Rescued fox undergoes BRAIN surgery in world first operation

The cub, named Hazel by rescuers, was found at the side of the road in Maidstone, Kent, UK lying next to her mother who had been killed by a car.

As she grew, she began suffering seizures and was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, which causes fluid to build up around the brain.

Hazel was fitted with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) to drain build-up of fluid on the brain into the abdomen.

Following the surgery, Hazel spent a week recovering in the animal hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) before she returned to the centre.