyone thinking a fox cub would make a good pet should think again, according to Lorraine.

She said: “I do not want people to think they can have a fox cub as a pet. He would not have been treated the way he was if it was not for the seizures.”

The cub’s next home is due to be the Fox Project in Pembury, near Tonbridge, before being release back into the wild in five or six months.

For more information on Kent Wildlife Rescue Service, phone Lorraine on 07824 893399.