Oaklyn Parsons, 5, is recovering after a fox charged onto her Lowndes County, Georgia, porch and latched onto her leg in an attack captured on Ring camera.
The fox later tested positive for rabies, and her family started treatment immediately before lab confirmation; Oaklyn is now undergoing 8 shots a day for 14 days.
Minutes earlier, another neighborhood camera showed a man fending off what appeared to be the same fox, with his family saying work boots likely spared him a serious bite.
Oaklyn’s mothers said the focus has shifted from emergency care to helping her feel safe outside again, while Lowndes County Animal Control urged residents to report wild animals acting aggressive or unusually tame.