Kitty
When someone contacts me about a rescue that is two or three hours from me, I normally refer them to someone closer, and I also advise them about some do-it-yourself options suitable for their circumstances. This, combined with those cats who come down on their own, often results in a successful resolution without my having to make a long drive. This was my response to Susan who contacted me about an unknown cat who was stuck in a tree in her backyard in Long Beach, Mississippi. Susan called the local rescuers but never got a return call from them, and that wasted one day. The next day, she arranged for a tree service to come out, but that didn't work out either. The next day, she and her husband, Bruce, made a ramp for the cat to come down on his own, but it was not quite adequate for the cat to use. When I saw this picture of what they had done, I offered a suggestion to improve it so the cat could successfully use it, and they did that. The cat was not high, and their ramp from